Film Loading - Ricoh SLX 500 Manual

FILM LOADING

Always load camera in shade, never in bright or direct sunlight. Use good quality standard 35 mm (12, 20
or 36 exposures) film, color or black and white.
Press Shutter Release Button (D) to see that the shutter has been released. Pull Back Cover Latch (T) until
camera back clicks open .
Swing open camera back and place
film cartridge into Film Chamber (S).
To place film cartridge properly
make sure that the projected core of
the film cartridge comes to bottom of
camera
and rotate Film Rewind Knob (M)
back and forth so that Film Rewind
Shaft (Q) engages film cartridge and
film cartridge is seated in place
Pull tapered end of film across back
of camera and insert into and
through any one of the slits of Film
Take-up Spool (W). Rotate Film
Take-up Spool (W) by advancing
Film-Advance Lever (C) to take up
film slack and check to see that the
tip of film has been firmly hooked
onto Film Take-up Spool (W). Wind
film and press Shutter Release
Button (D) each time until a set of
sprocket holes on the film engage
Sprocket Teeth (Y)