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5. Compose the photograph. Focus the camera by
turning the lens barrel. A distance scale and
depth-of-field scale are engraved on the lens to
provide a rough guide and are sufficient for
general practice but of course the use of the fo-
cusing screen is advised for accurate work. Stop
down to the chosen working aperture.
6. Make necessary shift or tilt adjustments. Insert
suitable correction slide if required. Carefully
check the image for both image shape, depth-
of-field and any possible vignetting. Adjust fo-
cus accordingly if necessary but remember it is
much easier to check the focus with little or no
shift used.
7. Lock shift and tilt controls.
8. Ensure that the centre filter is in place if re-
quired and attach filter holder with lens shade
and other filter if required.
9. Check that adjustment of lens shade is in ac-
cordance with shift amount, if necessary.
10. Make final check for vignetting, particularly if
a combination of shift and tilt movements are
used.
11. Close the shutter with the open/close lever, set
the chosen shutter speed and aperture settings
and wind the shutter. If the centre filter is in po-
sition, increase the exposure by 2 EV.
12. Remove the focusing screen adapter.
13. Ensure that the film magazine indicator is
white. If the indicator is red, the magazine will
have to be wound one full revolution after it has
been attached to the camera unless you are go-
ing to make a multiple exposure.
14. Rest the magazine on the magazine supports,
ensuring it is properly located on them.
Carefully swing the magazine toward the cam-
era body and check that the camera's upper sup-
port hooks fit into the slots in the magazine.
Push the magazine gently but firmly against the
hooks while pushing the magazine catch to the
right.
15. Release the catch when the magazine has made
contact with the rear standard, and push it to the
left to ensure that it has reached the locked posi-
tion.
16. Remove the magazine slide.
17. Make the exposure by pressing the cable re-
lease.
18. Insert the magazine slide fully.
19. Advance the film.
20. Push the magazine catch to the right, swing
the magazine back and lift it off the lower
supports.
You may of course prefer to alter the order of some
of the above, but there are some major points you
should always remember:
Ensure that the shutter is in the closed
position before you withdraw the slide
from an attached magazine.
Do not forget to remove the maga-
zine slide before exposure.
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