Setting The Shutter Speed; Setting The Aperture - Nikon Nikkormar FT3 Instruction Manual

Setting the Shutter Speed
Shutter speeds are controlled by a ring around the base
of the bayonet mount rather than the usual dial on
top of the camera body. To set the shutter speed,
grasp the lever and turn the ring until the desked
speed appears next to the indicator dot on the front
of the camera body. For added convenience when
measuring exposure, the shutter speed in use as well as
the next highest and lowest speeds appear in the
bottom of the viewfinder, so the shutter speed can be
adjusted while observing the exposure meter needle.
Click-stopped settings for shutter speeds from 1/1000
to 1 second plus "B" are engraved on the shutter-
speed ring. At the "B" (bulb) setting, the shutter
remains open as long as the shutter release button is
depressed.
Note: Intermediate shutter-speed settings are not recom-
mended except in the 1/250 to 1{1000 second range .
Setting the Aperture
To preset lens aperture, turn the aperture ring on the
~ens
barrel until the desired f/number appears opposite
the black indicator line on top of the milled ring; this
line also serves as the distance scale index. The aper-
ture diaphragm can be set for in termediate
openings
between the click-stopped settings for more precise
exposure .
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