Loading A Film - Nikon Nikomat Elw Instruction Manual

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING
Loading a film
(1) To open the camera back, slide the safety lock
backward and lift up the film rewind knob as
far as it goes, and the hinged camera back will
pop open.
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(2) Drop a film magaz ine into the film chamber
with the film leader pointing toward the take-
up spool. Push the rewind knob down to hold
the cartridge in pl ace and insert the end of the
fi lm leader into anyone of the three slots in
the take-up spool. Stroke the film-advance
lever (or turn the take-up speol clockwise)
slowly to make sure that the film perfo rations
mesh with the sprockets and that the edges of
the film run parallel to the film guide rails.
Close the camera by pressing the back until it
snaps into place.
Fold out the rew ind crank on the film rewind