Winding The Film - Nikon Nikomat Elw Instruction Manual

Winding the film
When advancing the film manually, keep the film-
advance lever pulled out at a 30° clearance angle
so that the red dot is visible while pictures are
being taken. This turns the exposure meter on.
The shutter button lock shou ld be set at its locked
position . (Where the red dot cannot be seen.)
Apply the right thumb to the film advance lever
and swing it clockwise to the right until it stops.
This advances the film one frame and cocks the
shutter. Always swing the lever . with one stroke,
otherwise it may spring back to its original posi-
tion without fully advancing the film.
*
When the roll of film has been exposed and the
film-advance lever resists, do not attempt to
force the advance lever. It will tear the film out
of the magazine.
When the film is being advanced automa tically by
the AW-l turn the shutter button lock to the
k:ft
(counterclockwise) until it comes to a stop so the
red dot is visible. This turns the exposure meter
on.
I n this case, set the film-advance lever at its locked
position, flush against the camera body.
After that, the film is automatically advanced by
one frame every time the shutter is released.
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