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Remember
that the camera's
auto
exposure con-
trol works only with constant
light
sources such as
sunlight or
photo floods and
not with
an instan-
taneous source such as a flashbulb or
an
electronic
flash.
Setting the
synch
selector
To set the camera for flashbulb,
lift up
the
milled
synch selector ring around the shutter-speed
dial
and turn it
until
the
bulb
symbol appears
in
the
selector window. For speedlight, follow
the
same
procedure until
the
lightning-bolt
symbol appears.
The
table
below
shows
which
shutter speeds are
acceptable with
different
types of flashbulbs and
speedlights.
Flashbulb
Symbol
1/1000
1/500
1/250
M
FP
a
MF
x
~
(Speed light)
'--__
-'I
=
Synchronized
'--__ --' I
=
Cannot be used
1/125
Caution
:
Flash
units without a hot shoe may fire
accidentally when being slipped into place or when a
flashbulb is inserted. Although not recommended, acci-
dental firing may be prevented by covering the hot-shoe
contact on the camera body with electrical tape.
Shutter speed (sec.)
1/60
1/30
1/15
1/8
1/4
1/2
1
2
4
B
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