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How to hold
your camera
I n h o r i z o n t a l
p o s i t i o n A . H o l d
the camera firmly
with
your
left hand, and draw your arm
close to your body.
I n v e r t i c a l
p o s i t i o n
B .
H o l d
yo u r cam e r a t ig h tly t o you r f o re -
h e a d w ith yo u r le f t ha nd , an d
draw your right
arm close to
yo u r b o d y.
I n v e r t i c a l
p o s i t i o n
C .
H o l d
your camera tightly to your fore-
head with your left hand, raise
y our ri ght ar m and draw y our
left arm to your body.
As a general rule, your camera should
be held more firmly by the left hand
which does not release the shutter.
If you hold your camera with the
right hand -- the hand which releases
the shutter - it may cause camera
movement.
Very
often, pictures
which are not sharp are due to move-
ment of the camera. When you focus
with the camera held horizontally
(Position A), hold the lens barrel as
illustrated. Cradle the camera with
your left hand thumb and little fin-
ger. Turn the diitance scale ring
with your thumb and index finger.
When holding the camera vertically,
some people release the shutter with
the thumb (Position B), while others
release it with the index finger (Posi-
tion C). Position C is more desirable
for fast focusing and shooting. With
the Asahi Pentax, whether held ver-
tically or horizontally, you see your
subject image through the taking
lens, enabling you to compose, focus
and shoot with a minimum of time
and effort.
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