Canon FTb - Shutter and Aperture Adjustment; Shutter Speed Dial Operation

Shutter
and
Aperture Adjustment
Exposures
are adjusted
by the shutter
and aperture.
The
shutter
conti-ols
the exposure
time
and the aperture
con'
trols
the
amount of
incoming light.
The Canon FTb
uses
a
match needle
meter,
a very simple
method
of obtaining
proper
exposures.
Shutter Speed
Dial
Adjust the shutter
speed by
turning
the
shutter
speed dial
to the
desired
index number.
The
index on the
dial
shows
the
denominators
of 1/1OOO
sec.,
1/5OO sec., etc.
r The shutter
speed dial does
not
revolve between indexes
"
lOOO"
and
"8".
r Be sure to set
the
index at a
position
where
the click'
stop catches.
In case
of
"
B
"
index, adjust
it
to
the white
dot
just
below
the " B
"
index.
I " B
"
indicates bulb
exposure, and
is
used
when making
exposures
of more
than one second.
When the shutter
speed dial
is set at " 8",
the shutter
remains open as long
as the shutter
release button
is
pressed.
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When
time exposure
is
necessary
to make
an exposure
over an extended
time, first
set the shutter
speed
dial
at
"
B
".
Keep
the shutter
release button
pressed,
and turn
the time lock lever
to " L
".
The shutter remains open
even
if the finger
is removed from
the button. When the
lever
is returned
to "A", the shutter closes.
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Time exposure is also
possible
by using
the lockable
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