Minolta SR-1 - Infrared Film Indicator; Film Position Indicator

Inf
rcrred
film
indiccltor
If
you
use
infrared film, focus
as
you
would
ordinarily. Then
move
the
distance scale
to
correspond
with the red
letter R which
ap-
pears
on
the depth
of
field scale.
For example,
if
your
focus scale
tells
you
the
subject
is
15 feet
from
the camera,
move the focsu-
i.tg ring
so that the number
15
I ines up with the red
letter
R.
Film
position
indiccrtor
On
the
top
of the
camera
there
is a red circle with
a
line throu-
gh
it.
This mark
indicates
the
exact
position
of
the
f il
m
in the
camera.
Precise
distance
then is
the
distance
from the
subject
to
this line. With
the aid
of a tape
measure,
this line can
be
used
for
extremely
critical
focusing. For
general
photography such f
ocus-
ing
is not
necessary.
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