NIKKORMAT FT2 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS

Frame
Counter
The
frame
counter
located
on
top
of the
camera
works
automatically
to show
how
many frames
have
been
exposed.
The
numbers
20
and
36
are
colored red
to
correspond
to
the number
of
frames
in
a
standard
35mm cartridge.
The
frame
counrer
stops
just
past
the
36-frame
mark
and resets
itself
automaticallv
to
"S",
two frames
before
"0"*when
the
camer"
b"ik
i,
opened
for
reloading.
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Film-Speed
(ASA)
Setting
Some
films
are
more sensitive
to
light
than
others.
A
film's
sensitivity
is
commonly
known
as
its
"speed,"
expressed
in
ASA
numbers.
In
order
to
work
with
films
of
different speeds, the
Nikkormat
FT2's light-meter
circuit
musr
be
adjusted
for
the
ASA
number
of
the film
used.
This
is
done
by
means
of.
a slotted
index
pointer located
on
the
bottom of the
shutter-speed
ring.
The
ASA
film-speed
scale has
numbered
settings for
speeds
from
ASA
12-
1600
with
dots
between each
pair of numbers
for
intermediate
settings
such
as
ASA
64,80, etc.
Pull
up
the ASA lock
on top
of the
shutter-speed
lever
and,
while holding
the
lock
up,
slide
the
slotted
ASA
index
pointer
until
it lines
up
wirh
the ASA
number
of
the
film
in
use.
After releasing
the
ASA
lock,
check
that
the ASA
index
pointer
is
securely
locked
into
position.