Olympus 35RC - Using the F;Stop Ring

© F/STOP RING
a shmatic mark — F/stop numbers
al OFF 284568 11
Auto-exposure Cut-off
The F/stop ring is on the lens barrel, and bears
black numbers 2.8, 4, 5.6 ... 16 and 22 with three
symbols £ , A and OFF
© F/stop numbers
The larger the F/stop number is, the smaller the
lens aperture is. Also the F/stop can use midway
scale readings which the shutter speed dial or ASA
setting ring cannot.
In
manual
exposure,
bring
the
most
suitable
number
to
the
center
red
index
line,
basing
your
choice
on
shooting
conditions.
18
The
size
of
the
lens
aperture
can
be
observed
in
the
viewfinder.
Slightly
depress
the
shutter
release
button,
and
the
pointer
will
appear
on
the
scale
to
indicate
the
F/stop
number.
(See
page
19.)
@ Position “A”
When you set the F/stop ring to the “A” position,
the camera exposes automatically. In this case, the
F/stop number is also indicated by the pointer in
the viewfinder when the shutter release button is
slightly depressed,
© Position” Z 6
When you set the mark 4 to the center index, you
can take a flash picture, Set the guide number
printed on the flash bulb package before shutter is
released. (See page 30.)
The lens aperture is automatically decided by focus-
on the subject.
Ф Position “OFF”
When you set the OFF position to the center,
battery circuit is cut off and shutter is locked,
Keep the camera in this state, when not in use for
longer periods, to prevent battery exhaustion.