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elea ,se connection
It is all the same whether you turn the knob to the
left or the right, nor does it matter if focusing is per-
formed hefore or after winding up the 6<hutter. The
whole mechanism has been so well pre-planned, that
all controls work without any complications . With
the shutter set to 1 sec., watch the email black
window once more. Press dow';' the 5hutter release
knob, and the shutter will run down, causin 'g the light
to act on the film for one second. At the "B" setting
the shutter remains open as long ae the relea ,se knob
is being pres,sed down or, in caee a special wire release
is being used , until the stopping device ie unlocked:
You should also try other shutter, i. e. exposure,
speed ,s, so as to become perfectly acquainted with
the mechanical movement s. But do not more than
.look at the shutter. It is an extremely sensitive ele-
ment.
Underneath the ~elease knob of the PraktJina FX
you will see a swing lever, with whicll the delayed-
. action mech' anism o~ the built-in self-release is wound
up. The shutter itself is wound up in the usual manner
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