VOIGTLANDER BESSAMATIC - Film Loading and Preparation; Adjusting the Film Counter; Preparing for Picture Taking; Rapid Film Wind Operation

Adjusting
the
film
counter
Turn milled
knob
(.|6)
until
either
C
(for
36
exposure
films) or
O
(for
20
exposure
films) oppeors under
the
white
mork
in the
film counter
window
(25).
Preparing for
picture
taking
Operote
the releose
button
(9)
ond
the ropid
film
wind
(17)
olternotely
until
the number
"36"
or
"20"
oppeors
in the film counter
window
(25).
Rapid
Film
Wind
This
should
olwoys
be turned
os for os
it
will
go
on
ly then
wi
| | it retu
rn to its
in
itio
I
position.
This oction
tensions the shutter ond
ofter eoch exposu
re, the
f ilm
counter will
show
the
number
of exposures still
ovoiloble.
The numbers
therefore decreose
from
36
(or
20)
to 0.
I
When
the
film hos
been correcily
looded,
the
rewind knob should
turn ogoinst
the direction
of the orrow
when
the
ropid f ilm wind
is
operoted.
Owing
to different
tensions
of
films
in their
cossettei,
the
knob
will
first
turn ofter
between
3
to
6
exposures.
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