SETTINGTHEEXPOSURE
YourCosinaCSRhasa built-inLEDsystem,
whichmeasuresthelightcomingthroughthe
lensandenablesyoutosettheproperexposure
fora givenlightingcondition.
Totakeanexposurereading:
1.WindingoftheFilmAdvancelever(3).
2.Switchthemeteronbygentlypressingthe
shutterspeedbuttonhalf-waydown.The
lenswillstopdowntotheF-stoppre-seton
theapertureRing.
3.WhenoneoftheLEDslocatedatupperside
oftheviewfinderlights,themetercircuitis
poweredbybatteries.
4.Whentheredwarninglight(+)lightsitis
meaningofOver-exposure.Inthiscasethe
diaphragmringofthetakinglensshouldbe
turnedtothedirectionofthearroworthe
shutterspeeddialshouldbeturnedtoa
higherspeeduntilthegreenoptimumlamp
lights.
5.Whentheredwarninglamp(-)lights,itis
meaningofUnder-exposure.Inthiscasethe
diaphragmringofthetakinglensshouldbe
turnedtothedirectionthatthearrow
indicatesortheshutterspeeddialshouldbe
turnedtotheoppositedirectionuntilthe
greenoptimumlamplights.
6.Theproperexposureoffilmisobtained
wheneverthegreenoptimumlamplights.The
rangethatthegreenoptimumlightlightsis
0.3EV.
SelectingtheMeteringSystem
YourCosinaCamerahastwoseparatethrough-
the-lensmeteringsystems— onefor"Spot"
readingsandonefor"Average"readings— to
assurehighlyaccurateexposuremeasurement
eveninthemostdifficultlightingconditions.
"AVERAGE"Readings
WhentheMeterSelectorSwitchissetto"A,"
themeterreadstheamountoflightfallingon
theentirepictureareaasseenthroughthe
cameraviewfinder.
TheAveragemeteringsystemshouldbeused
whenallelementsofthescenetobephoto-
graphedareevenlyilluminatedandwhere
strongback-orside-lightingisnotpresent.
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