User manual

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CAMERA HOLDING
In horizontal position A.
In vertical
position B.
I n vertical
position C.
Hold the camera firmly with
your l eft hand,
and draw your arm close to you ·r body.
Hold your camera tightly to your forehead
with
your left hand, and draw your right arm
close
to your body.
Hold
your camera tightly to your forehead with
your left hand, raise your right arm and draw
your left arm to your body.
As a general rule, your camera should be held more
firmly by the left hand which does not release the
shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand
- the hand which releases the shutter - it may cause
camera
movement . Very often, pictures which are not
sharp are due to movement of the camera . When you
focus with the camera held horizontally (Position A),
hold the lens barrel as illustrated . Cradle the camera
with your left hand thumb and little finger. Turn the
distance scale ring with your thumb and index finger.
When
hloding the camera vertically, some people re-
lease
the shutter with the thumb (position B), while
others release it with the index finger (Position C).
Position C is
more desirable for fast focusing and
shooting. With
the Asahi Pentax, whether held ver-
tically
or horizontally, you see your subject image
through the taking lens, enabling you to compose,
focus
and shoot with a minimum of time and effort.