U.M. 2

Contents
Basic Steps
1. Attaching the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.
Setting the Lens for AE Photography . . . 10 '
3. Loading the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Checking the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Learning to Operate Basic Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6. Setting the Film Speed . . . 15
7. Loading the Film . . . . . . . . . .
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8. Learning to Hold the Camera Correctly. . ........... . ... 19
9. AE Photography . . . 20
1. Programmed AE Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .. 20
2. Shutter -s peed Priority AE Photography . . . 22
10. One Shot at a Time . . . 23
11 . Rewinding the Film . . ...... 24
Self-Timer . . . 25
Dedicated Flash Photography with the Speedlite 188A . . .. 27
Carrying the
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pre-shooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 30
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 31
Making the Most of Your AE-1 PROGRAM
12 . Battery. ....................... ........ ...... . . . .. 32
13 . Viewfinder. .... .. .. ... . . . . ... 34
Viewfinder Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 34
Focusing. . 36
Expo s ure Warning s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . • . ... 39
14 . Exposure. . . . .. .. .. . ... 41
15 . How to Choose a Shutter Speed. . . ... 43
16 . Shooting at Shutter Speeds Slower than 1/ 60 sec. . .... . ... .. . 45
1 7. Aperture, Exposure's Other Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
How the Aperture Affects the P ic ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 49
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