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HOLDING THE CAMERA

Holding

the

camera securely

when

expo-

sures are made

is

as

important

as

focusing. Even

slight

movement

at

the

instant

of

exposure can

result

in

"blurred"

photographs,

especially

when

operating

with

slow

shutter

speeds. A

recommendable

way

that

permits

ready

opera

-

tion

of

important

controls

is

shown here.

To

hold

the

camera

horizontally,

cradle the

bottom

if

it

in

the

palm

of

the

left

hand

with

the

thumb

and

index

or

middle

finger

on

the

focusing

grip

of

the

lens. These fingers can also

be used

to

turn

the

aperture

ring. Grasp

the

camera

body

firmly

with

the

ri

ght

hand

as

shown

so

that

the

index

finger

rests on the

oper

ating

button

.

In

this

position

,

the

thumb

can

conveniently

operate the film-advance le-

ver.

The

camera

may

be held in a vertical

posit

i

on

as

shown

(center) using the

thumb

of

the

right

hand

to

push the

shutter

release

while

the

left

hand

is

used

for

support

and focusing.

Another

possibil

ity

is

to

rotate

the

camera

from

the

horizontal

position

and

hold

it

so

that

the

rewind-crank

end is cradled in the

left

hand

as

shown

.