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I just bought my first analog camera but there things on it that I don’t know what their purpose is? The dial in the middle on top and the R thing on top. And maybe if someone could tell me how to use the front dial on the lens to be sure I use it properly that would be awesome !
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What an attractive little camera. You'll be gambling a roll of film with a camera this age, but I wouldn't be suprised if it's working okay at the higher shutter speeds. Although I would expect a tiny bit of haze in your photos. I don't know this camera specifically, so I'll be doing some guessing for some things. The dial on the top is your frame counter. Evident by it counting(up or down idk) to 36 which is the standard number of shots on a roll of film. On the lens you have shutter speed settings B, 1/100, 1/50, and 1/25. I reccomend setting it to 100 or 50 and don't rely on the slowest speed of 25. Probably not accurate. I don't see your aperture ring but your lens is a f/3.5 at it's fastest. You'll need a light meter(you can use a phone app) to select the right aperture(and shutter speed, probably usually maxed at 100 in daylight) for the light available. Pick a slow film speed... 100 iso, ideally. On you lens, on the right, is your shutter cocking lever. You need to push that down for each photo, and advance your film to the next frame, probably with one of the top knobs. Thats usually handled as one lever on new cameras but it looks separated here. The R thing on top, I assume, is your shutter release. Could be wrong. Is it a button?
“What an attractive little camera “ Indeed , a cute little thing !
The top middle dial is 99% a manual counter to remember how many shots you’ve taken, the R is most likely the shutter release button. From the front the top probably shows your shutter speed options, 100 is kind of slow I hope that’s not the max. The bottom numbers 16-3.5 is your aperture. I’m assuming the little lever on the top left of your lens is how you wind it to take your photo. If you purchased this because it was cheap and you thought it’s a good way to get into analog photography, I’m going to save you the hassle and say it’s not worth using a no name camera like this. Unless you find a video online showing how to use this exact model, and you have someone test the shutter and check to make sure the lens is clean enough.. this is a classic case of wasting film and time spent trying to figure things out only to develop a roll that didn’t come out properly.
Top numbers above the lens are shutter speeds, bottom numbers are aperture settings. You set them based on the reading of a light meter in conjunction with the film ISO you are shooting. If you don't know what Shutter Speed, Aperture, or ISO are, I would look up a video on the Exposure Triangle.
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