Contents
Basic
Steps
1.
Attaching the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.
Setting the Lens
for
AE
Photography . . .
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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. .
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9.
AE
Photography . . .
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1.
Programmed
AE
Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .
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2. Shutter
-s
peed
Priority
AE
Photography
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10. One Shot at a Time . . .
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. Rewinding the Film . .
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Self-Timer . . .
25
Dedicated Flash Photography
with
the Speedlite
188A
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Carrying the
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pre-shooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Making
the
Most
of Your AE-1
PROGRAM
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Battery.
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Viewfinder.
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Viewfinder Information . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Focusing.
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Expo
s
ure
Warning
s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Exposure.
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. How
to
Choose a Shutter Speed. . .
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. Shooting at Shutter Speeds Slower than 1/
60
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1 7. Aperture, Exposure's Other Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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How
the
Aperture
Affects
the
P
ic
ture
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