The Konica FS-1 automatically loads 35 millimeter film.
The Konica FS-1 SLR is a manual focus camera that uses the traditional 35 millimeter film cartridge. Although it appears to be a manual camera, it actually gives its users access to a great deal of automated features. Not only does it feature a shutter priority automatic exposure mode and metering support for film speeds ranging from ISO 25 to ISO 3200, but it also has a built-in motor drive. The motor drive not only allows for high-speed burst shooting at a rate of 1.5 frames per second, but also gives the camera the ability to auto-load film cartridges.
Instructions
1. Hold the camera with its back cover facing you. Reach around to the left side of the camera and flip the locking claw up to open the back cover. The locking claw is a silver-colored piece of metal that is located at the bottom of the camera where the left panel, bottom panel and back panel meet.
2. Drop the 35 millimeter film cartridge into the recess on the left side of the camera's exposed interior. Leave the piece of film sticking out and position the cartridge so that the tab of film points into the camera.
3. Pull the exposed tab of film slowly across the back of the camera. Feed it into the right side of the camera so that it goes down into the recess and is covered by the lip on its right side. Insert just enough film that you cannot see its tip anymore, then stop. You should see two sprockets peeking through a hole on the top and on the bottom of the piece of loaded film.
4. Close the back cover of the camera until it clicks shut. The autoloading motor will take action and finish loading the film onto the camera's take-up reel.
5. Ensure that the autoloading process worked and remove any slack from the film by gently rotating the film rewind crank. To do this, locate the film rewind knob on the left side of the camera's top panel, assuming that you are still holding the camera with its back panel facing you. Pull the rewind handle out of the knob, and then slowly and gently rotate it approximately one full turn clockwise. You should feel the sprockets engage and the tension change once you have taken up the slack. Stop turning the crank and return it at this point.
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