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CONTROLS IN DETAIL —continued

Memo holder

To remind yourself of the film type and number of exposures on

the roll of film in use, clip off the end of the film package and

insert it into the memo holder. Of course, you can use the memo

holder to store anything, including your name card.

Infrared compensation Index ®

When you shoot infrared film, note that the plane of sharpest
focus is slightly farther away than that in visible-light photo

graphy. As a rule of thumb, you can compensate for this shift

in focus by referring to the infrared compensation index (in the

form of either a dot or a line) near the focusing index on the lens

barrel. (Some lenses, including the Reflex Nikkor, do not need
compensation.)

After focusing the image sharply through the viewfinder, check

the focused distance and turn the focusing ring to the left until
the red infrared compensation index lines up with the prefocused
distance. Be sure to shoot with appropriate filter, such as the

R60, etc., (In this photo, the subject-to-camera distance is set

°.).