Bradley Stearn Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 This is definitely a question better suited to a photography forum, however I'd rather be active on cinematography.com as I find it one of the best forums in terms of the community feel it has. I recently invested in an old Pentax Super ME 35mm camera, and was just wondering if someone could shed some light on what the little switch to the left of the lens mount does? You can pull it down, and then it slowly ticks back into the start position. Is it some kind of self timer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heikki Repo Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yes, sounds like one. Cock the shutter and then set the timer. On most cameras pushing the shutter release then starts the timer and the shutter is released after the timer ticks back to start position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jay Young Posted August 25, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 25, 2015 Self-Timer That is exactly what that is. May or may not work on that particular model given age. Repairable, repair manual available on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 As Heiki says, if you cock the shutter it will lock in position, otherwise it usually just counts down on its own and may not seem to be working. You usually get about 10 seconds- no flashing light as there is on a DSLR so you just have to wait for the click. One of my favourite photographs was of a friend apparently poised to pounce- he had set the camera for a self-portrait and the tripod started to keel over just in time for him to react before the shutter released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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