I've acquired a Grafmatic, have it loaded, and am a little confused about its operation.
Currently, the dark slide is down, the wheel is at X - the red indicator is black.
Before attaching to camera, I will turn the wheel to 1?
My confusion is this - everything I've read does not mention leaving dark slide up during exposure.
Do you leave it up during exposure?
E.g.
this mentions not needing to leave the dark slide out. And the red dot indicating exposure.
Since I have to pull the entire assembly out, and then push it back in, to advance the counter and frame, I can't see how leaving the dark slide in during an exposure will also allow me to advance to the next frame without fogging the frame. Perhaps mechanical magic will move the currently exposed frame to the back, while also moving the next unexposed septum to the front, yet still behind the dark slide?
Does pulling and pushing the dark slide bring a septum in front of the dark slide, or is it still behind it, when the dark slide is down?
I assume pulling the dark slide will pop a septum in place to the front, allowing it to be exposed. Pushing the slide down will protect it, allowing me to pull the whole magazine out to advance to the next frame, repeating until 6?
Thanks,
sG
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