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... 6 Film loading and winding 8 Setting ASA film speed 9 Film type reminder dial ,,, Exposure factor control dial 10 Diaphragm setting 12 Compose and focus 13 TTL metering and automatic shutter 14 Viewfinder blinds 15 Open-aperture or stop-down reading 16 Depth-of-field preview lever 17 Mechanical shutter n Film loading 18... guide 24 Depth-of-field table SMC Takumar 50mm lens 25 Infra-red photography 26 Multiple exposure 27 Important notes 28 Guide book for Asahi Pentax system of photography 30 Warranty policy 32
... 6 Film loading and winding 8 Setting ASA film speed 9 Film type reminder dial ,,, Exposure factor control dial 10 Diaphragm setting 12 Compose and focus 13 TTL metering and automatic shutter 14 Viewfinder blinds 15 Open-aperture or stop-down reading 16 Depth-of-field preview lever 17 Mechanical shutter n Film loading 18... guide 24 Depth-of-field table SMC Takumar 50mm lens 25 Infra-red photography 26 Multiple exposure 27 Important notes 28 Guide book for Asahi Pentax system of photography 30 Warranty policy 32
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... you shoot automatically at any speed between 1/1000 and 8 seconds! The Pentax system is an excellent choice in optical technology. In addition to come. 1 Your Pentax ES II is incorporated into body itself, not into the lens. It comes equipped with a through-thelens metering system with virtually all the Takumar lenses ranging from dynamic wideangle...
... you shoot automatically at any speed between 1/1000 and 8 seconds! The Pentax system is an excellent choice in optical technology. In addition to come. 1 Your Pentax ES II is incorporated into body itself, not into the lens. It comes equipped with a through-thelens metering system with virtually all the Takumar lenses ranging from dynamic wideangle...
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HONEYWELL P E N TAX NO ' P 4-O c\ %c(-)1 SPECIFICATIONS Type 35mm TTL-metering SLR camera with focal-plane electronic shutter for Time exposure. Standard Lenses SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with interrupt function. Self-timer Built-in self-... releases film from take-up spool for manual speed selection. Horizontal run focal plane shutter. leases shutter in the viewfinder screen. Shutter speed calibration, TTL meter needle and battery check mark in 5 - 11 sec. Film and Picture Size 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. fication with 50mm lens. Shutters TTL...
HONEYWELL P E N TAX NO ' P 4-O c\ %c(-)1 SPECIFICATIONS Type 35mm TTL-metering SLR camera with focal-plane electronic shutter for Time exposure. Standard Lenses SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with interrupt function. Self-timer Built-in self-... releases film from take-up spool for manual speed selection. Horizontal run focal plane shutter. leases shutter in the viewfinder screen. Shutter speed calibration, TTL meter needle and battery check mark in 5 - 11 sec. Film and Picture Size 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. fication with 50mm lens. Shutters TTL...
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...Pentax-mount). Flash Synchronization FP + X contacts for convenient cordless flash connection. X contact on hot shoe for conventional flash cord connection. With 55mm lens: width 143mm (5.6") x height 98mm (3.9") x thickness 90mm (3.5"). Light measurement range: EV1 - 18 with 55mm lens. 678g (1 lb. 6 oz.) without lens. 411" .2.....4 \ 0601484 ; 6600739 ES 0 5 ASA speed scale: 20 - 3200. Exposure Meter... CdS-activated TTL meter for international over- Power source Four 1....
...Pentax-mount). Flash Synchronization FP + X contacts for convenient cordless flash connection. X contact on hot shoe for conventional flash cord connection. With 55mm lens: width 143mm (5.6") x height 98mm (3.9") x thickness 90mm (3.5"). Light measurement range: EV1 - 18 with 55mm lens. 678g (1 lb. 6 oz.) without lens. 411" .2.....4 \ 0601484 ; 6600739 ES 0 5 ASA speed scale: 20 - 3200. Exposure Meter... CdS-activated TTL meter for international over- Power source Four 1....
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... shutter release.) Move it up for depth-of-field preview or for stop-down exposure reading. (Lens aperture actually stops down to pre-selected f/stop.) 6. Meter needle starts moving and indicates correct shutter speed. 7. Electronic memory device stores exposure reading information. 8. Set shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC". 5. Electric circuit is now...
... shutter release.) Move it up for depth-of-field preview or for stop-down exposure reading. (Lens aperture actually stops down to pre-selected f/stop.) 6. Meter needle starts moving and indicates correct shutter speed. 7. Electronic memory device stores exposure reading information. 8. Set shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC". 5. Electric circuit is now...
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... 4 and 8 in the viewfinder indicates the correct shutter speed. put your finger is off the shutter button, the meter circuit is off and the needle will return to the top of the ES II is guaranteed to work properly down lever is released and your camera on the electric circuit. The.... The electronic shutter of the scale. 14 Depress the shutter release button completely when ready to "1000", stop -down to 8 seconds. ES II • TTL METERING AND AUTOMATIC SHUTTER For full-aperture reading, be sure that the stop down the lens diaphragm. If the needle does not drop to take...
... 4 and 8 in the viewfinder indicates the correct shutter speed. put your finger is off the shutter button, the meter circuit is off and the needle will return to the top of the ES II is guaranteed to work properly down lever is released and your camera on the electric circuit. The.... The electronic shutter of the scale. 14 Depress the shutter release button completely when ready to "1000", stop -down to 8 seconds. ES II • TTL METERING AND AUTOMATIC SHUTTER For full-aperture reading, be sure that the stop down the lens diaphragm. If the needle does not drop to take...
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... f/1.9 (bottom, left) and SMC TakumarZoom 85mm-210mm lenses do not have the diaphragm coupling lever 0; Also remember that the TTL metering does not work unless the shutter dial is set at full aperture. OPEN-APERTURE OR STOP-DOWN READING With the new SMC Takumar lenses...-open -aperture reading, the stop-down reading. Do not try to take meter readings at stopped-down aperture reading and correct 1 automatic exposure. When directly mounted on the ES II, they should be used on the ES I I for correct automatic exposure. therefore, they will indicate different shutter speeds...
... f/1.9 (bottom, left) and SMC TakumarZoom 85mm-210mm lenses do not have the diaphragm coupling lever 0; Also remember that the TTL metering does not work unless the shutter dial is set at full aperture. OPEN-APERTURE OR STOP-DOWN READING With the new SMC Takumar lenses...-open -aperture reading, the stop-down reading. Do not try to take meter readings at stopped-down aperture reading and correct 1 automatic exposure. When directly mounted on the ES II, they should be used on the ES I I for correct automatic exposure. therefore, they will indicate different shutter speeds...
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Now the electric circuit and TTL meter circuit are off. As you depress the shutter button. To make an exposure longer than the ES or ES II, the lever will stay open as long as you release your finger from the shutter button, the shutter closes. MECHANICAL SHUTTER In addition to the .... DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW LEVER The preview lever on the lens should always be set to "AUTO" when the lens is used on the ES I I. When mounted on a Pentax camera other than 8 seconds, set the shutter dial at any one of these speeds, just turn the shutter dial from being set the...
Now the electric circuit and TTL meter circuit are off. As you depress the shutter button. To make an exposure longer than the ES or ES II, the lever will stay open as long as you release your finger from the shutter button, the shutter closes. MECHANICAL SHUTTER In addition to the .... DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW LEVER The preview lever on the lens should always be set to "AUTO" when the lens is used on the ES I I. When mounted on a Pentax camera other than 8 seconds, set the shutter dial at any one of these speeds, just turn the shutter dial from being set the...
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... housing cover on only when you depress the shutter release button (lightly for meter reading and completely for electronic shutter) with a matchstick or the like. Close the cover by shifting the cover release pin 0 to prevent waste of the ES II. Push the battery housing lock pin e in. Insert four batteries, making sure...
... housing cover on only when you depress the shutter release button (lightly for meter reading and completely for electronic shutter) with a matchstick or the like. Close the cover by shifting the cover release pin 0 to prevent waste of the ES II. Push the battery housing lock pin e in. Insert four batteries, making sure...
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...-field guide. For example, if the lens opening . If you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certain aperture, look at 5 meters . . . the lens is focused on the depth-of-field guide indicates the area in focus at that lens opening of f/4 is to be used, the... range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. You will note from the depth-of-field guide in the photograph that as the lens apertures change, the effective depth of field also...
...-field guide. For example, if the lens opening . If you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certain aperture, look at 5 meters . . . the lens is focused on the depth-of-field guide indicates the area in focus at that lens opening of f/4 is to be used, the... range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. You will note from the depth-of-field guide in the photograph that as the lens apertures change, the effective depth of field also...
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... for safety, if 1) the lens cap is on. 2) the lens is removed from the body. 3) the stop-down lever is down, when using stop -down metering lenses or Extension Tubes, Bellows Unit, etc. between the lens and the camera body. 2 If you set the shutter dial of field or using stop... -down metering lenses or close-up only when checking the depth of the ES II at "AUTOMATIC" and release the shutter, the reflex mirror will hit the diaphragm activating lever in the body. To bring...
... for safety, if 1) the lens cap is on. 2) the lens is removed from the body. 3) the stop-down lever is down, when using stop -down metering lenses or Extension Tubes, Bellows Unit, etc. between the lens and the camera body. 2 If you set the shutter dial of field or using stop... -down metering lenses or close-up only when checking the depth of the ES II at "AUTOMATIC" and release the shutter, the reflex mirror will hit the diaphragm activating lever in the body. To bring...
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... magnifier, Leica adapter, lens cap, lenses, microscope adapter, prescription eyepiece, right-angle finder, slide copier, SPOT exposure meter. HONEYWELL PENTAX SUBJECTS: animals, architecture, birds, candid, cinema, fireworks, flowers, groups, lights, low light, nature, night, portraits...accessory clip, bellows unit, body cover, cable release, cassettes, close-up exposure, color temperature, depth of field, developers, exposure, exposure meter, films, film speed, filters, flash, focal length, focusing, holding, lighting, loading, long-range work, monocular, multiple flash, perspective...
... magnifier, Leica adapter, lens cap, lenses, microscope adapter, prescription eyepiece, right-angle finder, slide copier, SPOT exposure meter. HONEYWELL PENTAX SUBJECTS: animals, architecture, birds, candid, cinema, fireworks, flowers, groups, lights, low light, nature, night, portraits...accessory clip, bellows unit, body cover, cable release, cassettes, close-up exposure, color temperature, depth of field, developers, exposure, exposure meter, films, film speed, filters, flash, focal length, focusing, holding, lighting, loading, long-range work, monocular, multiple flash, perspective...