K2 Manual
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...- a Pentax 30 camera. INDEX Nomenclature Specifications • Lens mounting Battery Basic operating instructions Film loading and winding Setting ASA film speed Exposure factor control dial Diaphragm setting Automatic shutter and light metering Manual shutter and light metering • Compose and focus Camera holding Film unloading Depth-of-field preview button and guide Depth-of-field table: SMC PENTAX 50mm lens Mirror lock-up Self-timer Flash synchronization Infra-red photography Multiple exposure Using conventional screw-mount TAKUMAR lenses How to use of lenses or accessories with...
...- a Pentax 30 camera. INDEX Nomenclature Specifications • Lens mounting Battery Basic operating instructions Film loading and winding Setting ASA film speed Exposure factor control dial Diaphragm setting Automatic shutter and light metering Manual shutter and light metering • Compose and focus Camera holding Film unloading Depth-of-field preview button and guide Depth-of-field table: SMC PENTAX 50mm lens Mirror lock-up Self-timer Flash synchronization Infra-red photography Multiple exposure Using conventional screw-mount TAKUMAR lenses How to use of lenses or accessories with...
K2 Manual
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41 ENCLAIVRE 1 23 4 5 6 9 10 11 Rapid-wind lever 12 ell Shutter release button ID Shutter speed dial 13 Shutter speed index 14 15 o X contact hot shoe 16 ID Accessory shoe Film rewind knob o Film rewind crank • 1 X LIILLOOL Z 8'Z 1 8S b.' ' Exposure counter (1) Shutter button lock lever Shutter dial lock pin el Lens mounting guide bump Diaphragm ring el Distance scale Diaphragm/distance index 0 Depth-of-field guide
41 ENCLAIVRE 1 23 4 5 6 9 10 11 Rapid-wind lever 12 ell Shutter release button ID Shutter speed dial 13 Shutter speed index 14 15 o X contact hot shoe 16 ID Accessory shoe Film rewind knob o Film rewind crank • 1 X LIILLOOL Z 8'Z 1 8S b.' ' Exposure counter (1) Shutter button lock lever Shutter dial lock pin el Lens mounting guide bump Diaphragm ring el Distance scale Diaphragm/distance index 0 Depth-of-field guide
K2 Manual
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...-field preview button • Lens release lever e Exposure factor dial • Focusing ring e Self-timer lever e ASA ring e ASA ring lever e Mirror lock-up lever • FP flash terminal e X flash terminal • Accessory fitting groove 67) Battery check button lir) Battery check lamp e Film guide rail e Viewfinder eyepiece e Sprocket e Film take-up spool 59 22 e Battery chamber e) Film chamber e Tripod receptacle Shutter leaves 11) Film rail • Film rewind button • Film roller e Back cover al Film pressure plate...
...-field preview button • Lens release lever e Exposure factor dial • Focusing ring e Self-timer lever e ASA ring e ASA ring lever e Mirror lock-up lever • FP flash terminal e X flash terminal • Accessory fitting groove 67) Battery check button lir) Battery check lamp e Film guide rail e Viewfinder eyepiece e Sprocket e Film take-up spool 59 22 e Battery chamber e) Film chamber e Tripod receptacle Shutter leaves 11) Film rail • Film rewind button • Film roller e Back cover al Film pressure plate...
K2 Manual
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... for cordless flash connection. delay after tripping shutter release. Viewfinder Pentaprism finder with cross-microprism or split-image focusing screen. 0.88x magnification with 50mm lenses (life-size with interrupt function. 5 - 9 sec. Dioptry -0.8. Focusing: 0.45m (1.5 ft.) to infinity. Shutter button lock provided. Manual electronic shutter: 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Minimum aperture: f/22. Shutter Vertical run, metal focal-plane shutter. Self-timer Built-in self-timer with 55mm lens). 95% field...
... for cordless flash connection. delay after tripping shutter release. Viewfinder Pentaprism finder with cross-microprism or split-image focusing screen. 0.88x magnification with 50mm lenses (life-size with interrupt function. 5 - 9 sec. Dioptry -0.8. Focusing: 0.45m (1.5 ft.) to infinity. Shutter button lock provided. Manual electronic shutter: 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Minimum aperture: f/22. Shutter Vertical run, metal focal-plane shutter. Self-timer Built-in self-timer with 55mm lens). 95% field...
K2 Manual
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... shutter button is depressed halfway, meter stays ON. Also, when film wind lever is at full lens aperture. With 50mm f/1.4 lens: width 144mm (5.7") x height 92mm(3.6") x depth 94mm (33"). 946g (33.7 ozs.) with 50mm f/1.4 lens. 680g (24.2 ozs.) with mirror lock-up -and-back, instant-return type, with no lens. • 5 Shutter speed and auto/manual setting visible in viewfinder for specific exposure control. Battery check button and lamp provided. Rotation: 65°. Rapid-rewind...
... shutter button is depressed halfway, meter stays ON. Also, when film wind lever is at full lens aperture. With 50mm f/1.4 lens: width 144mm (5.7") x height 92mm(3.6") x depth 94mm (33"). 946g (33.7 ozs.) with 50mm f/1.4 lens. 680g (24.2 ozs.) with mirror lock-up -and-back, instant-return type, with no lens. • 5 Shutter speed and auto/manual setting visible in viewfinder for specific exposure control. Battery check button and lamp provided. Rotation: 65°. Rapid-rewind...
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.... A , r ."..0 1. Match the red dot (;) on the camera body with your left hand. Then turn it only on its front end, never on the lens. When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3. In the dark, when the red dots e are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6*
.... A , r ."..0 1. Match the red dot (;) on the camera body with your left hand. Then turn it only on its front end, never on the lens. When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3. In the dark, when the red dots e are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6*
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... children. The battery is like a phonograph record. Handle by skin acids. CHECK One set of the cover as shown above, each with (+) side facing up. r ortrilzr a INSERTION Open the battery chamber cover with a dry cloth before operating the camera. It can be damaged by the edges with a coin. Also, keep it may explode. Be sure to the button lights the batteries have sufficient...
... children. The battery is like a phonograph record. Handle by skin acids. CHECK One set of the cover as shown above, each with (+) side facing up. r ortrilzr a INSERTION Open the battery chamber cover with a dry cloth before operating the camera. It can be damaged by the edges with a coin. Also, keep it may explode. Be sure to the button lights the batteries have sufficient...
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Set the ASA film speed. 4. Set the shutter speed dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 3. Pre-select the aperture. 5. 1. Set the exposure factor control dial at AUTOMATIC. 6. Load the film into your camera. 2. Cock the rapid-wind lever all the way until it stops. 8•
Set the ASA film speed. 4. Set the shutter speed dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 3. Pre-select the aperture. 5. 1. Set the exposure factor control dial at AUTOMATIC. 6. Load the film into your camera. 2. Cock the rapid-wind lever all the way until it stops. 8•
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... push back opens. Advance the film by pressing it firmly. .suteot" 4. Advance the film until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. down the rewind knob. FILM LOWNG ANDWOHOING KVA' - 416 Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1 2. Close the back by alternately turning the rapid-wind lever and depressing the shutter button until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is properly loaded and...
... push back opens. Advance the film by pressing it firmly. .suteot" 4. Advance the film until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. down the rewind knob. FILM LOWNG ANDWOHOING KVA' - 416 Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1 2. Close the back by alternately turning the rapid-wind lever and depressing the shutter button until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is properly loaded and...
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... ASA ring lever turn the ring until the ASA number of your camera, tear off the top of film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the back cover of film. The higher the ASA number, the more sensitive the film is set at "1x". To set the index, first make sure that the exposure factor dial is to light. =,f1 L.:WISPEED... 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 20 12 10 • • 0 6400 3200 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 16 8 The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm films is given in your film is in the data sheet packed with each roll of the camera. • 11
... ASA ring lever turn the ring until the ASA number of your camera, tear off the top of film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the back cover of film. The higher the ASA number, the more sensitive the film is set at "1x". To set the index, first make sure that the exposure factor dial is to light. =,f1 L.:WISPEED... 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 20 12 10 • • 0 6400 3200 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 16 8 The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm films is given in your film is in the data sheet packed with each roll of the camera. • 11
K2 Manual
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... light, and at 1/4x or 1 /2x when shooting against dark backgrounds. The scale (4x, 2x, lx, 1/2x, 1/4x) indicates exposure factor. For example, set the dial at lx, while 1/2x and 1/4x automatically program the camera to deliver one half and one fourth the amount aur of light to achieve more specific exposure control. 12• or under-exposures while operating...
... light, and at 1/4x or 1 /2x when shooting against dark backgrounds. The scale (4x, 2x, lx, 1/2x, 1/4x) indicates exposure factor. For example, set the dial at lx, while 1/2x and 1/4x automatically program the camera to deliver one half and one fourth the amount aur of light to achieve more specific exposure control. 12• or under-exposures while operating...
K2 Manual
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... used to 1/1000 sec., depending on your subject and the lighting conditions. The shutter speed is a rough guide to pre-select the desired aperture such as follows: Fine weather Cloudy weather Indoor f/8 - f/5.6 f/2 - f/2.8 This is automatically determined, within the range of your own yardsticks for AUTOMATIC. 7 00 ri U'il:si.V4 it 85g 42.8 214 DIAPHRAGM SETTING Set the shutter speed...
... used to 1/1000 sec., depending on your subject and the lighting conditions. The shutter speed is a rough guide to pre-select the desired aperture such as follows: Fine weather Cloudy weather Indoor f/8 - f/5.6 f/2 - f/2.8 This is automatically determined, within the range of your own yardsticks for AUTOMATIC. 7 00 ri U'il:si.V4 it 85g 42.8 214 DIAPHRAGM SETTING Set the shutter speed...
K2 Manual
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... spare batteries, and replace worn-out batteries immediately. (i) 4`• 4) C1O°° Vo- u, z S OCR 14. The meter needle in with most types of the K2 works automatically between 1/1000 and 8 sec. Packed in the viewfinder will have to continue photographing. (You will indicate the shutter speed which the camera has selected. When the batteries are worn out, the electronic shutter will not function. Set the shutter speed...
... spare batteries, and replace worn-out batteries immediately. (i) 4`• 4) C1O°° Vo- u, z S OCR 14. The meter needle in with most types of the K2 works automatically between 1/1000 and 8 sec. Packed in the viewfinder will have to continue photographing. (You will indicate the shutter speed which the camera has selected. When the batteries are worn out, the electronic shutter will not function. Set the shutter speed...
K2 Manual
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MANUAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING A Your K2 camera is useful for shutter-speed-preferred shooting situation - Depress the shutter button slightly and turn the shutter dial from I AUTOMATIC to the desired speed setting. • When you are operating the shutter manually, the blue needle in the viewfinder will indicate the shutter speed you need full control over the full 1/1000 8 sec. To o , use any of these speeds, depress the shutter dial lock pin and turn the diaphragm ring until...
MANUAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING A Your K2 camera is useful for shutter-speed-preferred shooting situation - Depress the shutter button slightly and turn the shutter dial from I AUTOMATIC to the desired speed setting. • When you are operating the shutter manually, the blue needle in the viewfinder will indicate the shutter speed you need full control over the full 1/1000 8 sec. To o , use any of these speeds, depress the shutter dial lock pin and turn the diaphragm ring until...
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... release the mirror, return the lock -up lever to lock the mirror up even after you trip the shutter. It then automatically drops back down into place. Use manual exposure setting, which, unlike AUTOMATIC, will now stay up . (Note: Moving the mirror keeps light from the viewfinder and exposure system, so focusing and setting of vibration - The reflex mirror can be done before or after you advance the film...
... release the mirror, return the lock -up lever to lock the mirror up even after you trip the shutter. It then automatically drops back down into place. Use manual exposure setting, which, unlike AUTOMATIC, will now stay up . (Note: Moving the mirror keeps light from the viewfinder and exposure system, so focusing and setting of vibration - The reflex mirror can be done before or after you advance the film...
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... stray light may enter through the viewfinder. To re-start . timer will never be done N TAX on either "AUTOMATIC" or manual shutter speed IC settings. The remaining time will tick away, but the shutter will start the self-timer, push the lever down until it by moving the self-timer lever back to run, you have turned the self-timer Q. (This can stop it A stops. The K2 self-timer also has...
... stray light may enter through the viewfinder. To re-start . timer will never be done N TAX on either "AUTOMATIC" or manual shutter speed IC settings. The remaining time will tick away, but the shutter will start the self-timer, push the lever down until it by moving the self-timer lever back to run, you have turned the self-timer Q. (This can stop it A stops. The K2 self-timer also has...
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... the film rewind knob, and a separate X contact on the shoe bracket. The hot shoe flash contact turns to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the speed dial. Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount electronic flash like the Pentax Autorobo which flash bulb may be a failure in hot shoe. The table on the next page shows which flash contact, which shutter speed...
... the film rewind knob, and a separate X contact on the shoe bracket. The hot shoe flash contact turns to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the speed dial. Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount electronic flash like the Pentax Autorobo which flash bulb may be a failure in hot shoe. The table on the next page shows which flash contact, which shutter speed...
K2 Manual
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... two types of these three types are outlined in the table below. Use one of flash bulb attachments on the market: clip-on types and bracket types. SHUTTER SPEED ELECTRONIC FLASH FLASH BULB 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1000 500 250 125 60 30 15 8 4 1 2 84 21B X FP FP CLASS X M • MF • FP CLASS .25 The clip-on types are attached to the camera, you must remove the...
... two types of these three types are outlined in the table below. Use one of flash bulb attachments on the market: clip-on types and bracket types. SHUTTER SPEED ELECTRONIC FLASH FLASH BULB 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1000 500 250 125 60 30 15 8 4 1 2 84 21B X FP FP CLASS X M • MF • FP CLASS .25 The clip-on types are attached to the camera, you must remove the...
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... super telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupling lever 0 on the back of the Auto-Extension Tube Set K permits open -aperture metering. It can also be used between the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop -down metering system. requires stopdown metering. A - 4 OPEN-APERTURE METERING LENSES SMC Pentax Fish-eye SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax Zoom...
... super telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupling lever 0 on the back of the Auto-Extension Tube Set K permits open -aperture metering. It can also be used between the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop -down metering system. requires stopdown metering. A - 4 OPEN-APERTURE METERING LENSES SMC Pentax Fish-eye SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax Zoom...
K2 Manual
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... warranty policy. the replacement of your Asahi Pentax returned to you owing to the complicated without cost to have serviced during Before sending your country, channels are guaranteed against defects of send the equipment to the the dealer from other than Pentax lenses are to instruction. those made and parts replaced free of charge, and the lenses other indirect or consequential...
... warranty policy. the replacement of your Asahi Pentax returned to you owing to the complicated without cost to have serviced during Before sending your country, channels are guaranteed against defects of send the equipment to the the dealer from other than Pentax lenses are to instruction. those made and parts replaced free of charge, and the lenses other indirect or consequential...
