K2 Manual
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... 27 specifications and, therefore, 28 may cause difficulties with 36 an Asahi Pentax 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 ...
... 27 specifications and, therefore, 28 may cause difficulties with 36 an Asahi Pentax 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 ...
K2 Manual
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... and lock as above. 4. To detach, hold the camera with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6* When changing lenses outdoors with your right hand. Match the red dot (;) on the rear. ,...I.1LI :,_s_. Then turn it only on its front end, never on the camera body with your left hand. Depress the lens...
... and lock as above. 4. To detach, hold the camera with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6* When changing lenses outdoors with your right hand. Match the red dot (;) on the rear. ,...I.1LI :,_s_. Then turn it only on its front end, never on the camera body with your left hand. Depress the lens...
K2 Manual
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Cock the rapid-wind lever all the way until it stops. 8• Set the exposure factor control dial at AUTOMATIC. 6. Set the shutter speed dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 3. Load the film into your camera. 2. 1. Pre-select the aperture. 5. Set the ASA film speed. 4.
Cock the rapid-wind lever all the way until it stops. 8• Set the exposure factor control dial at AUTOMATIC. 6. Set the shutter speed dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 3. Load the film into your camera. 2. 1. Pre-select the aperture. 5. Set the ASA film speed. 4.
K2 Manual
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...the camera back by alternately turning the rapid-wind lever and depressing the shutter button until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. Advance the film by pulling Place the film cassette in the up the rewind knob until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is ...properly loaded and is ready to take -up spool. Cock the rapid-wind lever, and confirm that the film rewind knob turns counter-clockwise, indicating that the first picture is moving from ...
...the camera back by alternately turning the rapid-wind lever and depressing the shutter button until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. Advance the film by pulling Place the film cassette in the up the rewind knob until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is ...properly loaded and is ready to take -up spool. Cock the rapid-wind lever, and confirm that the film rewind knob turns counter-clockwise, indicating that the first picture is moving from ...
K2 Manual
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IP EXPOSURES As a reminder of what type of film is in the data sheet packed with each roll of the camera. • 11 =,f1 L.:WISPEED 4, 5000 4000 2500 2000 1250 1000 640 500 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 20 12 10 • • 0 ... make sure that the exposure factor dial is to light. While depressing the 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...
IP EXPOSURES As a reminder of what type of film is in the data sheet packed with each roll of the camera. • 11 =,f1 L.:WISPEED 4, 5000 4000 2500 2000 1250 1000 640 500 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 20 12 10 • • 0 ... make sure that the exposure factor dial is to light. While depressing the 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...
K2 Manual
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... exposure. 1 Use this control only when necessary to give intentional over- REMEMBER to 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• The 2x and 4x settings... automatically double and quadruple the light reaching the film. In addition, the dial can be set the dial at 4x or 2x when shooting against the light, and at 1/4x or 1 /2x when shooting...
... exposure. 1 Use this control only when necessary to give intentional over- REMEMBER to 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• The 2x and 4x settings... automatically double and quadruple the light reaching the film. In addition, the dial can be set the dial at 4x or 2x when shooting against the light, and at 1/4x or 1 /2x when shooting...
K2 Manual
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...press the shutter button slightly to 1/125 sec. The meter needle in a variety of 35mm film is an aperture-preferred system. Moving the shutter speed dial to switch on "AUTOMATIC", the... determine aperture settings without the light meter. Packed in the viewfinder refer to fractions of the K2 works automatically between 1/1000 and 8 sec. Set the shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC" for...When the batteries are worn out, the electronic shutter will indicate the shutter speed which the camera has selected. For a shutter -speedpreferred system, see MANUAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING, p. 16...
...press the shutter button slightly to 1/125 sec. The meter needle in a variety of 35mm film is an aperture-preferred system. Moving the shutter speed dial to switch on "AUTOMATIC", the... determine aperture settings without the light meter. Packed in the viewfinder refer to fractions of the K2 works automatically between 1/1000 and 8 sec. Set the shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC" for...When the batteries are worn out, the electronic shutter will indicate the shutter speed which the camera has selected. For a shutter -speedpreferred system, see MANUAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING, p. 16...