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Asahi Pentax cannot assume any other manufacturers are engineered and produced meticulously to - INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Film Reminder Dial 11 Setting ASA Film ... 26 Open-aperture or Stop-down Metering 27 Using Conventional Screw-mount Takumar Lenses 28 Resistance to Temperature Extremes and Changes 31 • Camera Maintenance 32 Warranty Policy 34 SMC Pentax lenses and Pentax accessories are not produced to these precise specifications and, therefore, ...
Asahi Pentax cannot assume any other manufacturers are engineered and produced meticulously to - INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Film Reminder Dial 11 Setting ASA Film ... 26 Open-aperture or Stop-down Metering 27 Using Conventional Screw-mount Takumar Lenses 28 Resistance to Temperature Extremes and Changes 31 • Camera Maintenance 32 Warranty Policy 34 SMC Pentax lenses and Pentax accessories are not produced to these precise specifications and, therefore, ...
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NOMENCLATURE 1 2 3 IMP 9 10 11 12 13 14 • Rapid-wind lever Shutter speed dial 15 • Shutter speed index 91 X contact hot shoe 16 • Accessory shoe o Film reminder dial 17 0 Film rewind knob 18 19 o Film rewind crank •1 6ISMOB O Exposure counter a) "Cocked" indicator O Shutter release button ® Film speed indicator ® Depth-of-field preview button • Lens release lever ® Lens mounting guide bump • Depth-of-field guide e Distance scale • Diaphragm/distance index ® Diaphragm ring
NOMENCLATURE 1 2 3 IMP 9 10 11 12 13 14 • Rapid-wind lever Shutter speed dial 15 • Shutter speed index 91 X contact hot shoe 16 • Accessory shoe o Film reminder dial 17 0 Film rewind knob 18 19 o Film rewind crank •1 6ISMOB O Exposure counter a) "Cocked" indicator O Shutter release button ® Film speed indicator ® Depth-of-field preview button • Lens release lever ® Lens mounting guide bump • Depth-of-field guide e Distance scale • Diaphragm/distance index ® Diaphragm ring
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Focusing Microprism and split-image screens standard plus custom screens. Lens Mount Pentax bayonet mount. SPECI FICATIONS Type 35mm SLR with fully-automatic diaphragm. Standard Lenses SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with built-in through-the-lens light meter. Speeds: B, 1 to infinity. size with special shock absorbers for minimum vibration. Dioptry -1.0. advance ...
Focusing Microprism and split-image screens standard plus custom screens. Lens Mount Pentax bayonet mount. SPECI FICATIONS Type 35mm SLR with fully-automatic diaphragm. Standard Lenses SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with built-in through-the-lens light meter. Speeds: B, 1 to infinity. size with special shock absorbers for minimum vibration. Dioptry -1.0. advance ...
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... the lens release lever Q by touch. • Then turn it only on its front end, never on the 9( lens barrel with your right hand. LENS MOUNTING 1.
... the lens release lever Q by touch. • Then turn it only on its front end, never on the 9( lens barrel with your right hand. LENS MOUNTING 1.
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... This indicates the highest shutter speed at the 60 marked on the shoe bracket. 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. Note the "X" setting is no need to "hot" (switched on the... contact turns to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the built-in flash synchronization. ....1., , OR(DEI 0 111.11 FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The KM has FP and X terminals on the front of electric shocks. 180 It remains "cold" (disconnected) even when using the hot shoe, there is exactly...
... This indicates the highest shutter speed at the 60 marked on the shoe bracket. 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. Note the "X" setting is no need to "hot" (switched on the... contact turns to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the built-in flash synchronization. ....1., , OR(DEI 0 111.11 FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The KM has FP and X terminals on the front of electric shocks. 180 It remains "cold" (disconnected) even when using the hot shoe, there is exactly...
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Full-aperture metering lenses will not function. 2. Use of the Mount Adaptor K does not affect any aspect of normal lens function except as stop-down metering lenses. 28 • Due to a Mount Adaptor K. USING CONVENTIONAL SCREW-MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easily mounted onto your camera by attaching them first to the difference in coupling systems, the automatic diaphragm will function as regards the following two points: 1.
Full-aperture metering lenses will not function. 2. Use of the Mount Adaptor K does not affect any aspect of normal lens function except as stop-down metering lenses. 28 • Due to a Mount Adaptor K. USING CONVENTIONAL SCREW-MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easily mounted onto your camera by attaching them first to the difference in coupling systems, the automatic diaphragm will function as regards the following two points: 1.
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...take it locks with your thumbnail or a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen, against the spring pin ISt 2. To remove the Mount Adaptor K from that which locks in an SMC Pentax bayonet-mount lens, the e lock lever on the camera body plays no part at all. •29 .tograwammaxik. HOW TO USE... MOUNT ADAPTOR K 1. Attach the Adaptor/lens unit to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counter-clockwise. Since the mechanism for ...
...take it locks with your thumbnail or a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen, against the spring pin ISt 2. To remove the Mount Adaptor K from that which locks in an SMC Pentax bayonet-mount lens, the e lock lever on the camera body plays no part at all. •29 .tograwammaxik. HOW TO USE... MOUNT ADAPTOR K 1. Attach the Adaptor/lens unit to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counter-clockwise. Since the mechanism for ...
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Once a camera has become completely soaked, there is an important point. This is no longer than 5.5mm. When mounting your camera on a tripod, be done to protect both body and lens from rain or splashing water. Take care to make it right again. The ...best storage place is risky to an authorized Asahi Pentax Service Center. It's also a good idea to keep your camera should get wet, dry it . Because of the possible build-up of humidity, it is...
Once a camera has become completely soaked, there is an important point. This is no longer than 5.5mm. When mounting your camera on a tripod, be done to protect both body and lens from rain or splashing water. Take care to make it right again. The ...best storage place is risky to an authorized Asahi Pentax Service Center. It's also a good idea to keep your camera should get wet, dry it . Because of the possible build-up of humidity, it is...