KX Manual
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... other manufacturers are engineered and produced meticulously to precise Asahi Pentax specifications. a Pentax camera. INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Setting ASA Film Speed 11 Compose and Focus 12 Shutter 13 • Camera Holding 14 Film Unloading 15 Flash Synchronization 16 Depth-of-field Preview Button...
... other manufacturers are engineered and produced meticulously to precise Asahi Pentax specifications. a Pentax camera. INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Setting ASA Film Speed 11 Compose and Focus 12 Shutter 13 • Camera Holding 14 Film Unloading 15 Flash Synchronization 16 Depth-of-field Preview Button...
KX Manual
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... 1 17 0 Rapid-wind lever @Shutter speed dial Shutter speed index 18 0 X contact hot shoe 19 O Accessory shoe 20 0 Battery check button 21 O Film speed indicator 22 Film rewind knob 0 Film rewind crank Film speed indicator pin • 1 4 7L Z 8 L911000 Exposure counter a) -Cocked" indicator Shutter button lock lever Shutter release button Mirror lock-up lever...
... 1 17 0 Rapid-wind lever @Shutter speed dial Shutter speed index 18 0 X contact hot shoe 19 O Accessory shoe 20 0 Battery check button 21 O Film speed indicator 22 Film rewind knob 0 Film rewind crank Film speed indicator pin • 1 4 7L Z 8 L911000 Exposure counter a) -Cocked" indicator Shutter button lock lever Shutter release button Mirror lock-up lever...
KX Manual
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23 18 23 m 15 14 26 23 TAX 0 WO 28 27 24 17 16 25 24 17 e Strap ring lug e Self-timer lever (Start lever underneath) e Focusing ring • Aperture-reader window e X flash terminal e FP flash terminal e Accessory fitting groove Film guide rails e Film rails e Viewfinder eyepiece e Film chamber e Battery chamber e Tripod receptacle e Shutter curtains • Film rewind button m Sprocket e) Film take-up spool C) Film roller CD Back cover (3) Film pressure plate 2•
23 18 23 m 15 14 26 23 TAX 0 WO 28 27 24 17 16 25 24 17 e Strap ring lug e Self-timer lever (Start lever underneath) e Focusing ring • Aperture-reader window e X flash terminal e FP flash terminal e Accessory fitting groove Film guide rails e Film rails e Viewfinder eyepiece e Film chamber e Battery chamber e Tripod receptacle e Shutter curtains • Film rewind button m Sprocket e) Film take-up spool C) Film roller CD Back cover (3) Film pressure plate 2•
KX Manual
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... screens standard plus custom screens. Shutter button lock provided. Built-in through-the-lens light meter. 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. Instant-return type with fully-automatic diaphragm. Dioptry -0.8. 93% field of rubberized silk curtains. SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with mirror lock-up device and special shock absorbers for minimum vibration...
... screens standard plus custom screens. Shutter button lock provided. Built-in through-the-lens light meter. 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. Instant-return type with fully-automatic diaphragm. Dioptry -0.8. 93% field of rubberized silk curtains. SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with mirror lock-up device and special shock absorbers for minimum vibration...
KX Manual
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...full aperture. Couples directly to 6400 ASA. Flash Synchronization X contact hot shoe for speedy film take-up. Dimensions With 50mm f/1.4 lens: width 143mm (5.6") x height 91.4mm (3.6") x depth 94mm (3.7"). Film speed from top of ground glass with emphasis on central portion at 1/60 sec. EV... X contacts for correct exposure. Film Advance Ratchet-type rapid-wind lever. 20° pre-advance and 160° advance angle. Weight 896g (31.4 ozs.) with 50mm f/1.4 lens. 631g (22.1 ozs) with 50mm lens. Lens Mount Pentax bayonet-mount. Exposure Meter Silicon-...
...full aperture. Couples directly to 6400 ASA. Flash Synchronization X contact hot shoe for speedy film take-up. Dimensions With 50mm f/1.4 lens: width 143mm (5.6") x height 91.4mm (3.6") x depth 94mm (3.7"). Film speed from top of ground glass with emphasis on central portion at 1/60 sec. EV... X contacts for correct exposure. Film Advance Ratchet-type rapid-wind lever. 20° pre-advance and 160° advance angle. Weight 896g (31.4 ozs.) with 50mm f/1.4 lens. 631g (22.1 ozs) with 50mm lens. Lens Mount Pentax bayonet-mount. Exposure Meter Silicon-...
KX Manual
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... with the lens release lever 0 by touch. Match the red dot 0 on the It camera body with the red dot 0 on the lens barrel with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 60
... with the lens release lever 0 by touch. Match the red dot 0 on the It camera body with the red dot 0 on the lens barrel with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 60
KX Manual
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... shutter speed dial until it stops. Generally, you have selected. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS $23H 1. The "Cocked" indicator will turn the outer ring of the film speed indicator until the ASA number of the film you want to use the fastest possible shutter speed to avoid blurred pictures caused by camera movement. SET...
... shutter speed dial until it stops. Generally, you have selected. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS $23H 1. The "Cocked" indicator will turn the outer ring of the film speed indicator until the ASA number of the film you want to use the fastest possible shutter speed to avoid blurred pictures caused by camera movement. SET...
KX Manual
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...cassette to be taken. 10* Advance the film until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is properly loaded and is ready to take -up the rewind knob until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. Insert the film leader into the slot of the take -...up spool. FILM LOADING AND WINDING Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1. Close the back by alternately turning the rapid wind lever ...
...cassette to be taken. 10* Advance the film until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the film is properly loaded and is ready to take -up the rewind knob until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. Insert the film leader into the slot of the take -...up spool. FILM LOADING AND WINDING Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1. Close the back by alternately turning the rapid wind lever ...
KX Manual
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...; 12 10 • •• 6400 3200 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 16 8 The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm films is given in your camera, tear off the top of the film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the camera because it is in the data... sheet packed with each roll of the camera. •11 The higher the ASA number, c), the more sensitive the film is to the exposure meter system. Be sure to set your film matches the index mark. MEMO HOLDER a• ISM FOR COLOR PRINT 36 EXPOSURES As a reminder of what type of...
...; 12 10 • •• 6400 3200 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 16 8 The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm films is given in your camera, tear off the top of the film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the camera because it is in the data... sheet packed with each roll of the camera. •11 The higher the ASA number, c), the more sensitive the film is to the exposure meter system. Be sure to set your film matches the index mark. MEMO HOLDER a• ISM FOR COLOR PRINT 36 EXPOSURES As a reminder of what type of...
KX Manual
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... indicated to force the lever), indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up the rewind crank. FILM UNLOADING After the final picture on the crank lessens, indicating that the film must be rewound. Rewind until the tension on the roll has been ...taken, the rapid-wind lever will open automatically), and remove the film cassette. Depress the film rewind release button and ...
... indicated to force the lever), indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up the rewind crank. FILM UNLOADING After the final picture on the crank lessens, indicating that the film must be rewound. Rewind until the tension on the roll has been ...taken, the rapid-wind lever will open automatically), and remove the film cassette. Depress the film rewind release button and ...
KX Manual
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... apertures of the lens being used with any shutter speed from the table, with an ASA 100 film, you may be matched after you will match the two needles in the table indicates the reading ...range of f/stop-shutter speed combinations. The area (A) in the viewfinder. However, the combination of the ground glass. As the ASA film speed changes, the measurability range varies. •23 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22 1 2 1 4 15 30 A 60... glass. RANGE OF LIGHT MEASUREMENT The exposure meter of the KX measures the brightness of f/22 (minimum aperture) and 1/1000 sec.
... apertures of the lens being used with any shutter speed from the table, with an ASA 100 film, you may be matched after you will match the two needles in the table indicates the reading ...range of f/stop-shutter speed combinations. The area (A) in the viewfinder. However, the combination of the ground glass. As the ASA film speed changes, the measurability range varies. •23 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22 1 2 1 4 15 30 A 60... glass. RANGE OF LIGHT MEASUREMENT The exposure meter of the KX measures the brightness of f/22 (minimum aperture) and 1/1000 sec.
KX Manual
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...If the batteries have turned the cocking lever. Do not leave the cocking lever in your KX are used only for determining the correct exposure in with suggestions for powering the exposure meter; IICX PENTAX 6 24 • Therefore, your own experience. it by pushing the cocking lever down... 90° - 180°. This self-timer also has an interrupt function. the shutter mechanism is a data sheet with most types of 35mm film is a totally manual operation...
...If the batteries have turned the cocking lever. Do not leave the cocking lever in your KX are used only for determining the correct exposure in with suggestions for powering the exposure meter; IICX PENTAX 6 24 • Therefore, your own experience. it by pushing the cocking lever down... 90° - 180°. This self-timer also has an interrupt function. the shutter mechanism is a data sheet with most types of 35mm film is a totally manual operation...
KX Manual
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... facing directly into place. and the longer the lens you use a tripod for a long time. A B When locking up either before or after you advance the film. And because light will go and depress the depth-of the way. Also, it is essential to see anything through the lens might damage the...
... facing directly into place. and the longer the lens you use a tripod for a long time. A B When locking up either before or after you advance the film. And because light will go and depress the depth-of the way. Also, it is essential to see anything through the lens might damage the...
KX Manual
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This cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Then make the first exposure in the normal way. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make one blank exposure, before taking the next picture, to make the second exposure. Finally release the shutter to avoid overlapping as registration may not be exact. A 8238542 •27 Depress the film rewind release button t and cock the rapid-wind lever. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob 0 , and keep hold of the rewind knob.
This cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Then make the first exposure in the normal way. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make one blank exposure, before taking the next picture, to make the second exposure. Finally release the shutter to avoid overlapping as registration may not be exact. A 8238542 •27 Depress the film rewind release button t and cock the rapid-wind lever. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob 0 , and keep hold of the rewind knob.
