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MX Manual - Page 2
SMC Pentax lenses and Pentax accessories are not produced to these precise specifications and, therefore, may cause difficulties with Pentax camera. Pentax cannot assume any other manufacturers are engineered and produced meticulously to -a Pentax camera. Lenses and accessories from the use of any responsibility for difficulties resulting from other brand of lenses or accessories ...
MX Manual - Page 3
...Lens Mounting
6
Inserting Batteries
7
Basic Operating Instructions
8
Film Loading and Winding
10
Setting ASA Film Speed
11
Setting the Shutter Speed Dial
12
Composing and Focusing
13
Exposure Measurement
14
Holding the Camera
15
Unloading Film
16
Flash Synchronization
18
Depth-of-Field Preview Lever and Scale
20
Depth-of-Field Table: SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 Lens
21
Meter...
MX Manual - Page 4
O Rapid-wind lever O Aperture read-out prism
window
al Hot shoe X contact
Film rewind knob/Back cover opener 0 Film rewind crank O Lens release lever
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Ef Self-timer lever/Depth-offield preview lever
O Upraised alignment dot 0 Focusing ring 0 Distance scale ,r; Aperture/Distance index O Depth-of-field scale O Aperture ring
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MX Manual - Page 6
...split-image microprism focusing screen (9 interchangeable screens); 95% of picture-taking...Lens meter. Delays shutter release to 1/1000 sec. X synchronization. plus hot/cold accessory shoe for speedy film rewind.
4• SPECIFICATIONS
Type Lens mount Standard lenses
Shutter Flash synchronization
Self-timer Viewfinder
Mirror and diaphragm Film wind and rewind
35mm full-frame SLR camera...
MX Manual - Page 7
MX camera body accepts Winder MX for up to 2 frames-per-second (single-frame and consecutive exposure operation possible) and Motor Drive MX for up to light on film. 135.5mm x 83.5mm x 49.5mm. 495 grams.
•5 Open-aperture, center-weighted Through-The-Lens meter, with SPD cells for fast light response, with Bulk Film Magazine MX, Dial Data MX for automatic...
MX Manual - Page 13
... until the ASA number of the camera.
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The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm films is to set the ASA film speed because it into the Memo Holder on the back cover of your camera, tear off the top of the film box and insert it is coupled to the exposure meter system. I wuua..Jwt
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LILM FOR...
MX Manual - Page 20
... will be combined for maximum lamp efficiency. Use the hot shoe flash contact when using an electronic flash with its cord plugged into the X terminal on the front of the camera body, and a separate X contact on the body front. Note the "X"
setting is no need to "hot" (switched on) only when you insert a shoe! mount electronic flash. The table on the...
MX Manual - Page 21
... 60 30 15
X
FP I
FP CLASS M. Before attaching the flash unit to the hot
shoe and the bracket types are attached to the camera,
you must remove the protective plug from the
proper terminal. Either can be used with your
camera.
When not using the terminals,
keep the plugs inserted.
X
1 8
1 4
1 2
1 B
M • MF • FP CLASS
The...
MX Manual - Page 24
... not be accurate, exercise caution. in the viewfinder. METER COUPLING RANGE
The exposure meter of the MX measures the brightness of the lens being used with ASA100 film, you have focused your subject on the ground glass. to 1/1000 sec. with
any shutter speed from 1 sec. The total range of the aperture settings is, of course, determined by the...
MX Manual - Page 27
... with most types of
35mm film is no longer functioning, you must
determine the correct combination of situations.
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•25 If the batteries have worn out. MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION
The two alkaline or silver oxide batteries in a variety of shutter
speed and aperture size yourself, from your MX are used only for powering the
exposure meter;
MX Manual - Page 32
...as stop-down metering lenses. However, when Adaptor K is used, the following is true:
. Other screw-mount
30• a How to Use Mount Adaptor K Screw the conventional Takumar lens into the
Mount Adaptor K.
2 Attach the Adaptor/lens unit to the camera body by attaching them first to a Mount Adaptor K. USING SCREW-MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES
Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar...
MX Manual - Page 33
... mechanism for locking in the Mount Adaptor K is totally different from the camera body, first remove the screw-mount lens. To remove the Mount Adaptor K from that which locks in the normal way.
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Takumar lenses can then be attached in an SMC Pentax bayonet-mount lens, the
lens release lever C) on the camera body plays
no part at all.
•31...
MX Manual - Page 34
...telephotos do not have a
diaphragm coupling lever 0 on the back of these is used with the camera body to
permit open -aperture metering. st
down metering. Use of other K
Series accessories -
OPEN-APERTURE AND STOP-DOWN METERING LENSES
Open-aperture SMC Pentax lenses have a diaphragm coupler, so
they must be used between the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop -down...
MX Manual - Page 37
... the Spacer Ring (packed with the camera) between camera and tripod.
6. Take care to protect both body and lens from interfering with a clean, soft cloth. There are not using it off immediately with proper mounting of the socket, after which the camera will
•35 It's also a good idea to an authorized Pentax Service Center. Because of the possible...
MX Manual - Page 38
... is covered by warranty, regular charges of the manufacturer or of servicing. Shipping charges are beyond our control, damage caused by use or from other than Pentax lenses are to be borne by defective material or workmanship or otherwise; WARRANTY POLICY
All Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects...
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