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CONTENTS Nomenclature 2 Specifications 4 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 ... 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 Coupling Range 22 Helpful Hints on Exposure Problems 23 Dual Control Exposure System 23 Shutter Button Lock 24 Manual Shutter Operation 25 Self...
CONTENTS Nomenclature 2 Specifications 4 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 ... 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 Coupling Range 22 Helpful Hints on Exposure Problems 23 Dual Control Exposure System 23 Shutter Button Lock 24 Manual Shutter Operation 25 Self...
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Aperture/Distance index O Depth-of-field scale O Aperture ring 2e 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 e 'O Ef Self-timer lever/Depth-offield preview lever O Upraised alignment dot 0 Focusing ring 0 Distance scale ,r; I NOMENCLATURE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 • rti 1 ' O Exposure counter 0 Shutter button lock lever 0 Shutter-cocked indicator O Shutter release button 0 ASA window OASA dial lock button 0 Shutter speed dial O Shutter speed index 4iitttr,-
Aperture/Distance index O Depth-of-field scale O Aperture ring 2e 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 e 'O Ef Self-timer lever/Depth-offield preview lever O Upraised alignment dot 0 Focusing ring 0 Distance scale ,r; I NOMENCLATURE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 • rti 1 ' O Exposure counter 0 Shutter button lock lever 0 Shutter-cocked indicator O Shutter release button 0 ASA window OASA dial lock button 0 Shutter speed dial O Shutter speed index 4iitttr,-
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... and "Cocked" indicator. Depth-of-field preview with 50mm lens at infinity); -1 diopter eyepiece. Rewind crank for X contact; 1/60 sec. SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2 Horizontal-run, rubberized silk focal-plane shutter; Delays.... 162° throw with open-aperture center weighted Through-The-Lens meter. Pentax K bayonet. plus hot/cold accessory shoe for speedy film rewind. 4• SPECIFICATIONS Type Lens mount Standard lenses Shutter Flash synchronization Self-timer Viewfinder Mirror and ...
... and "Cocked" indicator. Depth-of-field preview with 50mm lens at infinity); -1 diopter eyepiece. Rewind crank for X contact; 1/60 sec. SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2 Horizontal-run, rubberized silk focal-plane shutter; Delays.... 162° throw with open-aperture center weighted Through-The-Lens meter. Pentax K bayonet. plus hot/cold accessory shoe for speedy film rewind. 4• SPECIFICATIONS Type Lens mount Standard lenses Shutter Flash synchronization Self-timer Viewfinder Mirror and ...
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...needle quick/sure loading. 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, speedy film wind and shutter cocking. 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...
...needle quick/sure loading. 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, speedy film wind and shutter cocking. 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...
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...the dark, when the red dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with your left hand. To detach, hold the camera with your right hand. Insert the lens into the body and turn and lock as above. Then ...; ItZ 11r i ' 3 4. Match the red dot 0 on the lens. If you have to see, align the upraised white dot Q on the lens barrel with the red dot 0 on the camera body with the lens 0 release lever by touch. Depress the lens release lever C) while turning the lens counterclockwise with a click. 3. Remove the rear...
...the dark, when the red dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with your left hand. To detach, hold the camera with your right hand. Insert the lens into the body and turn and lock as above. Then ...; ItZ 11r i ' 3 4. Match the red dot 0 on the lens. If you have to see, align the upraised white dot Q on the lens barrel with the red dot 0 on the camera body with the lens 0 release lever by touch. Depress the lens release lever C) while turning the lens counterclockwise with a click. 3. Remove the rear...
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... ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. Or, after focusing, look through the viewfinder while moving the Self-timer lever toward the lens, and you will note from approximately 4 to 7m is focused on the depth-of-field scale indicates the area in focus at different apertures and... distances, refer to the diaphragm setting and indicate the range of field at that is, the a lens is in -focus distance for different lens apertures. For the depths of in focus. If you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certain ...
... ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. Or, after focusing, look through the viewfinder while moving the Self-timer lever toward the lens, and you will note from approximately 4 to 7m is focused on the depth-of-field scale indicates the area in focus at different apertures and... distances, refer to the diaphragm setting and indicate the range of field at that is, the a lens is in -focus distance for different lens apertures. For the depths of in focus. If you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certain ...
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...exposure measurements made at the points found in the shaded area in the above table can be guaranteed only when using the 50mm f/1.4 lens, accurate exposure measurement at 1/1000 sec. The green area in the viewfinder. in combination with 25 ASA film will illuminate the green ...minimum aperture) may use any shutter speed from 1 sec. METER COUPLING RANGE The exposure meter of the MX measures the brightness of this lens) to f/16 (f/1.4 f/16). 22• For example, with the 50mm f/1.4 lens and ASA100 film, an aperture from 1 sec. As you may be accurate, exercise caution.
...exposure measurements made at the points found in the shaded area in the above table can be guaranteed only when using the 50mm f/1.4 lens, accurate exposure measurement at 1/1000 sec. The green area in the viewfinder. in combination with 25 ASA film will illuminate the green ...minimum aperture) may use any shutter speed from 1 sec. METER COUPLING RANGE The exposure meter of the MX measures the brightness of this lens) to f/16 (f/1.4 f/16). 22• For example, with the 50mm f/1.4 lens and ASA100 film, an aperture from 1 sec. As you may be accurate, exercise caution.
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... infinity (..) mark to the infra-red mark. • NOTE: An infra-red focusing adjustment is not required when working with an orange line on the lens. Then match your subject into sharp focus. First, bring your subject-to-camera distance to the infra-red mark by turning the focusing ring accordingly...
... infinity (..) mark to the infra-red mark. • NOTE: An infra-red focusing adjustment is not required when working with an orange line on the lens. Then match your subject into sharp focus. First, bring your subject-to-camera distance to the infra-red mark by turning the focusing ring accordingly...
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Full-aperture metering lenses will not function. . 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. Other screw-mount 30• USING SCREW-...until it locks with a click. (This takes slightly less than a quarter of a revolution.) 3 To remove the lens, leaving the Mount Adaptor K attached to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counterclockwise. However, when Adaptor K is used, the following is true: . Due to the difference in coupling systems...
Full-aperture metering lenses will not function. . 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. Other screw-mount 30• USING SCREW-...until it locks with a click. (This takes slightly less than a quarter of a revolution.) 3 To remove the lens, leaving the Mount Adaptor K attached to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counterclockwise. However, when Adaptor K is used, the following is true: . Due to the difference in coupling systems...
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molimimerrr-**MOMINIES.rt ... $ 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 Turn the Mount Adaptor K counterclockwise until you feel it release, and take ... the spring pin 2. e DL . Since the 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. 1.
molimimerrr-**MOMINIES.rt ... $ 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 Turn the Mount Adaptor K counterclockwise until you feel it release, and take ... the spring pin 2. e DL . Since the 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. 1.
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OPEN-APERTURE AND STOP-DOWN METERING LENSES Open-aperture SMC Pentax lenses have a diaphragm coupler, so they must be used with the camera body to permit open -aperture metering. USe of the lens which couples with the stop-down metering. Whenever any one of the Auto-Extension Tube... Set K permits open -aperture metering. st down metering system must be used between the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop -down metering system. The ultra telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupling lever 0 on the back 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 with the camera body to permit open -aperture metering. USe of the lens which couples with the stop-down metering. Whenever any one of the Auto-Extension Tube... Set K permits open -aperture metering. st down metering system must be used between the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop -down metering system. The ultra telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupling lever 0 on the back of other K Series accessories ...
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...though externally nothing seems to drop the camera or knock it 's an excellent way of a lens brush. but be carefully wiped away with your hands. (The natural acids on your pictures...wipe away all moisture completely. Smudges, such as possible. Commercial lens cleaners are very damaging.) Minor dirt or spots on the lens before wiping is effective; Take care not to have already been ... are particularly good for this. it against anything solid. Always keep the viewfinder eyepiece, lens and filters as clean as fingerprints, should be sure to wipe off granular dirt or dust...
...though externally nothing seems to drop the camera or knock it 's an excellent way of a lens brush. but be carefully wiped away with your hands. (The natural acids on your pictures...wipe away all moisture completely. Smudges, such as possible. Commercial lens cleaners are very damaging.) Minor dirt or spots on the lens before wiping is effective; Take care not to have already been ... are particularly good for this. it against anything solid. Always keep the viewfinder eyepiece, lens and filters as clean as fingerprints, should be sure to wipe off granular dirt or dust...
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.... If you use a longer screw, you are not using it right again. If your camera in a cabinet or closet. Where to protect both body and lens from interfering with the camera) between camera and tripod. 6. The best storage place is not waterproof. This is the depth of the camera to the..., attach the Spacer Ring (packed with proper mounting of the tripod socket on a tripod, be done to keep your camera. In order to an authorized Pentax Service Center. Because of the possible build-up of humidity, it is no longer than 5.5mm.
.... If you use a longer screw, you are not using it right again. If your camera in a cabinet or closet. Where to protect both body and lens from interfering with the camera) between camera and tripod. 6. The best storage place is not waterproof. This is the depth of the camera to the..., attach the Spacer Ring (packed with proper mounting of the tripod socket on a tripod, be done to keep your camera. In order to an authorized Pentax Service Center. Because of the possible build-up of humidity, it is no longer than 5.5mm.