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CONTENTS Basic operating instructions "Your ME SUPER Quick Course" 2 Description of lenses and Resistance to temperature extremes and changes 41 accessories made by other Camera maintenance 42 manufacturers with - Pentax does not assume any responsibility or liability for difficulties resulting... parts 4 Lens mounting 6 Inserting batteries 7 Film loading and winding 8 Setting ASA film speed/memo holder 9 The exposure mode dial 10 IMPORTANT Aperture setting 13 Focusing and composing 14 All SMC Pentax lenses and Shooting on "AUTO" 15 Pentax accessories are ...
CONTENTS Basic operating instructions "Your ME SUPER Quick Course" 2 Description of lenses and Resistance to temperature extremes and changes 41 accessories made by other Camera maintenance 42 manufacturers with - Pentax does not assume any responsibility or liability for difficulties resulting... parts 4 Lens mounting 6 Inserting batteries 7 Film loading and winding 8 Setting ASA film speed/memo holder 9 The exposure mode dial 10 IMPORTANT Aperture setting 13 Focusing and composing 14 All SMC Pentax lenses and Shooting on "AUTO" 15 Pentax accessories are ...
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Set the lens aperture. (See page 13) 2. Load the film with the exposure mode dial set at "125X" and advance to IX.(See page 18) '1 - 2• Set the ASA film speed. (See page 9) 5. Insert the two Alkaline batteries. (See page 7) 4. Set the exposure compensation dial to the first exposure. (See page 8) 3. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 'Your ME SUPER Quick Course" 1. Set the exposure mode dial to "AUTO." (See page 10) 6.
Set the lens aperture. (See page 13) 2. Load the film with the exposure mode dial set at "125X" and advance to IX.(See page 18) '1 - 2• Set the ASA film speed. (See page 9) 5. Insert the two Alkaline batteries. (See page 7) 4. Set the exposure compensation dial to the first exposure. (See page 8) 3. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 'Your ME SUPER Quick Course" 1. Set the exposure mode dial to "AUTO." (See page 10) 6.
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...GREEN LED glows (i.e., those points. •3 GREEN LED Go ahead and shoot RED "OVER" or "UNDER" LED Change the lens f-stop until one of your new Pentax ME SUPER selects exactly the right shutter speed for the lighting conditions in the viewfinder glows. If a YELLOW LED glows (i.e., those between ..."2000" and "60" on the viewfinder scale), you can 0 use a wider lens aperture where a GREEN LED appears (see ...
...GREEN LED glows (i.e., those points. •3 GREEN LED Go ahead and shoot RED "OVER" or "UNDER" LED Change the lens f-stop until one of your new Pentax ME SUPER selects exactly the right shutter speed for the lighting conditions in the viewfinder glows. If a YELLOW LED glows (i.e., those between ..."2000" and "60" on the viewfinder scale), you can 0 use a wider lens aperture where a GREEN LED appears (see ...
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e Distance scale Depth-of -field scale e Aperture/Distance index 4 • DESCRIPTION OF PARTS 2 3 5 6789 12 13 14 15 F3EPITAX 6 5 418 ()Neck strap ring Exposure counter 0 Self-timer lever OShutter release button Exposure mode index button O Exposure mode indications e Rapid wind lever 13 S 3 21 22 23 Shutter-cocked indicator ()Manual shutter-speed control buttons e Hotshoe e Auto flash contact e Exposure compensation dial e ASA film speed index ID Film rewind crank Film rewind knob/Back cover release Lens release lever lb Lens alignment node ID Focusing ring.
e Distance scale Depth-of -field scale e Aperture/Distance index 4 • DESCRIPTION OF PARTS 2 3 5 6789 12 13 14 15 F3EPITAX 6 5 418 ()Neck strap ring Exposure counter 0 Self-timer lever OShutter release button Exposure mode index button O Exposure mode indications e Rapid wind lever 13 S 3 21 22 23 Shutter-cocked indicator ()Manual shutter-speed control buttons e Hotshoe e Auto flash contact e Exposure compensation dial e ASA film speed index ID Film rewind crank Film rewind knob/Back cover release Lens release lever lb Lens alignment node ID Focusing ring.
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... only front-elementdown, never front -element-up. Depress the lens release lever while turning the lens counterclockwise with the lens release lever 0 by touch. To detach, hold the camera 0 with the red dot eon the lens. r i p• i Airimbi, LENS MOUNTING 1. If you have to see, align the raised ...camera body with your right hand. In the dark, when the red 0 dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3....
... only front-elementdown, never front -element-up. Depress the lens release lever while turning the lens counterclockwise with the lens release lever 0 by touch. To detach, hold the camera 0 with the red dot eon the lens. r i p• i Airimbi, LENS MOUNTING 1. If you have to see, align the raised ...camera body with your right hand. In the dark, when the red 0 dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it clockwise until the lens locks with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3....
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If you use "AUTO," remove the lens cap and point the camera toward the light, otherwise inordinately long exposures will occur if you use the "M" setting, unless a faster shutter speed is used. 2. ...
If you use "AUTO," remove the lens cap and point the camera toward the light, otherwise inordinately long exposures will occur if you use the "M" setting, unless a faster shutter speed is used. 2. ...
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... button on top of shooting opportunities when they arise. When the exposure mode dial is the exposure mode dial, whereby you merely preselect the lens aperture; "AUTO": Your might consider "AUTO" the normal exposure mode and the others as auxiliary modes for operating instructions) 10• Keep... mode, the shutter speed dial has been eliminated on your thumb or forefinger and rotate the dial until the white button aligns with your ME SUPER. It's also an excellent mode for allowing novices to operate your camera. (See "SHOOTING ON AUTO," page 15, for special shooting situations....
... button on top of shooting opportunities when they arise. When the exposure mode dial is the exposure mode dial, whereby you merely preselect the lens aperture; "AUTO": Your might consider "AUTO" the normal exposure mode and the others as auxiliary modes for operating instructions) 10• Keep... mode, the shutter speed dial has been eliminated on your thumb or forefinger and rotate the dial until the white button aligns with your ME SUPER. It's also an excellent mode for allowing novices to operate your camera. (See "SHOOTING ON AUTO," page 15, for special shooting situations....
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... exposures longer than the AF 200S. (See page 29) In addition, because the shutter operates mechanically without batteries at this setting, it is the ME SUPER's revolutionary new "pushbutton" manual exposure setting. While shutter speeds vary continuously in the viewfinder using the dual "pushbutton" control system. (See "MANUAL EXPOSURES." In this... one of battery failure. page 20.) "125X": This is a 1/125 sec. M 115X lb To disengage the lock, set the dial to "125X" and adjust the lens aperture according fo subject brightness (refer to "B".
... exposures longer than the AF 200S. (See page 29) In addition, because the shutter operates mechanically without batteries at this setting, it is the ME SUPER's revolutionary new "pushbutton" manual exposure setting. While shutter speeds vary continuously in the viewfinder using the dual "pushbutton" control system. (See "MANUAL EXPOSURES." In this... one of battery failure. page 20.) "125X": This is a 1/125 sec. M 115X lb To disengage the lock, set the dial to "125X" and adjust the lens aperture according fo subject brightness (refer to "B".
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...f/8 - f/2.8 12 3 n 444 • 22151 85s 42e 215 `4\ To set the aperture, align the figure equivalent to the lens aperture used. Note on "AUTO" (or manual when applicable), preset the lens aperture as suggested in relation to the recommended f-number with the diamond index mark. With the 50mm...an f-number that you may occasionally wish to as f/22) denote smaller apertures. However, when shooting on the aperture control ring of the lens are referred to vary the aperture setting from the norm for example, f/1.4 is the widest, aperture or "open-aperture," while f/22 is...
...f/8 - f/2.8 12 3 n 444 • 22151 85s 42e 215 `4\ To set the aperture, align the figure equivalent to the lens aperture used. Note on "AUTO" (or manual when applicable), preset the lens aperture as suggested in relation to the recommended f-number with the diamond index mark. With the 50mm...an f-number that you may occasionally wish to as f/22) denote smaller apertures. However, when shooting on the aperture control ring of the lens are referred to vary the aperture setting from the norm for example, f/1.4 is the widest, aperture or "open-aperture," while f/22 is...
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... in the overall viewfinder field. For precise focus, turn the o focusing ring of your ME SUPER is a split-image type surrounded by turning the focusing ring until the glitter disappears from inside the viewfinder of the lens until the image comes in clear in the split-image circle at the center align...
... in the overall viewfinder field. For precise focus, turn the o focusing ring of your ME SUPER is a split-image type surrounded by turning the focusing ring until the glitter disappears from inside the viewfinder of the lens until the image comes in clear in the split-image circle at the center align...
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... and the only adjustments required are also instances when use of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicators glows. Usually, simply changing the lens aperture is enough, but there are the preliminaries outlined below. If it is extremely bright, however, or when lighting is limited (such... When it goes out before you have performed the following: (1) Check that the ASA film speed is set properly (page 9). (2) Preset the lens aperture as at dusk, dawn, night, shooting indoors, etc.) additional adjustments are sometimes required. There is no need to maintain finger pressure on ...
... and the only adjustments required are also instances when use of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicators glows. Usually, simply changing the lens aperture is enough, but there are the preliminaries outlined below. If it is extremely bright, however, or when lighting is limited (such... When it goes out before you have performed the following: (1) Check that the ASA film speed is set properly (page 9). (2) Preset the lens aperture as at dusk, dawn, night, shooting indoors, etc.) additional adjustments are sometimes required. There is no need to maintain finger pressure on ...
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... overexposed unless you should happen to press the shutter button while the shutter dial is desired use a slower shutter speed and smaller lens aperture - CAUTION: If you adjust the lens aperture ring. The figures seen in the viewfinder from "2" to "2000" refer to the shutter speeds in abnormally long exposure.... GREEN LED - OVEREXPOSURE If the RED LED beside the "OVER" indication at "2000" (when more depth-of-field is set on AUTO with the lens cap on, or in very poor lighting conditions, the mirror may lock up, resulting in fractions of the GREEN LEDs light. After closing the shutter...
... overexposed unless you should happen to press the shutter button while the shutter dial is desired use a slower shutter speed and smaller lens aperture - CAUTION: If you adjust the lens aperture ring. The figures seen in the viewfinder from "2" to "2000" refer to the shutter speeds in abnormally long exposure.... GREEN LED - OVEREXPOSURE If the RED LED beside the "OVER" indication at "2000" (when more depth-of-field is set on AUTO with the lens cap on, or in very poor lighting conditions, the mirror may lock up, resulting in fractions of the GREEN LEDs light. After closing the shutter...
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... using a tripod at the bottom of the camera - this LED lights, first try a wider lens aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to f/2.8, f/1.7, etc.) to flash (page28-29). If a YELLOW LED lights, first try setting the lens to warn you reach the widest lens aperture, do either of exposure; to minimize camera shake (page 31) or, ©switch to...
... using a tripod at the bottom of the camera - this LED lights, first try a wider lens aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to f/2.8, f/1.7, etc.) to flash (page28-29). If a YELLOW LED lights, first try setting the lens to warn you reach the widest lens aperture, do either of exposure; to minimize camera shake (page 31) or, ©switch to...
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... the "M" LED are the only LEDs that remain lit in the viewfinder to f/2, f/1.4, etc.). If the "UNDER" LED remains lit, • set the lens to a wider aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to serve as guides for setting the correct exposure. The "OVER and "UNDER" LEDs flash in the viewfinder. (F IFE1 20111... • II 4.0 251 Aperture First: Set the f-number you have the option of setting either the shutter speed or the lens aperture first. If the "OVER" LED still flashes, stop the lens down to a smaller aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to f/11, f/16, etc.l until it goes out. When the "UNDER" LED ...
... the "M" LED are the only LEDs that remain lit in the viewfinder to f/2, f/1.4, etc.). If the "UNDER" LED remains lit, • set the lens to a wider aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to serve as guides for setting the correct exposure. The "OVER and "UNDER" LEDs flash in the viewfinder. (F IFE1 20111... • II 4.0 251 Aperture First: Set the f-number you have the option of setting either the shutter speed or the lens aperture first. If the "OVER" LED still flashes, stop the lens down to a smaller aperture (i.e., f/5.6 to f/11, f/16, etc.l until it goes out. When the "UNDER" LED ...
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... with the shutter speed increase button.) •23 4-711 =Mt If the given shutter speed is not necessary to go out when you preset the lens aperture, use a faster shutter speed; Overexposure: If the "OVER" LED fails to use the shutter speed increase button. and you use a slow shutter speed below...
... with the shutter speed increase button.) •23 4-711 =Mt If the given shutter speed is not necessary to go out when you preset the lens aperture, use a faster shutter speed; Overexposure: If the "OVER" LED fails to use the shutter speed increase button. and you use a slow shutter speed below...
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AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE AF 200S/AF 160 Your Pentax ME SUPER features the added convenience of the flash unit and the lens aperture according to the 4s instructions accompanying the unit. 28* Viewfinder "Flash Ready" Indication: Moreover, when you need to remove your eye ... indicator will light to signal automatic flash synchronization. 511 251 After taking the picture, the camera reverts to synchronize the camera with either the Pentax AF 200S or AF 160 Auto Flash. simultaneously, the green "125X" LED shutter 1001 speed indicator will flash on the unit the flash ...
AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE AF 200S/AF 160 Your Pentax ME SUPER features the added convenience of the flash unit and the lens aperture according to the 4s instructions accompanying the unit. 28* Viewfinder "Flash Ready" Indication: Moreover, when you need to remove your eye ... indicator will light to signal automatic flash synchronization. 511 251 After taking the picture, the camera reverts to synchronize the camera with either the Pentax AF 200S or AF 160 Auto Flash. simultaneously, the green "125X" LED shutter 1001 speed indicator will flash on the unit the flash ...
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... direct via an extension bracket, to the instructions accompanying your unit requires a cord connection, plug the cord into the "X" socket beside the lens mount. OTHER FLASH UNITS The ME SUPER may be used . Finumber Setting, etc: As flash operating instructions vary depending upon the type of flash unit you are using, refer...
... direct via an extension bracket, to the instructions accompanying your unit requires a cord connection, plug the cord into the "X" socket beside the lens mount. OTHER FLASH UNITS The ME SUPER may be used . Finumber Setting, etc: As flash operating instructions vary depending upon the type of flash unit you are using, refer...
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... to a close -up photography guide. Maximum Depth of Field: The depth of field" and can obtain this , refer to smaller lens apertures and is greatest at the "OVER" setting, you shutter speeds in use a small aperture such as "depth of field becomes progressively... of field becomes progressively shallower at f/2, f/1.7 or f/1.4, depending upon the aperture in excess of -Field Control: Depending upon which highlights your photos. a wide lens aperture. This effect is sufficient. (NOTE: This technique does not work , but for this effect, even on a bright, sunny day, by using a ...
... to a close -up photography guide. Maximum Depth of Field: The depth of field" and can obtain this , refer to smaller lens apertures and is greatest at the "OVER" setting, you shutter speeds in use a small aperture such as "depth of field becomes progressively... of field becomes progressively shallower at f/2, f/1.7 or f/1.4, depending upon the aperture in excess of -Field Control: Depending upon which highlights your photos. a wide lens aperture. This effect is sufficient. (NOTE: This technique does not work , but for this effect, even on a bright, sunny day, by using a ...
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.... You will note from approximately 4 to 7m is focused on the depth-of-field scale indicates the area in focus. Note that lens opening of in focus at a given lens aperture. For the depth of field is at a certain aperture, focus on the subject and look at 5 meters; The calibrations on ... f/4 is to know how great the depth of field is the range between the nearest and farthest distances which are in -focus distance for different lens apertures. If you want to be used, the range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. For example, ...
.... You will note from approximately 4 to 7m is focused on the depth-of-field scale indicates the area in focus. Note that lens opening of in focus at a given lens aperture. For the depth of field is at a certain aperture, focus on the subject and look at 5 meters; The calibrations on ... f/4 is to know how great the depth of field is the range between the nearest and farthest distances which are in -focus distance for different lens apertures. If you want to be used, the range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on a subject 5 meters away. For example, ...
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DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMC PENTAX-M 50mm LENS Distance seal. 1/1.4 1/2 1/2.8 f/4 1/5.6 1/8 1/11 1/16 1/22 • Distance smile 1/1.4 f/2 1/2.8 1/4 1/5.6 f/8 •35 1/16 1/22 0.45m 0.447 - 0.453 0.446 - 0.454 0.445 - 0.455 0.443 - 0S0..:44154280? 0.436 - 0.466 0.430 ...
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMC PENTAX-M 50mm LENS Distance seal. 1/1.4 1/2 1/2.8 f/4 1/5.6 1/8 1/11 1/16 1/22 • Distance smile 1/1.4 f/2 1/2.8 1/4 1/5.6 f/8 •35 1/16 1/22 0.45m 0.447 - 0.453 0.446 - 0.454 0.445 - 0.455 0.443 - 0S0..:44154280? 0.436 - 0.466 0.430 ...