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... 11 Aperture setting 13 Shooting on AUTO 14 The "100X" and "B" settings 16 Focusing and composing 17 Holding the camera 18 Unloading film 19 Auto flash photography (AF 200S) 20 Other flash units 21 Shooting pointers 22 • Optimum apertures 22 • Stopping the action 22 • Depth ...
... 11 Aperture setting 13 Shooting on AUTO 14 The "100X" and "B" settings 16 Focusing and composing 17 Holding the camera 18 Unloading film 19 Auto flash photography (AF 200S) 20 Other flash units 21 Shooting pointers 22 • Optimum apertures 22 • Stopping the action 22 • Depth ...
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DESCRIPTION OF PARTS 00 0 (3 00 OC 2 0 Neck strap ring O Exposure counter 0 Shutter release button 0 Exposure mode dial 0 Rapid-wind lever 0 Exposure modes O Hot shoe 0 Auto flash contact O ASA film speed ring Exposure-compensationindicator dial 0 Film rewind crank 0 Film rewind knob/Back cover release CD Lens release lever O Lens alignment node 0 Focusing ring O Depth-of-field scale 2•
DESCRIPTION OF PARTS 00 0 (3 00 OC 2 0 Neck strap ring O Exposure counter 0 Shutter release button 0 Exposure mode dial 0 Rapid-wind lever 0 Exposure modes O Hot shoe 0 Auto flash contact O ASA film speed ring Exposure-compensationindicator dial 0 Film rewind crank 0 Film rewind knob/Back cover release CD Lens release lever O Lens alignment node 0 Focusing ring O Depth-of-field scale 2•
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19 • 21 0 Aperture/Distance index 0 Aperture ring 0 Viewfinder eyepiece ID Film Chamber 0 Battery chamber 0 Tripod receptacle •3 \\\ 16 0 Film guide rail 0 Film rail 0 Shutter blades 0 Film rewind button 0 Sprocket wheel 0 Film take-up spool 0 Back cover 0 Film pressure plate
19 • 21 0 Aperture/Distance index 0 Aperture ring 0 Viewfinder eyepiece ID Film Chamber 0 Battery chamber 0 Tripod receptacle •3 \\\ 16 0 Film guide rail 0 Film rail 0 Shutter blades 0 Film rewind button 0 Sprocket wheel 0 Film take-up spool 0 Back cover 0 Film pressure plate
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...also provided for AF 200S Auto Flash Unit at 1/100 sec. Open aperture, center-weighted through-the-lens light metering via ASA film speed dial. at f/2.8) to Auto; SPECIFICATIONS Type: Mount: Standard lenses: Shutter: Exposure metering: Auto flash synch: Manual flash...set to EV 19 (ASA 100 1/1000 sec. LED "Stop/Go" exposure readout in viewfinder. Pentax Bayonet Mount SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2, SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Seiko MFC vertical-run metal focal-plane shutter; at f/22). Synchronizes automatically for ...
...also provided for AF 200S Auto Flash Unit at 1/100 sec. Open aperture, center-weighted through-the-lens light metering via ASA film speed dial. at f/2.8) to Auto; SPECIFICATIONS Type: Mount: Standard lenses: Shutter: Exposure metering: Auto flash synch: Manual flash...set to EV 19 (ASA 100 1/1000 sec. LED "Stop/Go" exposure readout in viewfinder. Pentax Bayonet Mount SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2, SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Seiko MFC vertical-run metal focal-plane shutter; at f/22). Synchronizes automatically for ...
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...: Adequate exposure for handheld shooting (1/1000 - 1/30 sec.) Yellow: Slow Exposure Warning (below 1/30 sec., inadequate for speed film rewind. Single-stroke rapid wind lever; LEDs double as battery check lamp. Standard camera back with 30°rest setting. plastic ...1.5V Alkaline (LR44) or Silver-oxide (G13) batteries; Automatic reset, additive type. Viewfinder Viewfinder indications: Mirror and diaphragm: Film wind and rewind: Film loading: Exposure counter: Battery: Back cover: Body size: Body weight: Aluminum-coated pentaprism finder with 50mm lens; -1.0 diopter eyepiece...
...: Adequate exposure for handheld shooting (1/1000 - 1/30 sec.) Yellow: Slow Exposure Warning (below 1/30 sec., inadequate for speed film rewind. Single-stroke rapid wind lever; LEDs double as battery check lamp. Standard camera back with 30°rest setting. plastic ...1.5V Alkaline (LR44) or Silver-oxide (G13) batteries; Automatic reset, additive type. Viewfinder Viewfinder indications: Mirror and diaphragm: Film wind and rewind: Film loading: Exposure counter: Battery: Back cover: Body size: Body weight: Aluminum-coated pentaprism finder with 50mm lens; -1.0 diopter eyepiece...
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... the red dot on the camera body with your right hand. To detach, hold the camera with the red dot C) on the lens barrel with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• Insert the lens into the body and turn and lock as above. 4. H 0 0 LENS MOUNTING 1. Depress e the lens release...
... the red dot on the camera body with your right hand. To detach, hold the camera with the red dot C) on the lens barrel with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• Insert the lens into the body and turn and lock as above. 4. H 0 0 LENS MOUNTING 1. Depress e the lens release...
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BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preselect the aperture. (Page 13) 4 Set the exposure mode dial to the first exposure. (Page 10) 2. Load the film into your camera and advance it to AUTO. (Page 14). • 5. Set the ASA film speed. (Page 11) 3. Focus and compose the picture by turning the focusing ring while sighting through the viewfinder. (Page 17). 8•
BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preselect the aperture. (Page 13) 4 Set the exposure mode dial to the first exposure. (Page 10) 2. Load the film into your camera and advance it to AUTO. (Page 14). • 5. Set the ASA film speed. (Page 11) 3. Focus and compose the picture by turning the focusing ring while sighting through the viewfinder. (Page 17). 8•
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... mode dial set the exposure mode dial to AUTO. Advance the film by pulling up spool. 4. Advance the rapid-wind lever and confirm that the film rewind knob 0 turns counterclockwise, indicating 10* If film advance is performed on AUTO without J removing the lens cap,... inordinately long exposures will result, hindering film advance. 2. Place the film cartridge in this setting until after closing the ...
... mode dial set the exposure mode dial to AUTO. Advance the film by pulling up spool. 4. Advance the rapid-wind lever and confirm that the film rewind knob 0 turns counterclockwise, indicating 10* If film advance is performed on AUTO without J removing the lens cap,... inordinately long exposures will result, hindering film advance. 2. Place the film cartridge in this setting until after closing the ...
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... until the ASA number of film. ASA Film Speed Range 1250 1000 840 500 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 *I 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 • 11 P I I S O S I I • I t il l ! The higher the ASA number, the more sensitive the film is to AUTO. The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm... films is given in the data sheet packed with each roll of your film is opposite the orange index mark. SETTING ASA FILM SPEED that the film is properly loaded and is moving from the cartridge...
... until the ASA number of film. ASA Film Speed Range 1250 1000 840 500 320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 *I 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 • 11 P I I S O S I I • I t il l ! The higher the ASA number, the more sensitive the film is to AUTO. The ASA film speed rating of all 35mm... films is given in the data sheet packed with each roll of your film is opposite the orange index mark. SETTING ASA FILM SPEED that the film is properly loaded and is moving from the cartridge...
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Or••n Fled Yellow SHOOTING ON AUTO Your Pentax MV is set to f/11 or f/16, etc.). Otherwise, keep the shutter dial set the ASA film speed, preset the aperture and focused, you are for flash synch at "100X" for flash units other settings are ready to blur with such slow ... photo will be underexposed, but there is a tendency for example, f/8 to AUTO it need not be prevented by resetting the aperture ring. After loading the film, once the exposure mode dial is designed for use the other than the AF 200S, and for flash photography, if the accessory AF 200S Auto...
Or••n Fled Yellow SHOOTING ON AUTO Your Pentax MV is set to f/11 or f/16, etc.). Otherwise, keep the shutter dial set the ASA film speed, preset the aperture and focused, you are for flash synch at "100X" for flash units other settings are ready to blur with such slow ... photo will be underexposed, but there is a tendency for example, f/8 to AUTO it need not be prevented by resetting the aperture ring. After loading the film, once the exposure mode dial is designed for use the other than the AF 200S, and for flash photography, if the accessory AF 200S Auto...
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... on . The 100X setting is also convenient for film wind on a tripod, then, attach a cable release to make "Time" exposures longer than the AF 200 S (see page 211. "B" (Bulb): This setting is used in emergencies when batteries fail and you use the Pentax AF 200S Auto Flash and keep spare batteries on... synchronization with a locking device. 16• For ultra long exposures such as pressure is maintained. AUTO 100X• 100x THE "100X" AND "B" SETTINGS While the MV is designed almost totally for use on AUTO, two other than 1 second.
... on . The 100X setting is also convenient for film wind on a tripod, then, attach a cable release to make "Time" exposures longer than the AF 200 S (see page 211. "B" (Bulb): This setting is used in emergencies when batteries fail and you use the Pentax AF 200S Auto Flash and keep spare batteries on... synchronization with a locking device. 16• For ultra long exposures such as pressure is maintained. AUTO 100X• 100x THE "100X" AND "B" SETTINGS While the MV is designed almost totally for use on AUTO, two other than 1 second.
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... be rewound. (Caution: do not try to rewind the film into its cartridge. Pull out the film rewind knob (the back will not advance any further.) Fold out the rewind crank. AVOID DIRECT LIGHT WHEN UNLOADING THE FILM. Depress the film rewind button p and turn the rewind crank as indicated to... force the lever any further indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up spool. Rewind until the tension...
... be rewound. (Caution: do not try to rewind the film into its cartridge. Pull out the film rewind knob (the back will not advance any further.) Fold out the rewind crank. AVOID DIRECT LIGHT WHEN UNLOADING THE FILM. Depress the film rewind button p and turn the rewind crank as indicated to... force the lever any further indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up spool. Rewind until the tension...
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..., snow, a bright window) or when spotlighted on spotlighted stage, etc., decrease your exposure by doubling or quadrupling the ASA film speed value. With ASA 400 film: reset the ASA dial to its original setting after employing exposure compensation. Spotlighted Subjects: For subjects on stage, etc., either additional... such as when the subject is required to override the influence of the strong backlighting and bring out the details of the ASA film speed dial for the shot requiring exposure compensation. EXPOSURE COMPENSATION When shooting in the camera: reset the dial to ASA 200 (1/2X...
..., snow, a bright window) or when spotlighted on spotlighted stage, etc., decrease your exposure by doubling or quadrupling the ASA film speed value. With ASA 400 film: reset the ASA dial to its original setting after employing exposure compensation. Spotlighted Subjects: For subjects on stage, etc., either additional... such as when the subject is required to override the influence of the strong backlighting and bring out the details of the ASA film speed dial for the shot requiring exposure compensation. EXPOSURE COMPENSATION When shooting in the camera: reset the dial to ASA 200 (1/2X...
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... dot on the plus side (Illust.O). For 1/4X compensation: Second dot on the indicator's plus side. To Use: Fold out the film rewind crank as if to rewind the film and lift the knob slightly to expose the exposure-compensation-indicator dial. (CAUTION: BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PULL HARD AS THE... BACK COVER WILL SPRING OPEN, EXPOSING YOUR FILM.) Next, turn the top of the dial with your finger until the index mark of the exposure compensation dial aligns with the ASA index mark...
... dot on the plus side (Illust.O). For 1/4X compensation: Second dot on the indicator's plus side. To Use: Fold out the film rewind crank as if to rewind the film and lift the knob slightly to expose the exposure-compensation-indicator dial. (CAUTION: BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PULL HARD AS THE... BACK COVER WILL SPRING OPEN, EXPOSING YOUR FILM.) Next, turn the top of the dial with your finger until the index mark of the exposure compensation dial aligns with the ASA index mark...
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... exposure will be counted as two frames. • 0 289 As the exposure counter continues to avoid overlapping. Then make the second exposure. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob 4) , and keep hold of the rewind knob. -SIVLINPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make the first exposure in the normal...
... exposure will be counted as two frames. • 0 289 As the exposure counter continues to avoid overlapping. Then make the second exposure. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob 4) , and keep hold of the rewind knob. -SIVLINPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make the first exposure in the normal...
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... from the distance scale on the depth-of-field scale. Then determine the subject-to use the infra-red mark indicated with infra-red color film. 22 16 11 21 / • CO1 5 A Ji l l 8 44 2 82 8 /)22 • •29 c°1523 5'\ It IsI II4+4" 22 16 11' 2 82 For instance, if...
... from the distance scale on the depth-of-field scale. Then determine the subject-to use the infra-red mark indicated with infra-red color film. 22 16 11 21 / • CO1 5 A Ji l l 8 44 2 82 8 /)22 • •29 c°1523 5'\ It IsI II4+4" 22 16 11' 2 82 For instance, if...