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ES Manual - Page 2
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Fixed focus setting
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Super-Multi-Coated (SMC) Takumars
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Difference of angle of Takumar lenses
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List of Takumar interchangeable lenses
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Specifications of Takumar lenses
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Complete system of Asahi Pentax accessories
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Asahi Pentax Prism Binoculars & Telescopes
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Guide book for Asahi Pentax
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system of photography...
ES Manual - Page 3
... an electronic computer assuring you . There's also an exposure control dial for use with you of the refinements that works automatically without special lenses. The Asahi Pentax ES is equipped with focal-plane electronic shutter for automatic exposure control.
If the exact shutter speed should be 1/459, 1/733 or 1/952 seconds, then that...
ES Manual - Page 4
...guide Distance scale
Battery housing
Focusing ring
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Battery... check button Exposure factor control dial Film rewind knob/Back cover opener
ASA speed indicator Reminder dial selector
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Film type reminder dial
Stop-down lever
FP flash terminal
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X flash terminal
Diaphragm ring
Depth-of-field preview lever (stays fixed except when the lens is mounted on a Pentax...
ES Manual - Page 6
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SPECIFICATIONS
Type
35mm TTL-metering single-lens reflex camera with 50mm lens. -1.0 dioptry.
Shutter speed calibration, TTL meter needle and battery "LIVE" mark in...
ES Manual - Page 7
... battery (Eveready #544). Weight
940 gr. (2 lb. 1 oz.)
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FP + X contacts for open-diaphragm and stop-down reading. Exposure Meter
CdS-activated TTL meter for conventional flash cord connection. or under-exposure.
Lens Mount
42mm thread (Pentax...
ES Manual - Page 8
For insertion, refer to pre-selected f stop.) ES
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Set shutter speed dial at "lx" for normal exposure. Keep it down for stop-down exposure reading. (...Lens aperture stays fully open, and stops down to page 19.
1. Load your film and set ASA film speed.
2. HOW IT WORKS
A silver battery is packed separately. Pre-select f/stop as you depress shutter release.) Move it into the...
ES Manual - Page 11
...number of the loaded film appears in the data sheet packed with each roll of film loaded. To set the dial, pull out the rewind knob softly, and move the selector to 3:E for daylight type color... film,
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when the film is given in the ASA speed indicator window. Lift the outer ring of the ...
ES Manual - Page 12
... "AUTOMATIC". For example, set between the indicated positions to give intentional over- In addition, the dial can be set the dial at 2x or 4 x when shooting against the light, and at 1/2 x against the orange arrow for normal exposures. Use this control only when necessary to achieve more specific exposure control.
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ES Manual - Page 14
... The shutter speed of the ES is a rough guide to pre-select the desired ...aperture such as follows:
Fine weather Cloudy weather Indoor
f/11 - according to the brightness of 8 to it, you will have your own yardstick for aperture pre-selection depending on your subjects. f/16 f/5.6 - f/8 f/2.8 - DIAPHRAGM SETTING /7\s\OM,47\
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Set...
ES Manual - Page 16
...or use the viewfinder cap to shield the light coming in the viewfinder indicates the correct shutter speed. support your finger is off the shutter button, the meter circuit is DOWN.
If the needle goes below...that the stop-down lever is off and the needle will return to the top of the ES is guaranteed to work properly down the diaphragm until the needle moves below "1", the shutter speed indicates ...
ES Manual - Page 17
... automatic exposure. Also remember that the TTL metering does not work unless the shutter dial is set at "AUTOMATIC".
15 The SMC Takumar 85mm f/1.9 (photo on top, right) and SMC Takumar...do not have the
open-aperture reading pin ®, and therefore, they should be
used on the ES camera body, the TTL meter reads exposure through the fully-open aperture or stopped-down taking aperture for...
ES Manual - Page 18
...setting for intentional long exposure and X for electronic flash synchronization, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. V
tric circuit and TTL meter circuit
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are off. sired speed setting....
Now the elec-
Apart from "AUTOMATIC" to the electronic shutter for automatic exposure control,
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the ES has a mechanical shutter for speeds:...
ES Manual - Page 23
...FP CLASS
1/60X
Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount electronic flash like the Pentax Super-Lite II which also has a flash contact on the body front. In this case, you do not have ... X contact on the body front.
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When not using these terminals, keep the plugs inserted in the terminals. As indicated in the
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ES Manual - Page 41
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All these lenses fit any Pentax model wh.ch has a 42mm threaded lens mount. PS=Preset. All lenses, including standard lenses purchased...MINIMUM APERTURE
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ES Manual - Page 48
...cameras and photography is merely an instruction book for the proper care and operation of any particular manufacturer and brings to the Asahi Pentax Way a knowledgeable, independent and ... the Asahi Pentax System of any theory that he has not tried out in general.
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GUIDE BOOK FOR ASAHI PENTAX SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The operating manual for the Asahi Pentax cameras ...
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