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a Pentax camera. INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Film Reminder Dial 11 Setting ASA Film Speed 12 Compose and Focus 13 Shutter 14 Camera Holding 15 Film Unloading 16 Self-timer 17 Flash Synchronization 18 Depth-of-field Preview Button and Guide 20 Helpful Hints on Exposure Problems 22...
a Pentax camera. INDEX Nomenclature 1 Specifications 4 • Lens Mounting 6 Battery 7 Basic Operating Instructions 8 Film Loading and Winding 10 Film Reminder Dial 11 Setting ASA Film Speed 12 Compose and Focus 13 Shutter 14 Camera Holding 15 Film Unloading 16 Self-timer 17 Flash Synchronization 18 Depth-of-field Preview Button and Guide 20 Helpful Hints on Exposure Problems 22...
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... the red dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it D , clockwise until the lens locks •c with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3. Insert the • lens into the body and turn and lock as ...above. 4. Depress the lens release lever C) while turning the lens counterclockwise with your right hand. Match the red dot ID on the camera body with the red dot Q on the 9( lens barrel with the lens release lever Q by touch. • Then turn it only on its...
... the red dots are difficult to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it D , clockwise until the lens locks •c with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• When changing lenses outdoors with a click. 3. Insert the • lens into the body and turn and lock as ...above. 4. Depress the lens release lever C) while turning the lens counterclockwise with your right hand. Match the red dot ID on the camera body with the red dot Q on the 9( lens barrel with the lens release lever Q by touch. • Then turn it only on its...
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... speed you wish to use the fastest possible shutter speed to the small orange index alongside the figure 1. , 410 3. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. SET FILM SPEED Lift the outer ring of the shutter speed dial and turn the focusing ring until the same number as the ASA number of the...ON LIGHT METER Remove the lens cap and the meter circuit is on. Generally, you 're using appears next to avoid blurred pictures caused by camera movement. The CdS cells measure the light coming through the viewfinder, turn it until your subject comes into sharp focus. 8• outdoors in ...
... speed you wish to use the fastest possible shutter speed to the small orange index alongside the figure 1. , 410 3. BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. SET FILM SPEED Lift the outer ring of the shutter speed dial and turn the focusing ring until the same number as the ASA number of the...ON LIGHT METER Remove the lens cap and the meter circuit is on. Generally, you 're using appears next to avoid blurred pictures caused by camera movement. The CdS cells measure the light coming through the viewfinder, turn it until your subject comes into sharp focus. 8• outdoors in ...
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To check whether the camera is not loaded. 1238643 36 The dial is in the windows. •11 FILM REMINDER DIAL Use the film type dial as a reminder of what type of exposures appear in your camera. light color film, 8 for day- If it turns freely, the camera is loaded, turn the outer ring so that both the type of film and its number of film is marked Ci for black-and-white, -4} for tungsten color film, 20 and 36 exposures. To set the dial, turn the film rewind knob clockwise.
To check whether the camera is not loaded. 1238643 36 The dial is in the windows. •11 FILM REMINDER DIAL Use the film type dial as a reminder of what type of exposures appear in your camera. light color film, 8 for day- If it turns freely, the camera is loaded, turn the outer ring so that both the type of film and its number of film is marked Ci for black-and-white, -4} for tungsten color film, 20 and 36 exposures. To set the dial, turn the film rewind knob clockwise.
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Also, packed in with most types of 35mm film is a totally manual operation. the shutter mechanism is a data sheet of situations. \ •23 Therefore, your camera can still be operated even if the battery is worn out. (A good sign of a worn-out battery is that the black meter ...out and the exposure meter is no longer functioning, you must determine the correct combination of shutter speed and aperture size yourself, from your KM is used only for determining the correct exposure in a variety of suggestions for powering the exposure meter; MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION The silver oxide ...
Also, packed in with most types of 35mm film is a totally manual operation. the shutter mechanism is a data sheet of situations. \ •23 Therefore, your camera can still be operated even if the battery is worn out. (A good sign of a worn-out battery is that the black meter ...out and the exposure meter is no longer functioning, you must determine the correct combination of shutter speed and aperture size yourself, from your KM is used only for determining the correct exposure in a variety of suggestions for powering the exposure meter; MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION The silver oxide ...
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...indicates the reading range of the lens being used with an ASA 100 film, you may use any shutter speed from 1/4 sec. The total range of the aperture settings is beyond the measurability range (B), as the camera's total range of this lens) to the midpoint in the table. ...However, the combination of the ground glass. RANGE OF LIGHT MEASUREMENT The exposure meter of the KM measures the brightness of f/22 (minimum aperture) and 1/1000 ...
...indicates the reading range of the lens being used with an ASA 100 film, you may use any shutter speed from 1/4 sec. The total range of the aperture settings is beyond the measurability range (B), as the camera's total range of this lens) to the midpoint in the table. ...However, the combination of the ground glass. RANGE OF LIGHT MEASUREMENT The exposure meter of the KM measures the brightness of f/22 (minimum aperture) and 1/1000 ...