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O S h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n ( E A p e r t u r e / D i s t a n c ei n d e x
O Shutter auto lock button (DAperture ring
O M a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e ds e l e c tb u t t o n s @ Aperture auto lock button
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OF PARTS
Welcometo the World of PentaxMulti.mode photography
This programmedcamerais an ultra-sophisticated 35mm'SLR.Incorporating the latest
electronicstechnology,it invitesyou to explorethe possibilities of four differentex-
posure modes. As the situation_demandsyou can use programmed
Rr (Rutomaiic
Exposure),Aperture-priorityAE, Metered Manual, or proirammla
auto Flash. ln
each mode, all the exposureinformationyou need is digitaiiy displived
in the view-
finder by meanscf an LCD (Liquid CrystalDisplay).
You can enjoy the full versatility of thir camera,with a wide rangeof pentax acces-
sories in-cludingdedicatedautomati€ flash units, a motor drive that shoots up
to
approx. 3.5 framesper second,a digital data back, etc.
since your camerahas a great many specialfeaturesand functions, take
the time to
read this manualcarefully.lt will help you take full advantage or ini extraordinary
camera.

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E x p o s u r em o d e s 2 S e l e c t i n gt h e M e t e r e d M a n u a l m o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 3 . .6.
9 e a s ys t e p s 6 U s i n g P e n t a x d e d i c a t e d a u t o f l a s h u n i t s . . , . . . . . . . .3. 8
I n s e r t i n gb a t t e r i e s ...i....!.......r... 1 0 S e l e c t i n gt h e P r o g r a m m e dA u t o F l a s h m o d e . . . - . .4 0
Using batteries correctly 1 2 P r o g r a m m e dA E d i a g r a m , S h u t t e r / A p e r t u r e
G r i p S u p e rA 13 c o u p l i n g r a n g e ,M e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e . . . . . . . ' . . .4. 2
Strap and case 1 4 E x p o s u r e c o m p e n s a t i o n . . . . . . . . ' . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,4.4. . . . , . . .
L e n sm o u n t i n g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 D e p t h - o f - f i e l d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . - ' .4. 6. . . . . : . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 6 D e p t h - o f - f i e l dp r e v i e w . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . .4. .8. .
Film wind l e v e r
S h u t t e r d i a l , s h u t i e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n T r i p o d , B ( B u l b ) a n d T i m e e x p o s u r e s ' . . . . . . . . . . . .5. .0. . .
a n d r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k ' . . . . . ' . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . ' . : . . . . 1 . . .7. . " ' S e l f - t i m e r . . . . . .5 1
S e t t i n gf i l m s p e e d , U s e o f n o n - d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . .5. .2. . '
Memo Holder/Grip 1 9 D i o p t e r a d j u s t m e n t , c h a n g i n gb a c k c o v e r . . . . . . . . . .5' .3
lnfrared index mark ' . . . . ' . .5 4
U s i n g s c r e w - m o u n tT a k u m a r l e n s e s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '5. 5 ..
H o w t o u s e v a r i o u sa c c e s s o r i e s
Holding the camera 26 with this camera . . . . . . . .5 6 I
U n l o a d i n gt h e f i l m 27 C a m e r am a in t e n a n c e ' . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . 6. .0. . . . . . . . .
P e n t a x " A " l e n s . . . . . . . . . . . : . . ' . . . . . . . . : . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . - . -2. -8. . , . . .R
. . e. .s i s t a n c et o t e m p e r a t u r e e x t r e m e sa n d
shutter dial, Manual shutter speed c h a n g e s ,A f e w n o t e s o n t h e L C D
. . . . . . . - - . . . . . .n. . . ( L i q u i d C r y s t a lD i s p l a y ) . . . . . . . . . . .6. 1.
s e l e c tb u t t o o . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' : .
W a r n i n g i n d i c a t i o n f o r e a c h e x p o s u r em o d e . . ' . . .3 0 S p e c i fi c a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . ' . . . 1
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S e l e c t i n gt h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e . . . . . . . - . . ' . . - ' 3 . .2.

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T h i s P e n t a xc a m e r ap r o v i d e sf o u r d i f f e r e n t
e x p o s u r em o d e s .C h o o s et h e m o d e t h a t s u i t s
t h e p h o t o g r a p h i cs i t u a t i o n a n d t h e s u b j e c t so r
f e e l i n g sy o u w a n t t o e x p r e s s .
W h e n u s i n gc o n v e n t i o n a lP e n t a x K a n d K f m o u n t
l e n s e so n t h i s c a m e r a ,y o u c a n u s e t h e A p e r t u r e -
p r i o r i t y A E , M e t e r e dM a n u a la n d a l l c o n v e n t i o n a l
A u t o F l a s h m o d e s .W h e n u s i n g n e w " ^ " s e r i e s
l e n s e s y, o u c a n a l s o s e l e c tP r o g r a m m e dA E a n d
P r o g r a m m e df l a s h m o d e s .T h e r e a s o nf o r t h i s i s
t h a t t h o s e m o d e sa r e o n l y a v a i l a b l ew h e n t h e
f e n s h a sa n " A " ( a u t o a p e r t u r es e t t i n g ) .

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P r o g r a m m e dA E ( l e n s o n " A " , s h u t t e r d i a l o n Aperture-priority AE
,,AUTO''} (lenson any f-number, shutter dial on "AUTO"I
T h i s P e n t a xc a m e r a i t s e l f a u t o m a t i c a l l ys e l e c t s W h e n t h e a p e r t u r e i s s e t m a n u a l l y ,t h e s h u t t e r
the most appropriate combination of shutter speed s p e e di s a u t o m a t i c a l l y a d j u s t e d b y b u i l t - i n
a n d a p e r t u r e t o o b t a i n p r o p e r e x p o s u r e ,c h a n g i n g e l e c t r o n i c c i r c u i t r y a c c o r d i n gt o s u b j e c t ' s
t h e m s i m u l t a n e o u s l ya c c o r d i n gt o t h e s u b j e c t ' s b r i g h t n e s st o p r o v i d e a p p r o p r i a t e e x p o s u r e .W h e n
b r i g h t n e s s .T h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e i s m o s t "depth-of-field" is important for your picture, this
s u i t a b l e f o r a d v a n c e dp h o t o g r a p h e r sw h o w a n t t o m o d e i s r e c o m m e n d e d .l t i s s u i t a b l e f o r b o t h
s h o o t v e r y q u i c k l y o r f o r n o v i c e sw h o d o n o t w a n t g e n e r a lp h o t o g r a p h y a n d c a r e f u l l y c o n t r o l l e d
t o b e b o t h e r e d b y s e t t i n g e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l s p i c t u r e ss u c h a s p o r t r a i t s . ( n t . 3 4 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s )
a c c o r d i n gt o l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s . ( R f . 3 2 p a g ef o r
details)
Metered Manual Programmed Auto Flash
(lens on any aperture, shutter dial on "MAN."l l f y o u u s e a P e n t a x d e d i c a t e dT T L f l a s h u n i t w i t h
T h e c o m b i n a t a o no f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e i s t h e c a m e r a i n t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e , t h e
completely up to you. Guided by the meter c a m e r a w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e l e c tt h e p r o p e r
indicationin the viewfinder, you can adjust both a p e r t u r ea n d a u t o m a t i c a l l yc o n t r o l f l a s h o u t p u t .
controlsto obtain proper exposure.lf necessarv, ( n t . 4 0 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s )
d e l i b e r a t eo v e r - o r u n d e r - e x p o s u r ea r e a l s o T h e T T L f l a s h o p e r a t i o n i s n o t f e a s i b l ew i t h t h i s
p o s s i b l e (. R t . 3 6 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s ) c a me r a .

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F o l l o w t h e 9 s t e p sb e l o w , a n d i n a v e r y s h o r t
t i m e y o u ' l l b e a b l e t o t a k e p i c t u r e si n i t s
P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e . F o r m o r e d e t a i l sa b o u t
e a c h s t e p , c o n s u l t t h e a c c o m p a n y i n gp a g e
numbers.

* R e m o v e t h e c a p f r o m t h e v i e w fi n d e r e y e p i e c e .

1. Open the battery compartment with a coin and insert batteries.

{p.10)

2. Open the camera back, put in a roll of film, close the back and advance the film to the first frame. (p.20)

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3. Set the ISO film speedto the appropriate number. (p. 19) 4. Rotate the aperture ring on your "A" series lens to the Auto
Set the exposure compensation dial to 1x. (p. 44) p o s i t i o n ( i n d e x e d i n g r e e n ) , w h i l e d e p r e s s i n gt h e a p e r t u r e a u t o
lock button. (p. 28)

6 . G e n t l y p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n . Y o u w i l l s e e b o t h
5. Set the shutter dial to Auto. With both lensand shutter on shutter speed and aperture setting indicated on the viewfinder
Auto, the camera is now in the Programmed AE mode. (p.32) LCD. (o. 32)

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7 . F o c uuss t h e l e n ss b y r o t aattiinngg t h e f o c uussiinngg r i n gg.. ( p . 2255) 8 . M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e L C D s h o w s a s h u t t e r s p e e d f a s t e r -t h a n
1/60 second. With slower speeds,camera shake may cause blurred
p i c t u r e s . l f t h e s p e e d i s 1 / 6 0 o r f a s t e r , r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r .

9. After taking the last picture on the roll, push the film rewind button, rewind the film and remove it from the camera. (p.27)

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Y o u r c a m e r a d o e s n ' t o p e r a t e w i t h o u t b a t t e r i e s .U s e t w o 1 . b V
s i l v e ro r a l k a l i n eb a t t e r i e s o
, r a 3 V l i t h i u m b a t t e r y . B e f o r ei n s e r t i n g
b a t t e r i e si n t h e b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t , w i p e t h e m w i t h a c l e a n
dry cloth.

o Open the battery compartment cover with a coin or similar object.

o P l a c et h e t w o b a t t e r i e s i n t h e c o m p a r t m e n t w i t h , + ' m a r k s
{/,iffikrr. d o w n w a r d , a n d c l o s et h e c o v e r .
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Battery check
To confirm battery status,setthe shutter dial to AUTO and slightly
d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n t o a c t i v a t e t h e m e t e r i n g s y s t e m .
l f t h e L C D s i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r i n d i c a t e s h u t t e r s p e e di n f o r m a t i o n ,
t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e p r o p e r l y i n s e r t e da n d s u f f i c i e n t i n v o l t a g e f r o m
n o r m a l c a m e r af u n c t i o n i n g .

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c o u n t e r r e g i s t e r s" 0 " . T h i s f a s t s p e e ds a v e st i m e w h e n a d v a n c i n g
f i l m t o t h e f i r s t f r a m e . S t a r t i n gw i t h t h e f i r s t f r a m e o n t h e c o u n t e r ,
t h e L C D p r o v i d e s p r o p e r s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e a c c o r d i n g
t o t h e d e s i g n a t e de x p o s u r e m o d e .

Automatic power cut-off

A s a n e n e r g y - s a v i n gm e a s u r e ,a t i m e r s w i t c h i s i n t e g r a t e di n t o t h e
e x p o s u r em e t e r c i r c u i t . l t a u t o m a t i c a l l y s h u t s o f f p o w e r
a p p r o x i m a t e l y3 0 s e c .a f t e r y o u t a k e y o u r f i n g e r o f f t h e s h u t t e r
r e l e a s eb u t t o n .

Low battery warning

W h e n b a t t e r i e sb e c o m e w e a k , t h e v i e w f i n d e r d i s p l a y w a r n s y o u b y looo
a l t e r n a t e l y d i s p l a y i n ge x p o s u r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d a r o w o f 0 0 0 ' s .

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T h i s a l t e r n a t eL C D i n d i c a t i o nt e l l s y o u t h a t b o t h b a t t e r i e ss h o u l d
b e r e p l a c e dp r o m p t l y t o r e s t o r et h e c a m e r a t o n o r m a l f u n c t i o n i n g .

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o I n c o r r e cu t s a g eo f b a t t e r i e sc a u s e ss u c h h a z a r d s . N e v e r b r e a k , r e c h a r g e ,o r t h r o w u s e d b a t t e r i e s
a s l e a k a g eh,e a t i n go r e x p l o s i o n sP . o l a r i t ym a r k i n g s i n t o f i r e a s a p r e c a u t i o na g a i n s te x p l o s i o n s .
7 s h o u l db e c a r e f u l l y c h e c k e dw h i l e i n s e r t i n g o B a t t e r i e ss h o u l d b e k e p t w a r m i n c o l d c l i m a t e s
r b a t t e r i e sl .f e i t h e r b a t t e r y i s e r r o n e o u s l yi n s e r t e d , to prevent lowering of performance.
u n e x p e c t e dm i s h a p m a y o c c u r . o K e e p s p a r eb a t t e r i e so n h a n d f o r c o n v e n i e n c e
o T h eb a t t e r y d i s c h a r g e s m a l la m o u n t s o f e n e r g y i n p h o t o g r a p h i n go u t d o o r s o r w h i l e t r a v e l i n g ,e t c .
e v e nw h e n n o t i n u s e . T h e r e f o r e ,t h e b a t t e r i e s o W h e n k e e p i n gt h e c a m e r a i n a b a g o r c a s e ,l o c k
s u p p l i e dw i t h y o u r c a m e r am a y b e s l i g h t l y b e l o w t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n t o a v o i d t h e u n n e c e s s a r y
f u l l c a p a c i t y ,a s i t h a st a k e n s o m e t i m e t o r e a c h consumption of battery power that may result
you. f r o m a c c i d e n t a l l yr e l e a s i n gt h e s h u t t e r .
* o R e p l a c eb o t h b a t t e r i e sa t t h e s a m e t i m e . D o n o t
m i x b a t t e r y b r a n d sa n d t y p e s , o r o l d b a t t e r i e s
with new batteries.
o Battery life is approximately six months for
a l k a l i n ea n d a p p r o x i m a t e l yo n e y e a r f o r s i l v e ro r
lithium batteries.
o W h e n n o t u s i n gt h e c a m e r af o r l o n g p e r i o d so f
t i m e , y o u s h o u l d r e m o v e b a t t e r i e sf r o m t h e
c a m e r a .O l d b a t t e r i e sa r e a p t t o l e a k a n d d a m a g e
the battery compartment. Always keep batteries
o u t o f t h e r e a c ho f c h i l d r e n .

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o T o r e m o v et h e g r i p , l o o s e nt h e g r i p m o u n t s c r e wf u l l y , a n d
k e e p i n gt h e c a m e r af a c e d d o w n w a r d ,s li d e t h e g r i p u p u n t i l i t
c o m e so f f .

o T o m o u n t t h e g r i p , f i t t h e g r i p m o u n t s o c k e t { o n t h e r e a rs i d eo f
the grip)to the grip lug on the camera.

o A l i g n t h e g r i p m o u n t s c r e w w i t h t h e g r i p m o u n t r e c e p t a c l eo n
t h e c a m e r a ,a n d k e e p i n gt h e g r i p p u s h e dd o w n a s i n d i c a t e db y t h e
a r r o w , t i g h t e n t h e g r i p m o u n t s c r e ww i t h a c o i n .

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u s i n gt h e M o t o r D r i v e A o r t h e W i n d e r M E I I .

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o First strip the clasp and belt ring from either end
of the strap.
o Let the strap end go through the neck strap ring
and then the belt ring, and f urther through neck
strap ring of the camera. The strap is then folded
bac k.
o Let the strap end run through the belt ring and
then clasp as illustrated. Now the end is tightly
caught by the clasp. The strap end may be passed
through the inside or outside of the clasp.

o Insert the camera body into the back case and

put both case hooks around the camera's strap
e y e l e t s . T h e c a m e r a b o d y i s n o w h e l d s e c ur e l y i n
the case.
o The standard soft case comes complete with
a front cover.
o To remove the front cover, turn the cover a full
180" while pulling it slightly towards you and the
fastener of the cover unlocks.

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T o m o u n t o r i n t e r c h a n g eP e n t a x K , K A a n d K f m o u n t l e n s e s
f o l l o w t h e s t e p s b e l o w . ( F o r s c r e w m o u n t l e n s e s s, e e p . 5 5 ) .

o Remove the body mount cap and the rear lens cap. lf the f inder
c a p i s s t i l l o n t h e e y e p i e c e ,r e m o v e i t . ( F o r t h e f i n d e r c a p , s e e p . 5 1 ) .
o Align the red dot on the camera body with the red dot on the
lens(SeeO,O.). Seatthe lensin the body mount and turn it
c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e l e n s l o c k s w i t h a c l i c k . W h e n m o u n t i n g t h e l e n s
i n d i m l i g h t , m e t h o d ( O ) i s r e c o m m e n d e d .T h i s m e t h o d a l l o w s l e n s
m o u n t i n g b y t o u c h . A l i g n t h e r a i s e dn o d e o n l e n s b a r r e l w i t h
t h e l e n s r e l e a s eb y t o u c h . T h e n t u r n a n d l o c k a s a b o v e .
o T o r e m o v e t h e l e n s c a p , p r e s si n o n t h e n o t c h e s a t b o t h s i d e s .
o T o r e m o v e t h e l e n s , p r e s st h e l e n s r e l e a s el e v e r t o w a r d t h e c a m e r a
body while turning the lens counter-clockwise.
o A f t e r r e m o v i n g a l e n s f r o m t h e c a m e r a b o d y , r e p l a c et h e f r o n t
and rear lenscaps to protect the lens from dust and stains.

N o t e : D o n ' t d a m a g eo r s t a i n t h e
e l e c t r i c a lc o n t a c t p o i n t s o n t h e
mount face. When they become
s t a i n e d ,w i p e t h e m w i t h a c l e a n ,
dry cloth.

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o.0.2.4. 34.36,with0,
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w h i c h i s i n t e r l o c k e dw i t h t h e f i l m
w i n d i n g m e c h a n i s m ,i n d i c a t e st h e
n u m b e r o f e x p o s e df r a m e s .

Stand-of f angle

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Setting the wind lever for rapid shooting Film advance stroke
T h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rc a n b e s e t a t t h e s t a n d - o f f T h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rs h o u l d b e t h r o w n a s f a r a s i t
p o s i t i o n f o r f a s t e r f i l m a d v a n c e .E v e n i f y o u goes.
r e m o v ey o u r t h u m b f r o m t h e l e v e r , i t r e m a i n sa t itote: The wind levermay stop in the middle of
t h e s t a n d - o f fa n g l e , r e a d y f o r t h e n e x t q u i c k s h o t . a stroke when the film comesto its end. Do not
A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g a s e r i e so f p i c t u r e s , t h e l e v e r f o r c e t h e l e v e r , b u t r e w i n d t h e f i l m , l e a v i n gt h e
s h o u l db e p u s h e di n t o t h e o r i g i n a lp o s i t i o n . l e v e ra s i t i s .
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o T h e s h u t t e r d i a l i s a u t o m a t i c a l l yl o c k e d a t t h e A U T O p o s i t i o n .
T o s e t t h e d i a l t o o t h e r p o s i t i o n s( L O C K , M A N . , 1 0 O t o r B ) ,
r o t a t e t h e s h u t t e r d i a l w h i l e d e p r e s s i n gt h e s h u t t e r a u t o l o c k
button, and alignthe index mark (red line) on the dial to the
d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n .

L O C K = S h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k
A U T O = A u t o m a t i c s h u t t e r s p e e dc o n t r o l
M A N . = M a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e ds e l e c t i o n
1 0 0 | = 1 / 1 0 0 s e c .f o r s y n c h r o n i z a t i o nw i t h e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t
B = B u l b s h u t t e r s p e e ds e t t i n g f o r t i m e e x p o s u r e s

o By lightly depressing t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , y o u a c t i v a t e
t h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r . F u r t h e r p r e s s u r ew i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r .
T h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r a u t o m a t i c a l l y s w i t c h e so f f a p p r o x . 3 O s e c o n d s
a f t e r y o u t a k e y o u r f i n g e r o f f t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
o l f y o u h a v ef i n i s h e ds h o o t i n ga n d t h e s h u t t e r i s c o c k e d ,u s e t h e
s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k t o a v o i d a c c i d e n t a l r e l e a s e S
. et the
s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x t o " L O C K " , a n d t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s ew i l l b e
l o c k e d w i t h t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r s w i t c h e d o f f .

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S e t t h e f i l m s p e e dd i a l t o t h e f i l m s p e e d i n d i c a t e d
o n y o u r f i l m p a c k a g e .D e p r e s st h e f i l m s p e e dd i a l
l o c k b u t t o n , a n d s e t t h e d e s i r e ds p e e dt o t h e r e d
i n d e xm a r k . M a k e s u r et h a t t h e d i a l i s s e c u r e l y
l o c k e d i n p o s i t i o n , b y r e l e a s i n gt h e l o c k b u t t o n
a n d s l i g h t l y r o t a t i n gt h e d i a l t o e i t h e r s i d e .
T h e c h a r t b e l o w r e p r e s e n t tsh e i n d e x m a r k i n g so n
t h e f i l m s p e e ds c a l e .

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Memo Holder/Grip
A s a r e m i n d e ro f t h e t y p e o f f i l m i n y o u r c a m e r a ,
t e a r o f f t h e t o p o f t h e f i l m p a c k a g ea n d i n s e r t i t i n
the memo holderf rameon the grip at the right end
o f t h e b a c k c o v e r . T h e g r i p i s s h a p e dt o g i v e y o u r
thumb a f irmer hold on the camera.

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 FILM LOADING

L o a d t h e c a m e r aw i t h a 3 5 m m f i l m c a r t r i d g e . L o a d o r u n l o a d t h e
f i l m i n t h e s h a d e ,a v o i d i n gd i r e c t s u n l i g h t .S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l
i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) t o A U T O o r M A N . T h i s w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l ys e t t h e
s h u t t e r s p e e dt o 1 1 1 0 0 0s e c .s o t h a t y o u c a n a d v a n c ef i l m q u i c k l y
u n t i l t h e c o u n t e r r e g i s t e r s" 0 " .

o T h e c a m e r ab a c k o p e n sw h e n y o u l i f t u p s h a r p l yo n t h e f i l m
rewind knob.

o l n s e r t t h e f i l m c a r t r i d g ei n t h e f i l m c h a m b e ra n d l o c k t h e c a r t r i d g e
i n p l a c e b y r e t u r n i n gt h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b t o i t s o r i g i n a lp o s i t i o n .
l f t h e k n o b d o e s n o t f i t t i g h t l y i n t o p l a c e ,r o t a t e t h e k n o b w h i l e
l i g h t l y d e p r e s s i n gi t .
o D r a w t h e f i l m l e a d e ra c r o s st h e b a c k a n d i n s e r t i t b e t w e e n a n y
o f t h e w h i t e n e e d l e ss u r r o u n d i n gt h e f i l m t a k e - u ps p o o l . l n s e r t t h e
f i l m i n t h e d i r e c t i o ns h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n .

o S l i g h t l y w i n d t h e f i l m b y a d v a n c i n gt h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rt o t h e
position indicatedin the photo, while making surethat both top
a n d b o t t o m s p r o c k e t se n g a g et h e f i l m p e r f o r a t i o n s .

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o L i g h t l y r o t a t e t h e f i l m r e w i n d i n gk n o b u n t i l a n y s l a c k i s t a k e n u p ,
and confirm that the film is properly fitted betweenboth guide
r a i l s .C l o s et h e b a c k c o v e r t i g h t l y .

o F i l m a d v a n c ec a n b e c h e c k e d b y t h e r o t a t i o n o f t h e r e w i n d i n g
knob.

. R e p e a t s h u t t e r - t r i p p i n g / fi l m - a d v a n c i n go p e r a t i o n u n t i l t h e
e x p o s u r ec o u n t e r r e a c h e st o " 0 " . T h e n e x t f r a m e i s r e a d y f o r
the first shot.

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 VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS

T h e s p l i t - i m a g ec e n t e r s p o t a n d
i t s s u r r o u n d i n gm i c r o p r i s mc o l l a r
a r e b r i g h t e r a n d e a s i e rt o f o c u s
t h a n t h e m a t t ef i e l d a l t h o u g h
a n y o f t h e s ec a n b e u s e d f o r
f o c u si n g .
V i s i b l ea t t h e b o t t o m i n s i d et h e
vieMinder are two LCD displays
f o r s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e
v a l u e .I n a d d i t i o n ,v i e w f i n d e r
i n f o r m a t i o ni n c l u d e sa u t o /
r n a n u a le x p o s u r ed a t a f o r e a c h
e x p o s u r em o d e , a u t o m a t i c f l a s h 1 1i t l - i * ' ; ' - a 5 ; ;
data, low battery warning,and
error indication.

rnatte field

P ,e5 I F5.5

Aperture information LCD

Shutter information LCD

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ffi.' ffiil .ProsrammedAEmode. ffiffi- ffi

value'Anaperture
Aperture ranse
il- l3- f.ffiffi, lrom tl1 '2 throughf/45 is indicated
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ffi
displayedin full stop increments. adjustmentindicationin Metered
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and auto flashexposure Low battery warnrngrs Indicatedby alternate
confirmationwith a dedicatedf lash displaysof shutter+peed/aperture combination,
unit. andthemarkfffiXflffiffifr.
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aperture rs not appropflate.

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 FOCUSING

You can focus in three ways, with the split-image,

m i c r o p r i s m ,a n d / o r m a t t e f i e l d . T o f o c u s u s i n gt h e
s p l i t - i m a g et,u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g u n t i l t h e t w o
i m a g e si n t h e s p l i t - i m a g ec i r c l e a t t h e c e n t e r o f
t h e f o c u s i n gs c r e e na r e p e r f e c t l y a l i g n e d .W h e n
u s i n gt h e m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a r , f o c u s u n t i l t h e g l i t t e r
d i s a p p e a r sf r o n i i n s i d et h e c o l l a r . W i t h t h e m a t t e
f i e l d , f o c u s u n t i l t h e i m a g eo n t h e m a t t e f i e l d
a p p e a r ss h a r p a n d c r i s p .
N o t e : l f t h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r eo f t h e a t t a c h e d
fe n s i s s m a l l e rt h a n t 1 5 . 6( f o r e x a m p l e, f 1 8 a s i n
t h e c a s eo f a l o n g t e l e p h o t o ) ,i t i s e a s i e rt o f o c u s
o n t h e m a t t e f i e l d s i n c et h e s p l i t - i m a g ea n d
m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a r a r e a sb e c o m e m u c h t o o d a r k f o r
s a t i s f a c t o r yf o c u s in g .

Diopter adjustment for viewfinder eyepiece

P e o p l ew h o w e a r e y e g l a s s edsu e t o m y o p i a ,
h y p e r m e t r o p i ao r p r e s b y o p i a ,s o m e t i m e sf i n d i t
d i f f i c u l t t o f o c u s w h i l e w e a r i n gt h e i r g l a s s e sI.n t h i s
c a s e ,u s e t h e a c c e s s o r yd i o p t e r c o r r e c t i o n l e n s e s
M ( S e ep a g e 5 3 ) .

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P r o p e rh o l d i n g o f t h e c a m e r ai s e s s e n t i a tl o m i n i m i z e t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n m a y c a u s eb l u r r e d
c a m e r as h a k e w h i c h c a u s e sb l u r r e d p i c t u r e s . p h o t o g r a p h s .T a k e a s e c u r e ,w e l l - b a l a n c e dp o s t u r e
P r a c t i c eh o l d i n g a n d o p e r a t i n gy o u r c a m e r a w i t h o u t s t r a i n i n gy o u r s e l f. T h e p o r t i o n m a r k e d O
b e f o r e i n s e r t i n gy o u r f i r s t f i l m c a r t r i d g e . i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o ns h o u l d b e d r a w n t o y o u r b o d y .
G e n e r a l l y t h e r e a r e t h r e e b a s i cw a y s t o h o l d t h e I t i s a g o o d i d e a t o s t a b i l i z ey o u r b o d y a n d t h e
c a m e r a .I n a n y c a s e h , o l d t h e c a m e r at i g h t l y t o y o u r c a m e r au s i n ga t r e e , b u i l d i n g w a l l , t a b l e , e t c .
f a c e w i t h y o u r h a n d s .A c c e s s o r yG r i p S u p e r A a n d F o r l o n g e x p o s u r e so r w h i l e u s i n gt e l e p h o t o l e n s e s ,
t h e m e m o h o f d e r / g r i pw i l l h e l p y o u k e e p a s t e a d y i t i s r e c o m m e n d e dt o u s e a t r i p o d a n d a c a b l e
h o l d o n y o u r c a m e r a .R e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r g e n t l y r e l e a s ei n o r d e r t o r e d u c e c a m e r as h a k e t o
w h i l e s l o w l y b r e a t h i n g o u t . S t r o n g p r e s s u r eo n the minimum.

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W h e nt h e l a s t f r a m e o f t h e f i l m h a s b e e n e x p o s e d ,t h e f i l m s h o u l d
b e r e w o u n d i n t o t h e c a r t r i d g eb e f o r e u n l o a d i n g f r o m t h e c a m e r a .
D o n o t f o r c e t h e w i n d l e v e rb e y o n d t h e n u m b e r o f f r a m e s i n d i c a t e d
on the f ilm cartridge.

To unload a cartridge
o D e p r e s st h e f i l m r e w i n d b u t t o n .

o T u r n t h e r e w i n d c r a n k i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e a r r o w t o r e w i n d
t h e f i l m u n t i l y o u n o l o n g e rf e e l t h e t e n s i o n .

o After rewinding, lift up sharply on the film rewind knob to

open the camera back and remove the f ilm cartridge.

\i:lra Should you erroneously open the back before rewinding, do

not leave it open. Close it immediately. The last few frames may be
ruined by direct light exposure, but the majority of frames on the
roll may still be unharmed. Whenever possible, it is also advisable
to take the same pictures again with a new f ilm.
 PENTAX "A" LENS

T o s e t t h e l e n s i n t h e A p o s i t i o n , m a t c h t h e A - i n d e x ( g r e e nl i n e ) o n
t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o t h e o i n d e x m a r k w h i l e d e p r e s s i n gt h e a p e r t u r e
a u t o l o c k b u t t o n . R e l e a s et h e b u t t o n t o l o c k t h e l e n s i n t h e A
position.
T o r e l e a s et h e l o c k , r o t a t e t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o w a r d s a p e r t u r e s c a l e
with the auto lock button depressed.
A (auto) setting P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e

T h e f o l l o w i n g m o d e sa r e a v a i l a b l ew h e n t h e l e n s i s s e t i n t h e m a n u a l
f -stopsr
f/number setting Aperture-priority AE mode
Metered Manual mode

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Shutter dial is automatically locked when set at the AUTO position.

T o s e l e c to t h e r p o s i t i o n s( L O C K , M A N . , 1 O 0 l o r B ) r o t a t e t h e
s h u t t e r d i a l , d e p r e s s i n gt h e s h u t t e r a u t o l o c k b u t t o n , a n d m a t c h t h e
i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) t o t h e d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g m o d e s a r e
a v a i l a b l ea c c o r d i n gt o t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s h u t t e r d i a l .
AUTO P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e
Aperture-priority AE mode

MAN. Metered Manual mode

Mbnual shutter speed select button

I n t h e M e t e r e d M a n u a l m o d e , s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e ds h u t t e r s p e e db y
d e p r e s s i n ge i t h e r o f t h e t w o b u t t o n s n e x t t o t h e s h u t t e r d i a l .
T h e d i g i t a l f i g u r e o n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D i n d i c a t o r i n t h e
v i e w f i n d e r i n c r e a s e so r d e c r e a s e s t e p b y s t e p a s y o u p r e s st h e
b u t t o n s . T h e f r o n t b u t t o n s t o p s a t 10 0 0 ( 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . ) .a n d
t h e r e a r b u t t o n a t 1 5 " ( 15 s e c s . ) .

Precautions for shutter speed

l f y o u s h o o t a t s h u t t e rs p e e d ss l o w e rt h a n 1 / 6 0 s e c . ( 3 0 - 1 5 " o n
t h e L C D ) , y o u m a y o c c a s i o n a l l yg e t b l u r r e d p i c t u r e s .l f y o u
c o u l d n ' t u s e a f a s t e rs h u t t e r s p e e dd u e t o l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s ,t h e u s e
o f a t r i p o d o r f l a s h u n i t i s r e c o m m e n d e dT . h e u s eo f f i l m w i t h
h i g h e rs e n s i t i v i t yw i l l a l s o h e l p a v o i d s u c h l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d s .
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o L C D d i s p l a y si n s i d et h e v i e w f i n d e r f l i c k e r t o w a r n o f v a r i o u se r r o r s o r p r o b l e m s .
o T h e L C D d i s p l a y s i n t h e t a b l e b e l o w s h o w t h e e x a m p l e s .T h e y v a r y d e p e n d i n go n t h e l e n s i n u s e , f i l m
s p e e d ,o r t h e s u b j e c t ' sb r i g h t n e s s .
o R e f e r a l s o t o t h e e x p l a n a t i o n sc o n c e r n i n gw a r n i n g s i n e a c h e x p o s u r e m o d e .
o A s t o t h e m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e i n t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e , r e f e r t o t h e d i a g r a m o f P r o g r a m m e dA E
c o n t r o l o n P a g e4 2 . M e t e r c o u p l i n g a n d s h u t t e r / a p e r t u r ec o u p l i n g r a n g e sa r e e x p l a i n e d o n P a g e4 3 .

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Shuttor sp€od Aporturs Moanln!

information LCD information LCD
These displays show exposure combinations beyond the meter coupling range in the
Programmed AE mode. Correct exposure cannot be obtained.

Overexposure. The camera is in the Aperture-priority AE mode. lt has chosen the

iooo fastest possible shutter speed for the aperture you have set. But the picture will still be
overexposed unless you select a smaller aperture,
;idlp :,d
Underexposure. The camera is in the Aperture-priority AE mode. lt has chosen the
, slowest possible shutter speed for the aperture you have set. Try selecting a larger
l5 ff aperture. lf the flickering stops, take your picture. lf not, there is insufficient light for
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a normal exposure,

Thesewarningsappearin the MeteredManualmode. +3 meansyou are three stopsover

normal exposure.-3 meansthree stopsunder. Adjust apertureor shutterspeeduntil
you seethe t0 sign.
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Beyond meter coupling range in Metered Manual mode. lt is not possible to get correct
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film.
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lf you set the shutter dial to the modes other than "AUTO" when the lens aoerture
! ring is set al "A", LCD displays "E" to show an erroneous setting.

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Weak battery warning. In all exposure modes, when you see a row of O00 alternating
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 SELECTING THE PROGRAMMED AE MODE

o D e p r e s st h e a u t o l o c k b u t t o n o n t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g o f y o u r
P e n t a x " A " l e n s ,a n d r o t a t e i t s A - i n d e x ( g r e e nl i n e ) t o t h e i n d e x .
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. S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) o n t o p o f t h e c a m e r at o t h e
A U T O p o s i t i o n . " P " ( P r o g r a m m e d )w i l l t h e n b e d i s p l a y e d o n
t h e L C D w i n d o w s i n s i d e t h e v i e w fi n d e r .

o L i g h t l y p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , a n d a p r o g r a m m e d
c o m b i n a t i o n o f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d
o n t h e L C D i n d i c a t o r i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r . F u r t h e r p r e s s u r eo n t h e l
b u t t o n w i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r . W h e n y o u t a k e y o u r f i n g e r o f f
s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , t h e m e t e r s w i t c h a u t o m a t i c a l l y t u r n s o f f
a f t e r a b o u t 3 O s e c o n d sa s a n e n e r g y - s a v i n gm e a s u r e ,a n d t h e d i s p l a y s
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o f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e d i s a p p e a r .H o w e v e r , t h e " P "
d i s p l a y r e m a i n so n .

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Programmed AE mode warnings
I, When the programmedcombination of shutter tI-iE,i]ll
s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e i s b e y o n d t h e m e t e r Should you happento shift the shutter dial to the
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c o u p l i n g r a n g e ,t h e c a m e r ad i s p l a y st w o w a r n i n g s . modesother than "AUTO" , a flickering "E"
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\\ll/// \\llr// T h e s h u t t e r c a n n o t b e r e l e a s e de v e n i f t h e b u t t o n
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a p e r t u r ef l i c k e r i n g a t h i g h v a l u e s .
T h i s i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e l i g h t s i t u a t i o n e x c e e d s
t h e l i g h t m e a s u r i n ga b i l i t y s i n c es u b i e c tb r i g h t n e s s
i s e x t r e m e l y h i g h . T o g e t a p r o p e r e x p o s u r e ,u s e
a n o t h e r f i l m w i t h l o w e r s e n s i t i v i t yo r a n N D f i l t e r .

\tlr/ \\tlr//

lF,,ltr [ITtHil at low

Bothflickerins
values.
The subject is extremely dark and below the
l o w e s t l i m i t o f t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e ' s
m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e .U s e a h i g h e r s p e e df i l m ,
f l a s h o r s o m e o t h e r i l l u m i n a t i o n s o u r c et o
throw more light to the subject.

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 SELECTING THE APERTURE.PRIORITY AE MODE

o R o t a t e t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e r i n g t o t h e d e s i r e df / s t o p . l f t h e r i n g i s
l o c k e d a t t h e " A " p o s i t i o n , r e l e a s ei t b y d e p r e s sni g t h e a p e r t u r e
auto lock button.

o Set the red index of the shutter dial to AUTO.

o P r e s s i n gt h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n s l i g h t l y ; t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l
b e d i g i t a l l y i n d i c a t e d o n t h e L C D i n s i d et h e v i e w f i n d e r . F u r t h e r
p r e s s u r ew i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r . S h u t t e r s p e e d i n d i c a t i o n w i l l
d i s a p p e a rf r o m b o t h L C D i n d i c a t o r sw h e n t h e m e t e r i s
automatically switched off by the built-in timer.
A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y A E i s t h e b e s t m o d e f o r t a k i n g p i c t u r e sw i t h
e m p h a s i so n d e p t h - o f - fi e l d . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , r e f e r t o p a g e4 6 .

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v a l u e s( o r , t o t h e d i r e c t i o n o f f 1 2 2 l - .
l f t h e s u b j e c ti s d a r k y o u w i l l s e ef l i c k e r i n g .

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R o t a t e t h e a p e r t u r er i n g t o w a r d s t h e l e n s '
m a x i m u m a p e r t ur e f t l 1 . 4 1. W h e n t h e d i s p l a ys t o p s
f l i c k e r i n g ,y o u c a n t a k e a p r o p e r e x p o s u r e .l f
f l i c k e r i n gc o n t i n u e se v e na f t e r t h e a p e r t u r ei s
c h a n g e d ,t h e s u b j e c t i s t o o d a r k o r t o o b r i g h t f o r
a n o r m a l e x p o s u r e .F o r v e r y b r i g h t s u b j e c t s ,u s e
a s l o w e rf i l m o r a n N D f i l t e r , a n d d a r k s u b j e c t s ,
u s ea f a s t e rf i l m , f l a s ho r o t h e r a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n g .

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 SELECTING THE METERED MANUAL MODE

o S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l r e d - il n e i n d e x t o " M A N . " ( m a n u a l )a n d s e l e c t
t h e d e s i r e ds h u t t e r s p e e d .T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l b e d i s p l a y e do n
L C D s i n s i d et h e v i e w f i n d e r .

o R o t a t e l e n sa p e r t u r er i n g t o a n F v a l u e .S h o u l d t h e l e n sb e l o c k e d
a s A ( a u t o ) a n d s h o u l d " E " a p p e a ri n t h e v i e w f i n d e r , r e l e a s ei t b y
d e p r e s s i n tgh e a p e r t u r ea u t o l o c k b u t t o n .

o S l i g h t l y d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , a n d y o u w i l l s e eo n e
o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i c a t i o n s( + 3 , + 2 , + 1 , t 0 , - 1 , - 2 , o r - 3 ) d i s p l a y e d
o n t h e a p e r t u r ev a l u ew i n d o w i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r .T h e s ef i g u r e ss h o w
t h e s t e p so f o v e r -o r u n d e r - e x p o s u r e (EV value).
+ = over-exposure
t0 = correct exposure
u nder-exposure
S h o u l d t h e l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n g o o v e r t h e l i m i t o f t h r e e s t e p s ,
t h e + 3 o r - 3 i n d i c a t i o nf l i c k e r s .

r F o r n o r m a l s h o o t i n g , a d j u s t t h e l e n sa p e r t u r e s o t h a t c o r r e c t
e x p o s u r e ,i n d i c a t e db y t 0 , i s o b t a i n e d .S h o u l d y o u s e l e c tt h e l e n s
a p e r t u r e p r i o r t o t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d ,a d j u s t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dt o
obtain the correct exposure.
l f y o u p r e f e r o v e r - o r u n d e r - e x p o s u r e y, o u c a n f r e e l y s e l e c ta n y
e x p o s u r ea p p l y i n g t h e i n d i c a t i o na s a g u i d a n c e .
As soonas the meter switch is turned off by the built-intimer, the
a p e r t u r ei n d i c a t i o ng o e so u t , b u t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dd i s p l a y
r e m a r n so n .
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. Warningsfor Metered Manual mode lf the situation is beyond the meter coupling range,
The following indications will be given for over- or indications are as follows.
under-exposurg rrl'/' \rrl'//
\, , r r /, fFnffil f- Bothflickeringat high
tlTF$,li [.TXFiffi ApertureLCDFlickerins values. Thesubiectistoo bright'
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FFAffi trffiffi at low
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changeto a fastershutterspeed(towards
steps.
1/100o sec.i, or select a smaller aperture by values' The subject is too dark'
rotating the aperture ring toward | 122.
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ApertureLCDFtickerins will not beableto obtain
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a proper exposure simply by changing aperture
In this case, the exposure is more than three steps
and shutter speed settings'
under. change to a slower shutter speed (towards
15 s e c s . ) .o r r o t a t e t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o w a r d s f / 1 . 4 .
When your shutter/aperture combination comes
w i t h i n t h e r a n g eo f 1 3 , t h e f l i c k e r i n g s t o p s .

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USING PENTAX

T h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h i s c a m e r aa n d a n y P e n t a x
d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s hu n i t a l l o w s a v a r i e t y o f
c o n v e n i e n tf u n c t i o n sa s o u t l i n e d i n t h e
f o Il o w i n g p a g e .
l f y o u r f l a s h u n i t r e q u i r e st h e u s e o f a s y n c h
cord, connect the cord to the X-synch socket
f ound on you r Pentaxcamera.
O p e r a t i o n s / f u n c t i o n so f e a c h e l e c t r o n i c f l a s h
u n i t a r e f u l l y e x p l a i n e di n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e
o p e r a t i n gm a n u a l s .

N o t e : W h e n y o u u s e t h i s c a m e r aw i t h A F 4 0 0 T ,
c o n n e c t t h e f l a s hu n i t w i t h 4 P S y n c C o r d B
t o t h e c a m e r ah o t s h o e .

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 * T T L A u t o F l a s hu n i t s .

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F l a s hf u n c t i o n s o f t h i s
c a m e r aw i t h :
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F l a s hr e c y c l i n gd i s p l a y e di n
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When camerais set at AUTO,

s h u t t e r s p e e da u t o m a t i c a l y
s w i t c h e st o X - s y n c h s p e e d
o o o o o
( 1 / 1 0 0 s e c )f o r f l a s hp h o t o g r a p h y .
C o r r e c t a u t o f l a s he x p o s u r ei s
c o n f i r m e d b y l i g h t i n go r f l i c k e r i n g
o f t m a r k i m m e d i a t e l ya f t e r t h e
f l a s he m i s s i o n .
l n m a n u a l m o d e , f l a s hp h o t o -
g r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ew i t h s h u t t e r
s p e e d ss l o w e r t h a n 1 / 1 0 0 s e c .

P r o p e ra p e r t u r e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y
s e t i n P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e .
o o

N o t e : W h e n a n y o f t h e a b o v e f l a s h u n i t s o t h e r t h a n t h e A F - 1 6 0 i s u s e d w i t h t h i s c a m e r aw i t h
the f lashmode set at AUTO, the flash may not f ire if the subjectis too bright for f lashphotography.

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When you set the cambra to the Programmed AE For instance, if you set the flash mode selector to
mode; t h e r e d p o s i t i o n o f t h e A F 2 O O T ,a t I S O 1 0 0 , t h e
o C h o o s ea n A u t o p o s i t i o n o n t h e f l a s h m o d e LCD indication shall be as follows.
s e l e c t o r ( r e d , g r e e n ,y e l l o w ) o f t h e d e d i c a t e d A u t o
F l a s hu n i t . til,,TH'.fiilrl
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o A s t h e A u t o F l a s hu n i t r e c y c l e s ,t h e s h u t t e r when you useother films than lso 1oo, the
s p e e dw i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h a n g e dt o t h e a p e r t u r e w i l l c h a n g ea c c o r d i n g t o t h e f i l m s p e e d
s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns p e e do f 1 / 1 O 0 s e c .a n d t h e l e n s r e g i s t e r e do n t h e c a m e r a .
aperture is also automatically set to the !
predetermined value shown in the table below When you set the camera to the Aperture-priority
a c c o r d i n gt o t h e A u t o p o s i t i o n ( r e d , g r e e n ,y e t l o w ) AE or the Metered Manual mode;
you choose. o S e l e c ta n A u t o p o s i t i o n o n t h e f l a s h m o d e
(Witfr ISO 100 film) s e l e c t o r ( r e d , g r e e n ,y e l l o w ) o f t h e d e d i c a t e d a u t o
AF2OOT AF28OT AF4OOT flashunit.
"Rgd" mode f 12.8 il4 fl4 o S e t t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e t o t h e d e s i g n a t e dv a l u e o n
"Grgen" modg t 15.6 f18 f18 t h e f l a s h u n i t ' s c a l c u l a t e rb o a r d .
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s h u t t e r s p e e d i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h a n g e dt o t h e
s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns p e e do f 1 / 1 0 0 s e c .

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1 / 1 0 0 0 a n d 1 1 1 2 5 s e c . a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h a n g et o d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s h o n i n a n y m o d e , t h e c a m e r a ' s
'll"lOO e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l c i r c u i t r y w i l l a l s o b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y
s y n c h .s p e e d ,w h i l e s l o w e r t h a n s e c .s p e e d s
s t a y a s a r e w h e n t h e d e d i c a t e df l a s h r e c y c l e s . s w i t c h e d o n . A n d i t w i l l r e m a i n o n , c o n s u m i n gt h e
C h o o s i n ga n y s l o w s p e e d ,y o u c a n e n j o y e x i s t i n g c a m e r a ' sb a t t e r y p o w e r . S o r e m e m b e r t o t u r n o f f
l i g h t p h o t o g r a p h y w i t h f l a s hf i l l - i n . the f lashpower switch.
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s h o w n i n t h e v i e w fi n d e r a s f o l l o w s ;

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e x p o s u r ei s c o n f i r m e d i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r . W h e n t h e
c o r r e c t e x p o s u r ei s o b t a i n e d w i t h t h e d e d i c a t e d
f l a s h i n A u t o f l a s h m o d e , t h i s c o n fi r m a t i o n m a r k I
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i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r l i g h t e m i s s i o n ,t h e s u b j e c t h a s
, r e c e i v e dp r o p e r f l a s h l i g h t i n g .

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e x p o s u r e - m e t e rw o r k s t o c o n t r o l e x p o s u r e .T h e
l$ t h e l e n sa p e r t u r e r e a c h e si t s l i m i t o f t 1 1 . 4 i n s h u t t e r / a p e r t u r ec o u p l i n g r a n g e i s t h a t p a r t o f t h e
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T h e f i n e r e d d o t t e d l i n e i n d i c a t e st h e r a n g ef o r E V r e p r e s e n t sa c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e d
a l e n sw i t h m a x i m u m a p e r t u r es m a l l e r t h a n t 1 1 . 4 , a n d t h e l e n sa p e r t u r e w h i c h i s d e t e r m i n e d b y
o r f o r a f i l m w i t h I S O s p e e do t h e r t h a n 1 0 0 . t h e f i l m s p e e d ( l S O ) a n d t h e b r i g h t n e s so f
the subject.
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The automatic exposure system of this camera

tends to underexpose backlit subjects and
overexposed spotlighted subjects on a stage, etc.
I n s u c h c a s e s ,y o u c a n c o m p e n s a t e b y s e t t i n g t h e
exposure compensation dial. When shooting
a subject against a bright background (backlit
subjects), increasethe exposure by setting the
dial either to 2X or 4X. When your subject is
spotlighted against a dark background, decrease
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the exposure by setting the dial to 1l2X or l4X.
To set the dial, turn the knurled ring. Use of the
exposure compensation dial changes the shutter
speed in Aperture-priority AE mode, the
programmed value in Programmed AE mode,
and the t values to which you adjust the exposure,
Exposure compensation range in Manual mode.
4x 2x 1x 1/x t/ax
Exposure compensation dial and Film speed scale
1000 At both extremes of the f ilm speed scale,the use
of the exposure compensation dial is limited as
shown in the chart. Always return the exposure
12 1600
compensation dial to 1X when compensation is
no longer required.

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with 50mm f/1.4

f5ro9876
D i s t a n c e( m )

D e p t h - o f - f i e l d i s t h e r a n g e b e t w e e n t h e n e a r e s ta n d f a r t h e s t d i s t a n c e s
which are in focus at a given lensaperture.
T h e m i n i m u m a p e r t u r e ( f o r e x a m p l e t l 2 2 l g i v e sy o u t h e g r e a t e s t
d e p t h - o f - fi e l d , o r a r e a i n f o c u s . T h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e ( f o r e x a m p r e
f 1 1 . 4 1 g i v e sy o u t h e s m a l l e s t d e p t h - o f - f i e l d . w h e n y o u v a r y a p e r t u r e
v a l u e , t h e r a n g e " i n f o c u s " c h a n g e sa c c o r d i n g l y , s o t h a t y o u c a n c r e a t e
different photographic effects in your pictures. As illustrated in the
p i c t u r e so n t h e r i g h t ( e x a m p l e so f f 1 1 . 4a n d t l 2 2 l , t h e d i s t a n c er a n g e
i n f o c u s c a n b e c o n f i r m e d b y t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l d s c a l eo n t h e l e n s .

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 Depth-of-f ield prev iew
Your camera is equipped to help you preview just what will and
w h a t w i l l n o t b e s h a r p i n y o u r p i c t u r e s . B y d e p r e s s i n gt h e p r e v i e w
lever near the lens mount, you can closethe lens down to whatever
aperture you have set. You can then preview how much sharpness
you will get in your picture by examiningthe pictureareaon the
g r o u n d g l a s s .A f t e r p r e v i e w i n g y o u r p i c t u r e , i f y o u r e l e a s et h e
preview lever,the lenswill return to full aperture for focusing.
You cannot, however, preview the depth of f ield with your camera
set in the Programmed AE mode.
N o t e : T a k i n g p i c t u r e s w i t h t h e p r e v i e w l e v e r d e p r e s s e dw i l l r e s u l t
incorrectly exposed pictures'
Depth-of-field r a b l € ! s m c p . n t r x . A 5 0Lmcm
nr u n lt=meter

Distancs scalo t11.4 t12.a f16.6 ilI1 il22

0.45m
0.448 0.446 0.445 o.443 0.440 0.436 0.431 o.423 0.414
- 0.453 - 0.454 - 0.455 - 0.457 - 0.460 - 0.465 - 0.471 - 0.481 - 0.493
0.497 0.495 0.494 0.491 0.487 o.482 0.476 0.466 o.454
0.5m - - - - - - 0.519
0.503 0.505 0.507 0.509 0.513 - 0.527 - 0.540 - 0.557

06m
0.595 0.593 0.590 0 586 0.581 0.573 0.564 0.549 0.532
- 0.605 - 0.607 - 0.610 - 0 . 6 15 - 0.621 - 0.630 - 0.642 - 0.663 - 0.691
0.791 o.787 0.781 0.774 o.7u o.749 o.732 0.705 0.675
- 0.810 0.814 - 0.820 - 0.828 - 0.840 - 0.859 - 0.883 - 0.927 - 0.987

1.0m
0.985 0.978 0.970 0.958 o.942 0.919 0.892 0 851 0 806
- 1. 0 1 6 - 1023 - 1.032 - 1.046 1.066 1.098 - 1.140 - 1.218 - 1.328
1.4U 1.449 1.430 'l
1.5m .402 1.366 1. 3 1 5 1.259 1.174 1.086
- 1.538 - 1.555 - 1.578 - 1. 6 1 3 - 1.604 - 1.746 - 1.861 - 2.G)3 - 2.462
1.935 1.908 1 874 1 825 1.7U 1.579 1.584 1.449 1. 3 1 4
2.Om - - - - - - 2.478
2070 2.1O1 ?.144 2213 2.312 - 2.724 3.265 - 4.2stB
2.853 2.794 2.719 261s 2.487 2.318 2.137 1.892 1.665
- 3.164 - 3.239 - 3.346 - 3.521 - 3.785 - 4.265 - 5.073 - 7.426 -16.883
8.488 7.973 7 375 6.631 5.846 4.966 4 . 18 1 3.313 2.655
10.0m - - -
12.171 13.421 15.552 - 20.422 - 35.101
55.370 38.772 27.707 19 408 13.876 9.726 7 086 4.885 3.565

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Tripod
I n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t l a r g e d i a m e t e r l e n s e sf r o m i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h p r o p e r
m o u n t i n g o f t h e c a m e r a o n a t r i p o d , i n s e r t t h e a c c e s s o r ys p a c e rr i n g .
T o p r e v e n t m o v e m e n t o f t h e c a m e r a d u r i n g l o n g e x p o s u r e s ,u s e
a tripod and cablerelease.

Bulb (B)
B u l b i s u s e d t o m a k e l o n g e x p o s u r e so f m o r e t h a n 1 5 s e c o n d sS . et
t h e s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) t o t h e " B " p o s i t i o n ,a n d t h e s h u t t e r
w i l l r e m a i n o p e n a s l o n g a s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n i s d e p r e s s e d .
T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D i n s i d et h e v i e w fi n d e r i n d i c a t e s" 8 " . B u l b
cannot be usedwhen the aperturering of an A lensis set at
A ( A u t o ) . S h o u l d t h e " B " b e s e t o n t h e s h u t t e rd i a l , t h e " E , , ( e r r o r l
i n d i c a t i o nf l i c k e r sa s a w a r n i n g o n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D .

Time Exposures
F o r t i m e e x p o s u r e su s e P e n t a xC a b l e R e l e a s eT y p e 3 0 o r 5 0 w i t h
t h e s h u t t e rd i a l s e t a t " 8 . "

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 SELF-TIMER

T h es e l f - t i m e ri s u s e d w h e n y o u w a n t t o i n c l u d ey o u r s e l f i n t h e
p i c t u r ew i t h y o u r f a m i l y , f r i e n d s ,e t c . D r a w t h e s e l f - t i m e rl e v e r
i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w , a n d d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
T h e t i m e r d e l a y s s h u t t e r r e l e a s ef o r a b o u t 1 2 s e c o n d s .S e l f - t i m e r
o p e r a t i o ni s i n d i c a t e d b y r e d l i g h t .
2 s e c o n d sb e f o r e a s h u t t e r r e l e a s e t, h e f r e q u e n c y o f f l i c k e r i n g
i n c r e a s e sT.h e s e l f - t i m e r c a n b e c a n c e l l e de v e n a f t e r p r e s s i n gt h e
s h u t t e r ,b y r e t u r n i n gt h e l e v e rt o i t s o r i g i n a lp o s i t i o n .
T h e s e l f - t i m e rc a n n o t b e u s e dw h e n " E " f l i c k e r so n L C D s i n s i d e
t h e v i e w f i n d e r t o w a r n y o u o f a n e r r o n e o u ss e t t i n g . W h e n u s i n g
t h e s e l f - t i m e r ,c o v e r t h e v i e w f i n d e r e y e p i e c ew i t h t h e a c c e s s o r y
findercap; otherwise,light enteringfrom the rear of the camera
m a y m a k e t h e s h u t t e r s p e e df a s t e r , a d v e r s e l ya f f e c t i n g t h e e x p o s u r e .

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 USE OF NON.DEDICATED FLASH UNITS

o l n u s i n ga n o r d i n a r y f l a s h u n i t , a d j u s t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x ( r e d
l i n e ) t o 1 0 0 t . T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l b e i n d i c a t e da s 1 0 0 b u t t h e r e
will be no LCD indication of f/stop.
o S e t t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c a m e r a - t o - s u b j e cdt i s t a n c e
( R e f e r t o t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sa c c o m p a n y i n gt h e f l a s hu n i t ) .
o W h e n u s i n g a s y n c h - c o r d ,c o n n e c t i t t o X - s y n c h s o c k e t o n y o u r
camera.

F i o t e : F l a s hu n i t s a v a i l a b l ef r o m o t h e r m a k e r sw i t h d e d i c a t e df l a s h
c o u p l i n g c a p a b i l i t y ,s p e c i a lp u r p o s ef l a s hu n i t s , e t c . , w i l l t e n d t o
c a u s em a l f u n c t i o n s o r d a m a g et o t h e e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m so f y o u r
camera.

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A D J U S T M E N TC, H A N G I N GB A C KC O V E R

C o r r e c t i o nl e n s e sM a r e a v a i l a b l ef o r t h e v i e w f i n d e r . T h e r e a r e
8 a u x i fi a r y M l e n s e s-: 5 , - 4 , - 3 , - 2 , - 1 , + 1 , + 2 a n d + 3 D . C h o o s e
t h e o n e t h a t s u i t s y o u r e y e , a n d p u t i t i n t h e e y e p i e c ea c c e s s o r y
s l o t sa s i l l u s t r a t e d . B e f o r e b u y i n g o n e , t r y i t f o r y o u r s e l f w i t h
t h e l e n sa c t u a l l y a t t a c h e d t o y o u r c a m e r a .

Changingthe back cover

T h e b a c k c o v e r m u s t b e r e m o v e df r o m y o u r c a m e r at o u s e s u c h
a c c e s s o r i eass t h e D i a l D a t a M E o r D i g i t a l D a t a M d a t a - i m p r i n t i n g
d e v i c e sO . p e n t h e b a c k c o v e r ,a n d p u l l s l i g h t l yw h i l e p u s h i n g
d o w n t h e b a c k c o v e r r e l e a s ep i n t o d i s e n g a g et h e l o c k i n g
m e c h a n i s m .T h e n t h e c o v e r c a n b e e a s i l y r e m o v e d . W h e n
r e a t t a c h i n gi t , f i r s t p u t t h e l o w e r b a c k - c o v e r - r e l e a sleu g i n t o
p o s i t i o n ,t h e n m a t c h t h e u p p e r l u g w i t h t h e r e l e a s ep i n p u s h e d
d o w n w a r d . R e l e a s et h e p i n t o a t t a c h t h e b a c k t o c a m e r a b o d y .

530
 INFRARED INDEX MARK

lf you intend to take inf rared photographs using

infrared f ilm and R2 or 02 f ilters, it is necessary
to compensate for the difference between visible
light focus and inf rared focus. As shown on the
left, note the subject-to-camera distance on the lens
distance scale as you focus through the viewf inder
and turn the focusing ring until that distance setting
aligns with the red inf rared index mark. The f igure
shows an example in which the subject-to-camera
distance is set at inf inity ( - ).
As for exposure control required in infrared
photography, refer to the instructions contained in
the film package.

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 U S I N G S C R E W - M O U N TT A K U M A R L E N S E S

C o n v e n t i o n a ls c r e w - m o u n t l e n s e sc a n b e e a s i l y L i m i t a t i o n s i n u s i n g s c r e w - m o u n t l e n s e so n
a t t a c h e dt o t h e l e n s m o u n t o f y o u r c a m e r a b y this camera
u s i n gt h e o p t i o n a l M o u n t A d a p t o r K . B u t t h e r e o T h e d i s t a n c es c a l eo f t h e l e n s i s u s a b l ea s i t i s ,
a r es o m e l i m i t a t i o n s . u p t o i n fi n i t y ( - ) .
o A u t o m a t i c d i a p h r a g mc o u p l i n g d o e s n ' t f u n c t i o n
o Put the Mount Adaptor K in the body mount by d u e t o t h e d i f f e r e n c ei n c o u p l i n g s y s t e m .
m a t c h i n gb o t h m a r k s . o T h e e x p o s u r ei s m e t e r e d w i t h a p e r t u r e s t o p p e d
r To lock it, rotate the adaptor clockwise (65") down.
with a pointed object such as a ball-point pen. o P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e c a n n o t b e u s e dw i t h
Now your cameracan acceptany conventional screw-mountlenses.
P e n t a xs c r e w - m o u n t l e n s e s . o There is not automatic aperturesetting even with
o T o r e m o v e t h e a d a p t o r , p r e s st h e s p r i n g p i n o n d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s .
the adaptor with some pointed aid and rotate it
c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s eu n t i l i t s t o p s .

55.
o When you attach the following accessoriesto o Use the Refconverter A becausewith the
t h i s c a m e r a ,u s e t h e s t o p - d o w n ( o r w o r k i n g R e f c o n v e r t e rM t h e v i e w f i n d e r L C D o f t h i s c a m e r a
a p e r t u r e ) m e t e r i n gm o d e o r M e t e r e d M a n u a l m o d e : is not visible.
B e l l o w sU n i t I t r o W h e n u s i n g t h e W i n d e r M E I I w i t h t h i s c a m e r a ,b e
M i c r o s c o p eA d a p t o r K sure to set the AUTO/125X indicator of the
H e fi c o i d E x t e n s i o n T u b e K winder at AUTO. lf set at 125X, it may cause
E x t e n s i o nT u b e K S e t malfunction.
R e v e r s eA d a p t o r K 4 9 m m / 5 2 m m . Do not use the older model Winder ME: it will
6 x 7 Lens Mount Adaptor K not operateproperly with this camera.
TelescopeAdaptor K o The Programmed AE mode does not function
w i t h a P e n t a x d e d i c a t e df l a s h s e t a t " M " ( m a n u a l )
o W h e n y o u a t t a c h t h e f o l l o w i n g a c c e s s o r i etso or "MS" (manualsynchronization).
t h i s c a m e r a ,u s e t h e A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y A E m o d e o As you set up for multi-flashphotography with
o r M e t e r e dM a n u a l e x p o s u r em o d e : d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s , u s e t h i s c a m e r a i n t h e
A u t o B e l l o w sA S e t a n d M S e t n e w Aperture-priority AE or the Metered Manual
Auto ExtensionTube K Set mode.
A u t o E x t e n s i o nT u b e K . l O o m m / S 0 m m
Rear Convertor K T6-2X

Note: The scale and double cable releaseof the

A u t o B e l l o w sM S e t c a n n o t b e u s e dw i t h t h i s
camera.

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AF2OOT AF080C Rins light

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Electronic f lashAF2005 Electronic flash AF280T Electronic flash AF40OT

Motor Drive A
F o r h i g h - s p e e da c t i o n s e q u e n c e se, q u t p y o u r
c a m e r a w i t h t h i s 3 . 5 f r a m e - p e r - s e c o n dm o t o r
d r i v e . W i t h t h i s m o t o r d r i v e ,y o u c a n u s ey o u r
c a m e r ai n a n y m o d e f o r e i t h e r s i n g l e - f r a m eo r
c o n t i n u o u ss h o o t i n gw i t h a d j u s t a b l es p e e d s .

WinderMEII
Capabfe of shooting abou t 2 f ramesper second, in
a d d i t i o n t o s i n g l e -rfa m e s h o o t i n g . F o ur A A
b a t t e r i e su s e d a s p o w e r s o u r c e .

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T h e P e n t a x D i g i t a l D a t a M u t i l i z e sa n L C D d i g i t a l
c h r o n o m e t e r .U n l i k e o t h e r m e c h a n i c a dl ial units,
t h e D i g i t a l D a t a M e n a b l e sy o u t o r e c o r d t h e y e a r l
m o n t h / d a t e ,a n d t i m e o f d a y o n y o u r p h o t o g r a p h s
w i t h o u t h a v i n g t o u s e t r o u b l e s o m ed i a l s o r k n o b s .
T h e D i g i t a l D a t a M i s e a s i l yi n t e r c h a n g e a b lw
e ith
t h e s t a n d a r db a c k , a n d c a n b e u s e d w i t h y o u r
camera.

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CLEANING: K E E PY O U R C A M E R A D R Y :
o Always keep the viewf inder eyepiece, lens and o Your cameraisnof waterproof. There are
f i l t e r s a s c l e a na s p o s s i b l e .T o r e m o v e l o o s e d u s t s e v e r a lp l a c e sw h e r e w a t e r c a n g e t i n s i d e a n d d o
a n d d i r t , f i r s t u s et h e b l o w e r a n d t h e n t h e b r u s h . a g r e a t d e a l o f d a m a g e .T a k e c a r e t o p r o t e c t b o t h
D o n o t t r y t o w i p e o f f g r a n u l a rd i r t o r d u s t - b o d y a n d l e n sf r o m r a i n o r s p l a s h i n gw a t e r . l f
i t ' s a n e x c e l l e n t w a y o f s c r a t c h i n gt h e g l a s s . y o u r c a m e r as h o u l d g e t w e t , d r y i t o f f
o S m u d g e ss, u c h a s f i n g e r p r i n t ss, h o u l d b e i m m e d i a t e l yw i t h a c l e a n ,s o f t c l o t h .
c a r e f u l l yw i p e d a w a y w i t h e i t h e r l e n st i s s u eo r
a c l e a n ,s o f t c l o t h . C l e a n , p l a i n c o t t o n o l f y o u r c a m e r a b e c o m e sc o m p l e t e l y s o a k e d ,i t
h a n d k e r c h i e f st h a t h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n w a s h e d
m a y m a l f u n c t i o n .l n t h i s i n s t a n c e b
, ring it as
a f e w t i m e s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l yg o o d f o r t h i s .
s o o n a s p o s s i b l et o a n a u t h o r i z e d P e n t a x s e r v i c e
B r e a t h i n go n t h e l e n sb e f o r ew i p i n g i s e f f e c t i v e ;
center.
b u t b e s u r e t o w i p e a w a y a l l m o i s t u r ec o m p l e t e l y .
C o m m e r c i a l l e n s c l e a n e r sa r e a l s o e f f e c t i v e .
STORAGE:
o Nevertouch the mirror or the shutter leaves.
o W h e r et o k e e p y o u r c a m e r aw h i l e y o u a r e n o t
M i n o r d i r t o r s p o t so n t h e m i r r o r w i l l n o t a f f e c t
usingit is an important point. The best storage
the clarityof your pictures. p l a c ei s c o o l , d r y , c l e a na n d w e l l - v e n t i l a t e d .
o T a k e c a r e n o t t o d r o p t h e c a m e r ao r k n o c k i t
B e c a u s eo f t h e p o s s i b l eb u i l d u p o f h u m i d i t y , i t
againsa t n y t h i n g s o l i d . A c c i d e n t so r r o u g h i s r i s k y t o s t o r e y o u r c a m e r ai n a c a b i n e t o r
h a n d l i n gc a n e a s i l yd a m a g et h e i n t e r n a l
closet. lt's alsoa good ideato keep your camera
m e c h a n i s me, v e nt h o u g h e x t e r n a l l yn o t h i n g i n i t s b a g o r c a s ew h i l e y o u a r e n o t u s i n gi t .
s e e m st o h a v e b e e n d a m a g e d .

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The temperature range at which your camera E x t r e m e l y l o w t e m p e r a t u r e r e d u c e st h e e f f i c i e n c y

will continue to f unction properly stretches o f t h e b a t t e r y . T h e r e f o r e ,t h e c a m e r a s h o u l d b e
from 50oC to -20"C. However, resistance to p r o t e c t e d a g a i n s tl o w t e m p e r a t u r e . P u t t h e
cold could be hampered by dirty oil. Therefore, b a t t e r i e si n t o t h e c a m e r ar i g h t b e f o r e s h o o t i n g .
if the camera is to operate at full eff iciency in F o r e x t r e m e l yl o w t e m p e r a t u r e u , senewbatteries.
very cold conditions, it must be overhauled and
all oil must be replaced. Sudden changes in A few notos on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display):
temoerature will often cause moisture to I n h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e ,a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 0 " C o r 1 4 0 " F
condense inside or outside your camera. This is o r a b o v e ,t h e L C D m a y t u r n b l a c k . I n l o w
a possible source of rust, which may be extremely t e m p e r a t u r e , t h e r e s p o n s e - t i m eo f t h e d i s p l a y m a y
harmf ul to the mechanism. Furthermore, if the slow down considerably.
camera is taken from a warm temperature to T h e s e p h e n o m e n ad o n o t i n d i c a t e e i t h e r c a m e r a
a s u b - fr e e z i n g o n e , f u r t h e r d a m a g e m a y r e s u l t break-downor break-downof the LCDs
from the formation of icelets. themselvesT . h e y a r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c so f L C D s , a n d
Thus, sudden temperature changes should be the LCDs will return to normal when the
avoided as much as possible. As a guide, t e m p e r a t u r e b e c o m e sn o r m a l .
a temperature change of 10"C should be allowed
to take place gradually over a period of at least
30 minutes. lf this is not possible, keeping the
camera in its case or bag will help somewhat in
minimizing the effects of a rapid temperature
change.

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Type: 3 5 m m S L R c a m e r aw i t h m u l t i - m o d e a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l s ,e l e c t r o n i c a l l y c o n t r o l l e d
f o c a l p l a n e s h u t t e r , a n d o p e n - a p e r t ur e c e n t e r - w e i g h t e dT h r o u g h - T h e - L e n sm e t e r i n g .
Exposure Control Modes: Programmed AE. Aperture-priority AE, Metered Manual, and Programmed
Auto Flashmode.
Exposure Control Mode Setting: By u s i n g c o m b i n a t i o n so f s e t t i n g so n s h u t t e r d i a l a n d a p e r t u r e r i n g o f
''A"
s e r i e sl e n s e s .
Film: 35mm film.
Format: 24 x 36mm.
L e n s M o u n t : P e n t a x K a B a y o n e t ( A P e n t a x K b a y o n e t m o u n t w i t h e l e c t r i c a lc o n t a c t ) .
Shutter: S e i k o M F C - E S v e . r t i c a l - r u nm e t a l f o c a l - p l a n es h u t t e r , a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r ea n d m a n u a l
s e t t i n g s e l e c t r o n i c a l l y - c o n t r o l l e d s p e e d s f r1o5mt o l / 1 0 0 0 s e c . , 1 / 1 O O s e c . , a n dB .
Electro-magnetic shutter releasewith releasebutton lock.
E x p o s u r eI n d i c a t i o n i n V i e w f i n d e r : L i q u i d C r y s t a l D i s p l a y ( L C D ) f o r A u t o m a t i c a n d m a n u a l s h u t t e r
s p e e d s ,a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t l e n s a p e r t u r e s ,f l a s h - r e a d ys i g n w i t h d e d i c a t e df l a s h e s , s h u t t e r - s p e e d
settingerror warning, battery life warning, and programmedAE indication (p).
Flash Synchronization: Hotshoe (X-synch contact, dedicated flash contacts), X-synch at I 0O sec.
/1
D€dicated Automatic Flash Coupling: Automatic setting of 1/100 sec. synch speed with dedicated
a u t o m a t i c f l a s h u n i t s . S l o w e r t h a n 1 / 1 0 0 s e c .s y n c h f l a s h p h o t o q r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ea t
Manualmode setting.
Self -Timer: E f e c t r o n i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e d ,d e l a y t i m e i n d i c a t i o nb y f l a s h i n gl a m p a p p r o x . 1 2 s e c .d e l a y
t i m e , p o s s i b l et o c a n c e la t a n y t i m e ; i n i t i a t e p r o c e s sb y p r e s s i n gs h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
Viewfinder: Silver-coated pentaprism f inder with split-image/micropiism focusing screen; shows g2% of
t h e p i c t u r e a r e a , 0 . 8 2 X m a g n i f i c a t i o n w i t h 5 0 m m l e n s a t i n f i n i t y ; - 1 - . 1D i o p t e r e y e p i e c e .
Mirror: B a c k - s w i n gt y p e i n s t a n t - r e t u r nm i r r o r .
Film Loading: Magic-needle loading.

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ME II, Motor DriveA.
Exposure Counter: nOaiti*-typ", rerettlng. Automat'rcailtsets shutter{peed at 1/IOOO rect
u p t o ' 0 ' f r a m e o n t h e"rtornuti"counter when shutter dial is set at AUTO or M.
F i l m R e w _ i n d .C r a n k t y p e .
Exposure Metering: Open aperture, Through-The-Lens, center weigt'ted, averagearea metering system
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M e t e r i n g R a n g e : E V 1 l t 1 1 . 4 1 s e c . )- E V 1 8 ( f / 1 6 , 1 / 1 O 0 0 s e c .o r f 1 2 2 , 1 / 5 o o s e c . ) w i t h 5 0 m m f / i z
l e n sa n d I S O 1 0 0 f i l m .

E x p o s u r e C o m p e n s a t i o nE x p o s g r q : C o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l i n d e x e d a t 4 X , 2 X , 1 X , 1 t 2 X a n d 1 l 4 X .
Depth-of-Field Preview: via o"iltn-ot-tiuia pr"ui"* i"*. *t,"r*fr"rtrr"-r-t .,, -
P o w e r S o u r c e : T w o l . S V a l k a l i n e o r s i l ' v e r - o x i d eU a t t e r i e s ,o r o n e 3 V l i i n i u m b a t t e r y .
M e t e r i n g C i r c u i t M a i n S w i t c h : J w i t c f r e o o n b y s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n - a n d r e m a i n so n f o r a b o u t 3 0 s e l . ,
_ shut-off by built-in timer.
Battery Warning: When batteries grow weak, LCD alternat€ly f l*nes ffi-rur" aesignaiOns anO ,ooo
__ s i g n . W h e n b a t t e r i e se x h a u s t e d , L C D s 9 9 b l a n k a n d s h u t t e r l o c k s .
Back Cover: Standard camera back with spring catctr, Uuit-n rne-oEfOeigrip,lutfV in-terctrangeaOle
altn lialQ:1a ME and Digitat Data M
Size & Weight: 131mm ;-7.. r ql .S^^,490g (body only, without batteries)
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 to have serviced during the warranty period, @ Film rewind shaft
regular handling and servicing fees may be @ F i l m g u i d er a i l s
charged by the manufacturer's representatives in (E Eyepiece accessoryslots
that country. Notwithstanding this, your Pentax @ Viewf inder eyepiece
returned to the manufacturer will be serviced ( D V a e w fi n d e r f r a m e
f ree of charge according to this procedure and @ Sprocket
warranty policy. ln any case, however, shipping @ F i l m t a k e - u ps p o o l
charges and customs clearance fees are to be @ Back cover releasepin
[erne by the sender. To prove the date of your (D Back cover
purcl'iasewhen required, please keep the receipts @ F i l m p r e s s u r ep l a t e
or bills covering the purchase of your equipment (D Connector
for at least a year. Before sending your equipment O Film chamber
for servicing, please make sure that you are (E Battery compartment cover
sending it to the manufacturer's authorized @ Tripod socket
representatives or their accredited repair shops, (D Cordlesscontact terminal
unless you are sending it directly to the manu- @ S h u t t e r b fa d e S
facturer. Always obtain a quotation of the (DFilm rewind button ' ,y''
service charge, and only after you accept the @ Film transport coupler"'
' :oted service charge, instruct the service station
to proceed with the servicing.
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This warranty policy does not apply to Pentax
products purchased in the U.S.A., U.K., or
Canada. The local warranty policies available
from Pentax distributors in those countries
supersede this warranty policy.

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