Pentax k2 User Manual

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Nomencl at ur e . . .
S p e c i f i c a t i o n s . . . . . . . . .
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Lens mounti ng
Battery
Basi c oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons .
Fi l m l oadi ng and wi ndi ng . .
Setti ng ASA fi l m speed .
Exposur e f act or cont r ol di al . .
Di aphr agm set t i ng
Aut omat i c shut t er and l i ght met er i ng
Manual shut t er and l i ght met er i ng
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Co mp o s e a n d f o c u s . . i , .
Camer a hol di ng
F i l mu n l o a d i n g . . . . . ; .
Depth-of-fi el d previ ew
button and gui de
Dept h- of - f i el d t abl e: SMC PENTAX 50mm l ens . ; . . . . . .
Mi r r or l ock- up
S e l f - t i me r . . . ; .
Fl ash synchr oni zat i on
Infra-red photography
. . . .
Mul t i pl e exposur e
Usi ng convent aonal scr ew- mount TAKUMAR l enses
.
How to use Mount Adaptor K . . .
Open- aper t ur eor st op- down met er i ng . . . . .
Resi stanqp to temperature extremes and changes . . .
Camer a mai nt enance *. .
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Wa r r a n t y p o l i c y . . . . , J
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SMC Pent ax l enses and Pent ax
accessor i es ar e engi neer ed and
pr oduced
met i cul ousl y t o
Pr eci se
Asahi Pent ax speci f i cat i ons.
Lenses and accessori es f rom
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ot her manuf act ur er s ar e not
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produced to these
preci se
speci f i cat i ons and, t her ef or e,
may cause di f f i cul t i es wi t h
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or
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actual damage to
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a Pentax i
camer a. Asahi Pent ax cannot
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assume any r esponsi bi l i t y or
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f i abi f i t y f or di f f i cul t i es r esul t i ng
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from the trse
^f any other brand
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of l enses or accessori es wi th
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an Asahi Pent ax camer a.
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Rapi d-wi nd l ever
o srrutter rel ease button
@ Shut t er speed di al
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Shut t er speed i ndex
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X contact hot shoe
@
Accessory shoe
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Fi l m r ewi nd knob
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f i l m r ewi nd cr ank
r 1
@
Exposur e count er
@
St r ut t er but t on l ock l ever
@
Shut t er di al l ock pi n
@
Lens mount i ng gui de bump
@
Di apf r r agm r i ng
@
Di st ance scal e
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Di aphr agm/ di
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Deptfr-of-fi e
@ St t t p r i ng l ug
@
Oeptfr-of-fi el d previ ew button
@ Lrnr rel ease l ever
@
g*posur e
f act or di al
@ Fo"usi ng r i ng
@ s.tt-ti mer tever
@
asR ri ng
@
nSn ring lever
@
l Vi rrror l ock-up l ever
@
r P f l ash t er mi nal
@
X f l ash t ermi nal
@
Rccessory fi tti ng groove
@
Battery check button
@
Battbry check l amp
@
Fi l m gui de r , ai l
@
Vi ewf i nder eyepi ece
@
Sprocket
@
Fi l m t ake-up spool
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Battery chamber
@
f i l m chamber
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tri pod receptacl e
@
Srrutter l eaves
@
Fi l m r ai l
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Fi l m rewi nd but t on
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f i l m r ol l er
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Back cover
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ri l m pressure pl at e
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ASAHI
PENTAX 3
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Type
Film and Picture Size
Standard Lenses
Shutter
Flash Synchronization
Self-timer
Viewfinder
35mm SL.R wi th thro.ugh-the-l ens l i ght meter
and ver t i cal el ect r oni c f ocal gl ane shut t er .
Exposur e cont r ol f ul l y aut omat i c or manual .
35mm f i l m. 24mm x 36mm.
SMC Pent ax 50mm t | 1. 2, 50mm f
11. 4 and
55mm f / 1. 8 wi t h f ul l y- aut omat i c di aphr agm.
Mi ni mum aperture: t122. Fi l ter si ze: 52mm.
Focusi ng: 0. 45m
( 1. 5
f t . ) t o i nf i ni t y.
Verti cal run, metal focal pl ane shutter. Shutter
button l ock provi ded.
Automati c el ectroni c
shutter: stepl ess between 8 and 1/1000 sec.
Manuaf el ect r oni c shut t er : 8, 4, 2, 1, 1 12, 1 14, 1 18,
1 I 1 5, 1 | 30, 1 I 60, 1 I 1 25, 1 1250, 1 /500, 1 / 1 000 sec.
Manual mechani cal shut t er : 8, 11125 and
1/ 1000 sec.
( when
bat t er y i s dead. )
X contact hot shoe for cordl ess fl ash connecti on.
FP
+ X contacts for conventi onal fl ash cord
connect i on. X synchr oni zat i on at 11125 sec.
Bui l t - i n sel f - t i mer wi t h i nt er r upt f unct i on
5
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9 sec. del ay after tri ppi ng shutter rel ease.
Pentapri sm fi nder wi th cross-mi cropri sm or
spl i t-i mage focusi ng screen. 0.88x magni fi cati on
wi t h 50mm l enses
( l i f e- si ze
wi t h 55mm l ens) .
95% fi el d of vi ew. Di optry
-0.8.
"l ncorrect
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exposure range" i ndi cator.
Mi cropri sm and spl i t-i mage screens standard
pl us custom screens.
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Focusing
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Refl ex Mi rror
Film Advance
Exposure Counter
Fi l m Rewi nd
Lens Mount
Exposure Meter
Exposure Control
Power Source
Meter Switch
Di mensi ons
Weight
,YA
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ffib'
Swi ng- up- and- back, i nst ant - r et ur n t ype, wi t h
mi r r or l ock- up l ever , and speci al shock absor ber s
f or mi ni mum vi br at i on
Si ngl e- st r oke wi nd l ever . 25' pr e- advance and
130' advance angl es.
Automati c re-set.
Rapi d- r ewi nd cr ank l i f t s cl ear of body.
Pent ax bayonet mount . Rot at i on :
65".
Si I i con-Ph oto-Di ode-acti vated, apertu re-preferred
meter measures the enti re area of ground gl ass wi th
emphasi s on cent r al por t i on at f ul l l ens aper t ur e.
Mat ch needl es f or cor r ect exposur e on manual .
Coupl es di r ect l y t o shut t er , aper t ur e and f i l m speed
set t i ngs. Shut t er speed and aut o/ manual set t i ng
vi si bl e i n vi ewf i nder f or exposur e doubl echeck.
Exposur e f act or cont r ol di al : 4x, 2x,
" l x, 1l 2x,
1l 4x f or speci f i c exposur e cont r ol .
Two 1. 5V si l ver oxi de bat t er i es
( Ever eady
576E
or Mal l or y MS76H) .
Met er i s ON when shut t er but t on i s depr essed
hal f way. Al so, when f i l m wi nd l ever i s at i t s
pre-advance
angl e and shutter button i s depressed
hal f way, met er st ays ON. Bat t er y check but t on
and l amp pr ovi ded.
Wi t h 50mm f / 1. 4 l ens: wi dt h 144mm
( 5. 7")
x
hei ght 92mm( 3. 6" ) x dept h 94mm
( 3. 7" 1.
9469
( 33. 7
ozs. ) wi t h 50mm f / l . 4 l ens.
68Og Qa. 2 ozs. ) wi t h no l ens.
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ENS MOUftT i NG
1.
Remove t he r ear l ens and body
caps.
2.
Match the red dot 6 on the
camer a body wi t h t he r ed dot
@ on t he l ens. I nser t t he l ens
i nt o t he body and t ur n i t
cl ockwi se unt i l t he l ens l ocks
wi t h a cl i ck.
3.
I n t he dar k, when t he r ed dot s
ar e di f f i cul t t o see, al i gn t he
whi t e pl ast i c bump
@
on t he
l ens bar r el wi t h t he l ens r el ease
l ever
@
Uv t ouch. Then t ur n
and l ock as above.
4.
To detach, hol d the camera
wi t h your l ef t hand. Depr ess
t he l ens r el ease l ever
@
whi l e
t ur ni ng t he l ens count er -
cl ockwi se wi t h your r i ght hand.
l f you have to
put
the l ens down
wi t hout t he r ear l ens cap,
pl ace
i t onl y on i t s f r ont end, never on
t he r ear .
When changi ng l enses out door s
wi t h f i l m i n t he camer a, avoi d_
di r ect sunl i ght .
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1.
Remove t he r ear l ens and body
caps.
2.
Mat ch t he r ed dot 6 on t he
camer a body wi t h t he r ed dot
@ on t he l ens. I nser t t he l ens
i nt o t he body and t ur n i t
cl ockwi se unt i l t he l ens l ocks
wi t h a cl i ck.
3.
I n t he dar k, when t he r ed dot s
ar e di f f i cul t t o see, al i gn t he
whi t e pl ast i c
bump
@
on t he
l ens bar r el wi t h t he l ens r el ease
l ever
@ Uv t ouch. Then t ur n
and l ock as above.
4.
To det ach, hol d t he camer a
wi t h your l ef t hand. Depr ess
t he l ens r el ease l ever
@
whi l e
t ur ni ng t he l ens count er -
cl ockwi se wi t h your r i ght hand.
l f you have t o put t he l ens down
wi t hout t he r ear l ens cap, pl ace
i t onl y on i t s f r ont end, never on
t he r ear .
When changi ng l enses out door s
wi t h f i l m i n t he camer a, avoi d
di r ect sunl i ght .
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Two si l ver oxi de batteri es are
packed
separatel y. Be sure to
i nsert them i nto the battery
chamber before operati ng the
camera.
Do not
push t he check but t on
t oo of t en, as i t wi l l exhaust t he
bat t er i es. The bat t er y i s l i ke a
phonogr aph r ecor d. l t can be
damaged by ski n aci ds. Handl e
by the edges wi th a dry cl oth
bef or e i nser t i on i nt o t he camer a.
The battery i s not rechargeabl e.
Do not throw a dead battery
i nt o f i r e, as i t may expl ode.
Al so, keep i t beyond the reach
of smal l chi l dr en.
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I NSERTI ON
Open t he bat t er y chamber cover wi t h a coi n. I nser t t he t wo
batteri es i nto the battery hol der of the cover as shown
above, each wi t h
( +)
si de f aci ng up. For r epl acement , use
Ever eady S76E or Mal l or y MS76H or equi val ent .
CHECK
Under nor mal condi t i ons, one set of bat t er i es wi l l l ast about one
year or
per mi t about 10, 000 el ect r oni c shut t er r el eases. To check
t he l i f e,
push t he bat t er y check but t on. l f t he l amp next t o t he
but t on l i ght s t he bat t er i es have suf f i ci ent capaci t y. l f not , r epl ace
the batteri es.
1 .
Load t he f i l m i nt o your camer a.
( Page
1O)
2.
Set t he exposur e f act or cont r ol di al at " 1xf
'
f or nor mal exposur e.
3'
(
Pase 12)
Set t he ASA f i l m, speed.
(Page
1 1 )
4.
Pr e- sel ect t he aper t ur e.
( Page
13)
5.
Set t he shut t er speed di al at AUTOMATI C.
( Page
14)
6.
Cock t he rapi d-wi nd l ever al l t he way unt i l i t st ops.
7.
Compose and f ocus by t ur ni ng t he f ocusi ng r i ng.
( Page
17)
8.
Sl i ght l y depr ess t he shut t er but t on. The el ect r i c
ci r cui t i s now swi t ched on. The met er needl e
i ndi cat es t he cor r ect shut t er speed. l f you want
a f ast er or sl ower speed, t ur n t he di aphr agm r i ng.
( Pase
1 4)
9.
When you
depr ess t he shut t er but t on compl et el y,
t he el ect r oni c shut t er i s r el eased accor di ng t o t he
l engt h of t i me det er m i ned by t he bu i l t - i n
el ect r oni c memor y devi ce.
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Avoi d di r ect l i ght when l oadi ng
your
f i l m.
1. Open t he camer a back by
pul l i ng up t he r ewi nd knob unt i l
t he back opens.
2. Pl ace t he f i l m casset t e i n t he
casset t e chamber , and
push
down
t he r ewi nd knob. I nser t t he f i l m
l eader i nt o t he sl ot of t he t ake-
up spool .
3. Advance t he f i l m by
al t er nat el y t ur ni ng t he r api d- wi nd
l ever and depr essi ng t he shut t er
but t on unt i l bot h spr ocket s
engage t he f i l m
Per f or at i ons,
t op
and bot t om. Cl ose t he back bY
pr essi ng i t f i r ml y. l f you ar e i n a
dar k
pl ace, t hi s can be done mor e
qui ckl y by set t i ng t he shut t er di al
at 1/ 1000.
4. Cock t he r api d- wi nd l ever , and
conf i r m t hat t he f i l m r ewi nd knob
t ur ns cou nt er - cl ockwi se, i ndi cat i ng
t hat t he f i l m i s
pr oper l y l oaded
and i s movi ng f r om casset t e t o
t ake- up spool . Tr i p t he shut t er .
Advance t he f i l m unt i l t he
exposur e count er t ur ns t o
" 1" ,
i ndi cat i ng t hat t he f i r st pi ct ur e i s
r eady t o be t aken. Reset t he
shut t er speed t o AUTOMATI C.
1 0 .
5000 4000 2500 2000 1250 1000 640 500
320 250 160 725 80 50 40 25 20 12 lo
O . . O . .
O . . O .
.
a .
. O . . a .
O .
. O . . O . .
O
6400 3200 1600 800 400 20,0 loo 64 32 16 8
The ASA f i l m speed r at i ng of al l 35mm f i l ms i s gi ven i n t he dat a
sheet
packed
wi t h each r ol l of f i l m. The hi gher t he ASA number , t he
mor e sensi t i ve t he f i l m i s t o l i ght .
To set t he i ndex, f i r st make sur e t hat t he exposur e f act or di al i s set
at " 1x" . Whi l e depr essi ng t he ASA r i ng l ever
@,
t ur n t he r i ng
@
unt i l t he ASA number of your
f i l m i s opposi t e t he or ange i ndex
mar k.
As a rem i nder of what type of
f i l m i s i n your
camer a, t ear of f
t he t op of f i l m box and i nser t i t
i nt o t he Memo Hol der on t he
back cover of the camera.
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The scaf e l 4x,2x,
1x, 112x, 1/4x) i ndi cates exposure factor. You get
"normal " exposure at 1x, whi l e 1
l 2x and 1/4x automati cal l y
program the camera to del i ver one hal f and one fourth the amount
of l i ght to the fi l m. The 2x and 4x setti ngs automati cal l y doubl e and
quadr upl e t he l i ght r eachi ng t he f i l m.
REMEMBER t o set t he di al at
"1x" tor normal exposure.
Use thi s control onl y when necessary to
gi ve i ntenti onal over- or
under - exposur es whi l e oper at i ng on
"AUTOMATI C. " For exampl e,
set t he di al at 4x or 2x when shoot i ng agai nst t he l i ght , and at 1l 4x
or 1l 2x when shoot i ng agai nst dar k backgr ounds. I n addi t i on, t he
di al can be set between the i ndi cated
posi ti ons to achi eve more
speci f i c exposure control .
12.
Set t he shut t er speed di al at t he ar r ow symbol f or AUTOMATI C.
Rot at e t he di aphr agm r i ng t o
pr e- sel ect t he desi r ed aper t ur e such as
f ol l ows:
F i ne weath er
Cl oudy weat her
I ndoor
. f
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i l 11
. f 14- i l s . 6
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Thi s i s a r ough gui de t o aquai nt
you wi t h t he aut omat i c shut t er
oper at i on. As
you get used t o i t , you wi l l devel op
your
own
yar dst i cks f or aper t ur e
pr e- sel ect i on dependi ng on your subj ect and
t he l i ght i ng condi t i ons.
The shut t er speed i s aut omat i cal l y det er mi ned, wi t hi n t he r ange of 8
t o 111000 sec. , dependi ng on t he amount of l i ght passi ng t hr ough
t he aper t ur e and t he speed of
your f i l m.
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Set t he shut t er speed di al at " AUTOMATI C"
f or
aut omat i c el ect r oni c shut t er oper at i on.
( When
set
on "AUTOMATI C"
,
t he exposu r e syst em i s an
aper t ur e- pr ef er r ed syst em. For a shut t er - speed-
pr ef er r ed
syst em, see MANUAL SHUTTER AND
L I GHT MET ERI NG, p . 1 6 . )
The el ect r oni c shut t er of t he K2 wor ks
aut omat i cal l y bet ween 1/ 1000 and B sec. The
bl ack number s seen i n t he vi ewf i nder r ef er t o
f r act i ons of seconds
-
1l GO, 11125, et c. The whi t e
number s
-
2, 4 and 8
-
r ef er t o 2 sec. , 4 sec. , and
8 sec.
Af t er cocki ng t he r api d- wi nd l ever , pr ess
t he
shut t er but t on sl i ght l y t o swi t ch on t he el ect r i c
ci r cui t . The met er needl e i n t he vi ewf i nder wi l l
i ndi cat e t he shut t er speed whi ch t he camer a has
sel ect ed. l f t he needl e does not dr op f r om 1OOO,
cl ose down t he l ens di aphr agm one or mor e st ops.
l f t he needl e st i l l does not move, push
t he bat t er y
check bqt t on. When t he bat t er i es ar e wor n out , t he
el ect r oni c shut t er wi l l not f unct i on. Movi ng t he
shut t er speed di al t o 11125 sec. or 1/ 1000 sec. wi l l
al l ow you
t o cont i nue phot ogr aphi ng. ( You
wi l l
have t o det er mi ne aper t ur e set t i ngs wi t hout t he
l i ght met er . Packed i n wi t h most t ypes of 35mm
f i l m i s a dat a sheet of suggest i ons f or det er mi ni ng
t he cor r ect exposur e i n a var i et y of si t uat i ons. )
But you
shoul d car r y spar e bat t er i es and r epl ace
wor n- out bat t er i es i mmedi at el y.
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Depr ess t he shut t er but t on compl et el y t o shoot . As
l ong as t he r api d- wi nd l ever i s not cl osed
compl et el y
-
t hat i s, as l ong as i t i s r et ur ned t o
i t s sl i ght l y open, pr e- advance posi t i on
-
t he met er
wi l l st ay on and t he needl e wi l l aut omat i cal l y
i ndi cate the speed for the next shot. Once the
r api d- wi nd l ever has been compl et el y cl osed, t he
met er wi l l be act i vat ed onl y as l ong as you
ar e
depr essi ng t he shut t er but t on.
To pr event
acci dent al shut t er . r el ease, l ock t he
shut t er but t on by movi ng t he l ock l ever
@
so t hat
t he
"L"
becomes vi si bl e.
NOTE: l f you
shoul d happen t o depr ess t he shut t er
but t on, whi l e t he shut t er di al i s set at
" AUTOMATI C"
and t he l ens cap i s on, t he r ef l ex
mi r r or may f ai l t o dr op back down i nt o pl ace.
To br i ng t he mi r r or down, si mpl y move t he shut t er
di al of f
" AUTOMAT| C. "
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Your K2 camer a i s uni que: i t al so of f er s manual
el ect r oni c shut t er oper at i on over t he f ul l 1/ 1000
-
8 sec. r ange. Thi s oper at i on i s usef ul f or
shut t er - speed- pr ef er r ed shoot i ng si t uat i on
-
when
you need f ul l cont r ol over t he shut t er speed. To
use any of t hese speeds, depr ess t he shut t er di al
l ock
pi n
@ ,
and t ur n t he shut t er di al f r om
AUTOMATI C t o t he desi r ed speed set t i ng.
When you
ar e oper at i ng t he shut t er manual l y, t he
bl ue needl e i n t he vi ewf i nder wi l l i ndi cat e t he
shutter speed
you
have sel ected. Depress the
shut t er but t on sl i ght l y and t ur n t he di aphr agm r i ng
unt i l t he bl ack met er needl e mat ches t he bl ue
needl e.
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Cr oss- m i cr opr i sm f ocusi ng syst em
Whi l e vi ewi ng t hr ough t he
vi ewf i nder , t ur n t he f ocusi ng
r i ng unt i l your subj ect comes
i nt o shar p f ocus. Dependi ng on
t he t ype of f ocusi ng scr een your
camer a has, t her e ar e t wo ways
of doi ng t hi s.
A cr oss- m i cr opr i sm f ocusi ng
syst em consi st s of a Fr esnel l ens,
made up of many concent r i c
r i ngs, wi t h a mi cr opr i sm cent er
under neat h t he gr ound gl ass.
W i t h t h i s syst em
,
when you r
subj ect i s i n f ocus, t he i mage i n
t he mi cr opr i sm cent er wi l l be
shar p. l f your
subj ect i s not i n
f ocus, t he m i cr opr i sm wi l l br eak
t he i mage up i nt o many smal l
dot s.
A spl i t - i mage f ocusi ng syst em
consi st s of a Fr esnel l ens wi t h a
hor i zont al l y di vi ded scr een
under t he gr ound gl ass. Wi t h t hi s
syst em, when your
camer a i s
hel d hor i zont al l y and t he i mage
i s not i n shar p f ocus, al l ver t i cal
l i nes seen t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder
wi l l appear t o be di vi ded i nt o
upper and l ower por t i ons.
To
f ocus, si mpl y adj ust t he f ocusi ng
r i ng unt i l t he upper and l ower
por t i ons
ar e i n per f ect
al i gnment .
Spl i t - i mage f ocusi ng syst em
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As a gener al r ul e, your camer a shoul d be hel d mor e f i r ml y i n t he
l ef t hand, whi ch does not rel ease t he shut t er. l f you hot d yot n
camera wi t h t he ri ght hand
-
t he hand t hat rel eases t he shut t er
-
t hi s may cause camera movement . Of t en, bl urred
pi ct ures are due t o
camera movement .
Hori zont al
posi t i on A.
Hol d t he camer a
f i r ml Y wi t h
your l ef t hand, and dr aw Your
ar ms cl ose t o
Your
body.
Verti cal
posi ti on B.
Hol d
your camer a t i ght l Y t o
your f orehead wi t h
your l ef t
hand, and dr aw
Your
r i ght ar m
cl ose t o
your body.
Verti cal
posi ti on C.
Hol d
your camer a t i ght l Y t o
your f orehead wi t h
Your
l ef t
hand, r ai se
your r i ght ar m and
dr aw
your l ef t ar m t o
Your
body.
1 8 o
Af t er t he f i nal pi ct ur e on t he r ol l has been t aken, t he r api d- wi nd
l ever wi l l not t ur n
( Caut i on:
do not t r y t o f or ce t he l ever ) ,
i ndi cat i ng t hat t he f i l m must be r ewound. Li f t up t he r ewi nd
cr ank. Depr ess t he f i l m r ewi nd r el ease but t on and t ur n t he r ewi nd
cr ank as i ndi cat ed t o r ewi nd t he f i l m i nt o i t s casset t e. Rewi nd
unt i l t he t ensi on on t he cr ank l essens, i ndi cat i ng t hat t he l eader
end of t he f i l m has been r el eased f r om t he t ake- up spool . Pul l out
t he f i l m r ewi nd knob
( t f r e
back wi l l open aut omat i caf l y) , and
r emove t he f i l m casset t e.
AVOI D DI RECT L I GHT WHEN L OADI NG OR UN L OADI NG
T HE F I L M.
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Depth of f i el d i s the range between the nearest and farthest
di st ances whi ch ar e i n f ocus at a gi ven l ens aper t ur e.
l f
you want to know how great the depth of fi el d i s at a certai n
aper t ur e,
f ocus on a subj ect and l ook t hr oug he vi ewf i nder whi l e
depressi ng the depth' of-fi el d
previ ew button . Or, after focusi ng,
l ook at t he dept h- of - f i el d
gui de on t he l ens. I n t he
phot ogr aph
bel ow, t he di st ance scal e i s set at 5 met er s . . . t he l ens i s f ocused on
a subj ect 5 met er s away. The cal i br at i ons on each si de of t he
di st ance i ndex cor r espond t o t he di aphr agm set t i ng and i ndi cat e t he
r ange of i n- f ocus di st ance f or di f f er ent l ens aper t ur es. For exampl e,
i f a f ens openi ng of f l 4 i s t o be used, t he r ange on t he di st ance
scal e r i ng cover ed wi t hi n t he f i gur e 4 on t he dept h- of - f i el d
gui de
i ndi cat es t he ar ea i n f ocus at t hat l ens openi ng. You wi l l not e f r om
t he dept h- of - f i el d
gui de i n t he
phot ogr aph t hat t he r ange f r om
appr oxi mat el y
4 t o 7m i s i n f ocus. Not e t hat as t he l ens
aper t ur es change, t he ef f ect i ve dept h of f i el d al so changes. For
dept hs of f i el d at di f f er ent aper t ur es and di st ance, r ef er t o t he next
page.
0
Di s t ance
( m)
2Oo
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Di $t ance Seal
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1 . 2
1. 5' z' ,
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1. 493' , 1. 985' , 2. 964'
- 1. 50a' - 2. O15' , - 3. 037'
5 ' 1 0 ' 1s' , 30' ao
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34. 941
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@
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f / 2
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3 9 . 2 5 5 '
r y
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- 1. 526' - 2. Os' t ' , - 3. 128' , - 5. 392' - 11. AO2' - ' 19. 544' , - 56. A24' , -
1 . 933' , 2. 439' , 4. 540' 8. 247' , 1 1 . 33 1
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' 10. 259'
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1 3 . 1 1 3 ' , 2 2 . 9 5 5 '
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2. 583' , 3. aA2' 6. 234'
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7. 8' t 2'
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10. 459' ,
, ' @
15.423'
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1. 375' 1. 763' 2. 456' 3. 585' , 5. 470' ,
-
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-
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. 2 1
I n nor mal
pi ct ur e- t aki ng si t uat i ons, when you t r i p
t he shut t er , t he r ef l ex mi r r or swi ngs up out of
t he way. l t t hen aut omat i cal l y dr ops back down
i nt o
pl ace. I nevi t abl y, t hi s causes a smal l amount
of vi br at i on
-
and t he l onger t he l ens you use,
t he mor e not i ceabl e t he vi br at i on wi l l be.
To avoi d t hi s vi br at i on, i t i s
possi bl e
t o l ock t he
mi r r or up.
( Not e:
Movi ng t he mi r r or keeps l i ght
f r om t he vi ewf i nder and exposur e syst em, so
f ocusi ng and set t i ng of t he aper t ur e must be done
bef or e l ock- up. Use manual exposur e set t i ng,
whi ch, unl i ke AUTOMATI C, wi l l not be af f ect ed
by mi r r or movement . Al so,
you shoul d use a
t r i pod f or t hi s ki nd of shoot i ng. )
Once ever yt hi ng i s set , si mpl y
push up t he l ock-
up l ever
6
. t f r e mi r r or wi l l now st ay up even
af t er
you t r i p t he shut t er . To r el ease t he mi r r or ,
r et ur n t he l ock- up l ever t o i t s or i gi nal
posi t i on.
The r ef l ex mi r r or can be l ocked up ei t her bef or e
or af t er
you advance t he f i l m.
22o
The sel f - t i mer del ays shut t er r el ease bet ween 5 and
9 seconds, dependi ng on how f ar count er - cl ockwi se
you have t ur ned t he sel f - t i mer
@.
( Thi s
can be done
on ei t her
" AUTOMATI C" or manual shut t er speed
set t i ngs. However , when t he camer a i s set on
" AUTOMATI C" , some st r ay l i ght may ent er
t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder . To
pr event
t hi s, we
r ecommend usi ng t he i nexpensi ve opt i onal
accessor y, Vi ewf i nder Cap. )
To oper at e, t ur n t he sel f - t i mer l ever down unt i l i t
st ops. Depr ess t he shut t er but t on and t he sel f -
t i mer wi l l st ar t .
The K2 sel f - t i mer al so has an i nt er r upt f unct i on.
Even af t er t he sel f - t i mer has st ar t ed r o r un. you can
st op i t by movi ng t he sel f - t i mer l ever back t o i t s
nor mal
posi t i on.
The r emai ni ng t i me wi l l t i ck away,
but t he shut t er wi l l never be t r i pped. To r e- st ar t t he
sel f - t i mer ,
push t he l ever down agai n, and agai n
depr ess t he shut t er but t on.
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The K2 has FP and X t er mi nal s near t he f i l m
r ewi nd knob, and a separ at e X cont act on t he
bui l t - i n hot shoe. The t abl e on t he next page
shows whi ch f l ash cont act , whi ch shut t er speed
and whi ch f l ash bul b may be combi ned f or
maxi mum l amp ef f i ci ency. Unl ess t hese
combi nat i ons ar e r i gi dl y f ol l owed, t her e wi l l be a
f ai l ur e i n f l ash synchr oni zat i on. Not e t he " X"
set t i ng i s exact l y at t he 125 mark on t he speed
di al . Thi s i ndi cat es t he hi ghest shut t er speed at
whi ch el ect r oni c
f l ash uni t s may be used.
Use t he hot shoe f l ash cont act when usi ng a
shoe- mount el ect r oni c f l ash l i ke t he Pent ax
Aut or obo whi ch al so has a f l ash cont act on t he
shoe br acket . When usi ng t he hot shoe, t her e i s no
need t o
pl ug t he f l ash cor d i nt o t he X t er mi nal
on t he body f r ont .
The hot shoe f l ash cont act t ur ns t o
"hot "
( swi t ched
on) onl y when
you i nser t a shoe- mount
el ect r oni c f l ash. l t r emai ns " col d"
( di sconnect ed)
even when usi ng an el ect r oni c f l ash
wi t h i t s cor d
pl ugged i nt o t he X t er mi nal on t he
body f r ont . Thi s el i mi nat es t he danger of el ect r i c
shocks.
24o
Ther e ar e basi cal l y t wo t ypes of f l ash bul b
at t achment s on t he mar ket : cl i p- on t ypes and
br acket t ypes. Ei t her can be used wi t h your
camer a. The cl i p- on t ypes ar e at t ached t o t he
hot shoe and t he bracket t ypes are screwed
i nt o t he t r i pod scr ew hol e.
Use one of t hese t hr ee bul b t ypest M, MF or
FP. The cor r ect t er mi nal and t he cor r ect
shut t er speed t o use f or each of t hese t hree
t ypes ar e out l i ned i n t he t abl e bel ow.
Bef or e at t achi ng t he f l ash uni t t o t he camer a,
you
must r emove t he pr ot ect i ve pl ug
f r om t he pr oper t er m i na | .
When not usi ng t he t er mi nal s, keep t he
pl ugs i nser t ed.
sHUrrER sPEED
-1= l- =1- J
1 1
'r
1 1
l ooo5oo2s o t z i 6030- 15T- - 4* 8421
B
ELECTRON I C F LASH X
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FP CLASS
M
.
MF
.
FP CLASS
FP
F LASH BU LB
X
l f you i ntend to take i nfra-red
photographs,
remember to use the i nfra-red i ndex marked wi th
an or ange l i ne on t he dept h- of - f i el d
gui de.
Fi rst, bri ng
your
subj ect i nto cl ear focus.
Then determi ne the l ens-to-subj ect di stance from
the di stance scal e on the l ens. Then match
your
l ens-to-subj ect di stance to the i nfrared i ndex by
t ur ni ng t he di st ance scal e accor di ngl y. For i nst ance,
i f your
subj ect i s i n f ocus at i nf i ni t y, t ur n t he
di st ance r i ng and move t he i nf i ni t y
( o)
mar k t o
t he i ndex.
coH
26o
For del i ber at e mul t i pl e exposur es, make t he f i r st
exposur e i n t he nor mal way. Then t i ght en t he f i l m
by t ur ni ng t he r ewi nd knob
@,
and keep hol d of
t he r ewi nd knob. Depr ess t he f i l m r ewi nd r el ease
but t on
@
and cock t he r api d- wi nd l ever .
Thi s cocks t he shut t er wi t hout advanci ng t he f i l m.
Fi nal l y, r el ease t he shut t er t o make t he second
exposur e. Then make one bl ank exposur e, bef or e
t aki ng t he next pi ct ur e,
t o avoi d over l appi ng as
r egi st r at i on may not be exact .
o 2 7
Conventi onal screw{nount Takumar l enses
(both
Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easi l y
mounted onto
your camera by attachi ng them fi rst
to a Mount Adaptor K. Use of the Mount Adaptor
K does not affect any aspect of normal lens
functi on except as regards the fol l owi ng two
poi nt s:
1 .
Due to the di fference i n coupl i ng systems, the
aut omat i c di aphragm wi l l not f unct i on.
2.
Ful l -aperture meteri ng l enses wi l l functi on as
stop-down metering lenses.
28o
HOW TO USE MOUNT ADAPTOR K
1 .
Screw the conventi onal Takumar l ens i nto the
Mount Adapt or K.
2.
Attach the Adaptor/l ens uni t to the camera body
by al i gni ng t he r ed dot s
@
and
@,
and
t ur ni ng t he l ens cl ockwi se unt i l i t l ocks wi t h
a cl i ck.
( Thi s
t akes sl i ght l y l ess t han a quar t er
of a r evol ut i on. )
3 .
To remove the l ens, l eavi ng the Mount Adaptor
K attached to the camera body, si mpl y unscrew
the l ens counter-cl ockwi se. Other screw-mount
Takumar l enses can then be attached i n the
normal way.
1 .
To remove the Mount Adaptor K from the camera
body, fi rst remove the screw-mount l ens. Then
press,
wi th
your
thumbnai l or a
poi nted
obj ect
such as a bal l poi nt
pen,
agai nst t he spr i ng
pi n
@
2.
Turn the Mount Adaptor K counter-cl ockwi se
unt i l
you f eel i t rel ease, and t ake i t out .
o A
3 .
Si nce t he mechani sm f or l ocki ng i n t he Mount
Adaptor K i s total l y di fferent from that whi ch
l ocks i n an SMC Pent ax bayonet - mount l ens, t he
l ens rel ease l ever
@
on the camera body
pl ays
no par t
at al l .
Open-aperture SMC Pentax l enses have a
di aphr agm coupl i ng l ever
6
on t he back of t he
l ens whi ch l ocks i nto the camera body to
permi t
open-aperture meteri ng. The super tel ephotos do
not have a di aphragm coupl er, so they must be
used wi th the stop-down meteri ng system.
Use of t he Aut o- Ext ensi on Tube Set K
per mi t s
open-aperture meteri ng. l t can al so be set to
st op down t he di aphr agm aut omat i cal l y. Use of
other K Seri es accessori es
-
standard Extensi on
Tube Set K, Hel i coi d Ext ensi on Tube K, Aut o-
Bel l ows K and Bel l ows Uni t K
-
r equi r es st op-
down meteri ng. Whenever any one of these i s used
between the camera body and an SMC Pentax
l ens, the stop-down meteri ng system must be
used.
OPEN- APERTURE METER I NG LENSES
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pentax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
) " " ^ . .
Zoom
Macro . .
Macro . .
. . . 1 7 mm t l 4
. . . 1 5 mm f 1 3 . 5
. . . 20mm f
14
. . . 24mm t / 3. 5
. . . 28mm f
13. 5
. . . 3 5 mm t l z
. . . 3 5 mm f / 3 . 5
. . . 5 0 mm t 1 1 . 2
. . 50mm f 11. 4
. . . 5 5 mm f 1 1 . 8
. . . 8 5 mm t 1 1 . 8
. 105mm 112. 8
. . 120mm 112. 8
. . 135mm 112. 5
. . 135mm f 13. 5
. . 15omm f
14
. . 20omm t l 4
. . 300mm f 14
45- 125mm f / 4
85- 21Omm f 14. 5
. . . 5 0 mm f l 4
. . 100mm t l 4
STOP- DOWN METER I NG LENSES
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pent ax
SMC Pentax Zoom
4OOmm t15.6
. . . . 50Omm f
l 4. s
. . . . 1000mm t l 9
135
-
600mm t 16. 7
300
RESI STANCE TO TEMPERA
i;iki;iii.
a
.ati!/.i+
ffi$ *ffic
fffii
The t emper at ur e r ange at whi ch your camer a
wi l l cont i nue t o f unct i on pr oper l y st r et ches
from 50' C to
-20oC.
However, resi stance to
col d coul d be hamper ed by oi l whi ch has
become di r t y. Ther ef or e, i f t he camer a i s t o
oper at e at f ul l ef f i ci ency i n ver y col d
condi t i ons, i t must be over haul ed and al l
oi l must be r epl aced.
Sudden changes i n t emper at ur e wi l l of t en
cause moi st ur e t o condense i nsi de or out si de
your
camer a. Thi s i s a
possi bl e
sour ce of r ust ,
whi ch may be ext r emel y damagi ng t o t he
mechani sm. Fur t her mor e, i f t he camer a goes
from a warm temperature to a sub-freezi ng
one, and i f t i ny dr ops of moi st ur e f r eeze,
f ur t her damage may be done by t hei r
expansi on.
Thus, sudden t emper at ur e changes shoul d be
avoi ded as much as
possi bl e.
As a gui de,
a
t emper at ur e change of 10"C shoul d be al l owed
t o t ake pl ace gr adual l y
over a per i od
of at
l east 30 mi nut es. l f t hi s i s not possi bl e, keepi ng
t he camer a i n i t s case or bag wi l l hel p somewhat
i n mi ni mi zi ng t he ef f ect s of a r api d t emper at ur e
change.
Ext r emel y l ow t emper at ur e r educes t he
ef f i ci ency of t he bat t er y. Ther ef or e, t he camer a
shoul d be
pr ot ect ed
agai nst l ow t emper at ur e.
Put t he bat t er i es i nt o t he camer a r i ght bef or e
shoot i ng. For ext r emel y l ow t emper at ur e, use
new bat t er i es.
e
o31
1 .
Al ways keep t he vi ewf i nder eyepi ece, l ens and
f i l t er s as cl ean as
possi bl e. To r emove l oose dust
and di r t , f i s' sf US t he bl ower and t hen t he br ush of
a l ens br ush. Do not t r y t o wi pe of f
gr anul ar di r t
or dust
-
i t ' s an excel l ent way of scr at chi ng t he
gl ass.
Smudges, such as f i nger pr i nt s, shoul d be car ef ul l y
wi ped away wi t h ei t her a l ens t i ssue or a cl ean, sof t
cl ot h. Cl ean,
pl ai n cot t on handker chi ef s t hat have
al r eady been washed a f ew t i mes ar e
par t i cul ar l y
good f or t hi s. Br eat hi ng on t he l ens bef or e wi pi ng i s
ef f ect i ve; but be sur e t o wi pe away al l moi st ur e
compl et el y. Commer ci al l ens cl eaner s ar e al so
ef f ect i ve.
2.
Never t ouch t he mi r r or or t he shut t er l eaves.
Mi nor di r t or spot s on t he mi r r or wi l l not af f ect t he
cl ar i t y of your pi ct ur es.
3 .
Take car e not t o dr op t he camer a or knock i t
agai nst anyt hi ng sol i d. Acci dent s or r ough
handl i ng can easi l y damage t he i nt er nal
mechani sm, even t hough ext er nal l y not hi ng
seems t o have been hur t .
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4.
Your camera i s not wat erproof . There are several
pl aces
where wat er can get i nsi de and do a great
deal of damage. Take care to
protect
both body
and l ens f r om r ai n or spl ashi ng wat er . l f
your
camera shoul d get wet , dry i t of f i mmedi at el y
wi t h a cl ean, sof t cl ot h.
Once a camera has become compl et el y soaked,
t here i s of t en not hi ng t hat can be done t o make i t
ri ght agai n. However, i n such a case, t ake your
camera as soon as possi bl e t o an aut hori zed Asahi
Pent ax Servi ce Cent er.
5.
Where t o keep your
camera whi l e
you
are not
usi ng i t i s an i mport ant poi nt .
The best st orage
pf
ace i s cool
,
dry
,
cl ean and wel l -vent i l at ed.
Because of t he
possi bl e
bui l d- up of humi di t y, i t i s
ri sky t o st ore your camera i n a cabi net or cl oset .
I t ' s al so a good i dea t o keep your camera i n i t s
bag or case whi l e you
ar e not usi ng i t .
6.
When mount i ng your
camer a on a t r i pod, be sur e
t he t r i pod scr ew i s no l onger t han 5. 5mm. Thi s i s
t he dept h of t he t ri pod screw hol e on
your
camer a. l f you
use a l onger scr ew,
you wi l l
pr obabl y punct ur e
t he bot t om of t he hol e, af t er
whi ch t he camer a wi l l not f unct i on pr oper l y.
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