manual pentax mv1

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IMPORTANT

SMC Pen tax lenses and Pen taxaccessor ies are engineered andproduced met icu lously toprecise Asahi Pentaxspeci f icat ions. Lenses andaccessor ies f rom othermanufacturers are not producedto these precise speci f icat ionsand, therefore, may caused i f f i cu l t i es w i th - o r ac tua ldamage to - a Pentax camera.Asahi Pentax cannot assumeany respons ib i l i t y o r l i ab i l i t yfo r d i f f i cu l t i es resu l t i ng f romthe use o f any o the r b rand o flenses or accessor ies wi th anAsahi Pentax camera.


CONTENTS

Spec i f i ca t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lens mount ins . . . . . . . . . . . . : : . : : . : . : : . : : . : : : : : : : : . . : : : : : : . : : . .Inser t ing ba t te r iesBas ic opera t ing ins t ruc t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F i l m l o a d i n g a n d w i n d i n gSet t ing ASA f i lm speed/Memo ho lder

The "1OOX" and "B" se t t ings . . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Focus ing and compos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .H o l d i n g t h e c a m e r aU n l o a d i n g f i l mAuto f tash photosraphy i ; ; ;oo ; tO t h e r f l a s h u n i t sShoot ing po in te rs

o Opt imum aper tu res

o Max imum depth o f f ie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. Exposure compensat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

o Back l i t sub jec ts . . . . . . . . . 24

. Spot l igh ted sub jec ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24o Exposure-compensat ion- ind ica tor d ia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Depthof - f ie ld sca le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Depthof - f ie ld tab te

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 lse l f - t imer /Mu l t ip le exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2gf n f ra red photography

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Us ing screw-mount Takumar lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Open aper tu re and s topdown meter ing lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Res is tance to tempera ture ex t remes and changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Camera main tenance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Warran ty po l i cy

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O Neck s t rap r ingO Exposure coun te rO Shu t te r re lease bu t tonO E xposu re mode d ia IO Rap id -w ind lever@ Exposure modes

Hot shoeAuto f l ash con tac tA S A f i l m s p e e d r i n gExposu re{ompensat io n -ind icator d ia l

@ F i lm rew ind knob /backcover re lease

@ Lens re lease lever@ Se l f - t imer lever(D Lens a l ignment node@ F o c u s i n g r i n g

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O F i l m r e w i n d c r a n k

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@ Depthof- f ie ld scale@ Aperture/d is tance index(D Aperture r ing@ Viewf inder eyepiece(D Gu ide p in channe l@ Winder d i rect contact

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@ F i lm chamber@ Bat tery chamber@ Winder /Tr ipod receptac le@ F i l m g u i d e r a i l@ F i l m r a i l@ Shut ter b lades

@ F i lm rew ind bu t ton@ F i lm t ranspor t coup le r@ Sprocket wheel@ F i lm take-up spoo l@ Back cover(E Fi lm pressure p late


SPECIF ICATIONS

Type: 35mm ful l - f rame SLR camera wi th aperture-preferred automat icexposure, auto f lash synch (wi th AF 2005 Auto Flash).

Mount: Pentax Bayonet MountStandard lenses: SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2,

SMC Pentax SOmn f 11.2SMC Pentax-M 50mm f /1.4SMC Pen tax -M 50mm f /1 .7SMC Pentax-M 40mm f /2.8

Shutter : Seiko MFC vert ical - run metal focal-p lane shut ter ; shut ter speedsautomat ical ly var ied between 1 sec. and 1/1000 sec. ; mechanicalset t ings of "100X" and "B" provided (operates wi thout bat ter iesat manual set t ings).

Sel f - t imen Delays shut ter re lease 4-10 seconds.Exposuremete r ing r Openaper tu re ,cen te r -we igh ted th rough- the - lens l i gh tmete r ing

via SPD cel l . Exposure range f rom EV 3 (ASA 1OO' l 14 sec. att 1 1 . 4 , 1 s e c . a t f 1 2 . 8 l . t o E V 1 9 ( A S A 1 0 0 , 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . a t I l 2 2 l .F i lm Speed Range: ASA 25 to ASA 1600 (ExposureCompensat ion v ia ASA f i lm speed dia l . LED "Stop/Go"exposure readout in f inder. )

Auto f lash synch: Synchronizes automat ical ly for AF 20OS Auto Flash Uni t at1 l1OO sec. v ia hotshoe wi th shut ter d ia l set to Auto; hotshoecontact a lso provided for f lash ready indicator in v iewf inder.

Manua l f l ash synch : A t "100X" (1 /100 sec . ) f l ash -synch se t t i ng o f exposure moded ia l (ho tshoe synch on ly ) .


Viewfinder:

Viewf inder indications:

Mirror and diaphragm:Fi lm wind and rewind:

Automat ic winder:

Film loading:Exposure counter:Battery:

Back cover:

Body size:Body weight:

Alu mi nu m-coated pentapr ism f i nder wi th spl i t - image/micropr ism focusing screen; shows 92o/o of the picture area,0.85X magni f icat ion wi th 50mm lens; -1.0 d iopter eyepiece.Three LED Stop/Go indicator system. Red: overexposure;Green: Adequate exposure for handheld shoot ing (1/1OOO -1/30 sec.) Yel low: Slow Exposure Warning (below 1/30 sec. ,inadequate for handheld shoot ingl "X": AF 2005 f lash readyind i ca to r .I nsta nt- retu rn mirror and automat ic d iaphra gm.Single-stroke rapid wind lever; p last ic t ipped for windingcomfort , 135" advance wi th 3Oo rest set t ing. Rapid rewind crankfor speedy f i lm rewind.MV 1 camera body accepts Winder ME wi th both s ingle- f rame andconsecut ive automat ic f i lm winding capabi l i ty ; winding speed:1.5 f rames-per-sec. in consecut ive mode.Magic-need le qu ick/sure load ing.Automat ic reset , addi t ive type.Two 1 .5V A lka l i ne (LR44) o r S i t ve r -ox ide (G13) ba t te r ies ; LEDsdouble as bat tery check lamp.Standard back wi th memo holder, interchangeable wi th DialData ME for data recording on f i lm.132mm x 84mm x 49 .5mm425 grams (15 ozs.)


L E N S M O U N T I N G

1. Remove the rea r l ens andbody mount covers2. Match the red dot 6 on thecamera body wi th the red dot@ on the lens . Inse r t t he lensin to the body and tu rn i tc lockw ise un t i l t he lenslocks w i th a c l i ck .3 . I n the da rk , when the reddo ts a re . d i f f i cu l t t o see , a l i gnthe ra i sed wh i te node @ onthe lens ba r re l w i th the lensrelease lever O by touch. Thentu rn and lock as above .

4 . To de tach , ho ld the cameraw i th your l e f t hand . Depressthe lens re lease leve r @ wh i letu rn ing the lens coun te r -c lockw ise w i th your r i gh t hand .

l f y o u h a v e t o p u t t h e l e n sd o w n w i t h o u t t h e r e a r l e n sc a p , p l a c e i t o n l y f r o n t - e l e m e n t -d o w n , n e v e r f r o n t - e l e m e n t - u p .

W h e n c h a n g i n g l e n s e s o u t d o o r sw i t h f i l m i n t h e c a m e r a , a v o i dd i r e c t s u n l i g h t .

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Two A lka l i ne ba t te r ies a repacked separately. Be sure toinsert them into the bat terychamber before operat ingthe camera.

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I N S E R T I N G B A T T E R I E S

r Insert ion Open the bat terychamber cover wi th a coin.lnsert the two bat ter ies into thebattery chamber of the cameraas shown above, each wi th p lusmark (+ ) fac ing down. Fo rreplacement, use Eveready 576Eor Ma l lo ry MS76H o r equ iva len t .o Check l f bat ter ies are act ive,one o f the LED ind ica to r -s w i l ll i gh t when you depress theshutter but ton partway wi ththe exposure mode dial set toAUTO. When ba t te r ies a redead o r i nse r ted improper lY ,t h e L E D s w i l l n o t l i g h t .

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BASIC OPE RATI NG I NSTRUCTIONS

1 . L o a d t h e f i l m i n t o y o u rcamera and advance i t to thef i r s t exposure . (Page 1O)

2 . Se t the ASA f i lm speed .(Pase 1 1 )

3 . P rese lec t the aper tu re .( P a s e 1 3 ) 4 . Se t the exposure mode d ia lt o A U T O . ( P a g e 1 4 ) .

5 . Focus and compose thep ic tu re by tu rn ing the focus ingr ing wh i le s igh t ing th rough thev iewf i nde r . (Page 17 ) .

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l f t he LED s t i l l does no t changeto greeh, O mount the cameraon a t r ipod etc. , or @ switch tof lash photography (PaSe 20-211.

o When you depress theshutter but ton completely onAUTO, the shu t te r speed w i l lbe selected automat ical ly inre la t i on to l i gh t i ng cond i t i onsand the aperture in use.

GreenGo ahead and shoot

Reduse a srnal lsr aperture

6 . S l i gh t l y depress the shu t te rbu t ton . One o f the th ree LEDind ica to rs w i l l l i gh t i n the le f ts ide o f the v iewf i nde r . l f t hegreen LED l ights: go ahead andshoot. l f the red LED l ights:Set the aperture r ing to asma l le r aper tu re by tu rn ing i tc lockw ise un t i l t he g reen l i gh tcomes on ( i . e . , f /B to f 111 , f l ' 16 ,etc. See Page 14 ) . l f the yel lowLED comes on : O use a w ide rlens aper tu re l f 14 to f / 2 .8 , e tc . ) .

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rYellowO use a wider aperture

if possible, orO use, a tripod etc., orO use a f lash uni t


F I L M L O A D I N G A N D W I N D I N G

Avoid di rect l ight when loading your f i lm.

1 . Be fo re l oad ing and w ind ing the f i lm , se t the exposure mode d ia lto 100X. Leave i t a t t h i s se t t i ng un t i l a f te r the f i lm has been woundto the f i r s t exposure .No te : You may a l so advance the f i lm to the f i r s t exposure w i th theexposure mode d ia l se t to AUTO. Bu t , i n th i s case , a f te r c los ing theback cover, you must remove the lens cap and point the cameratoward the l i gh t . l f f i lm advance i s pe r fo rmed on AUTO w i thou t

remov ing the lens cap , Ino r -d ina te l y l ong exposures w i l lr esu l t , h inder ing f i lm advance .2. Open the camera back byp u l l i n g u p t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o bun t i l t he back opens .3 . P lace the f i lm ca r t r i dge inthe f i lm chamber , and pushdown the rew ind knob . Inse r tthe f i lm leader be tween anyo f the wh i te p ins su r round ingthe f i lm take -up spoo l .4 . Advance the f i lm bya l te rna te l y advanc ing the rap id -w ind leve r and depress ing theshu t te r bu t ton un t i l bo th topand bot tom sprockets engaget h e f i l m p e r f o r a t i o n s @ .C lose the back by p ress ing i tf i r m l y .5 . Advance the rap id -w indleve r and con f i rm tha t the f i lmrew ind knob @ tu rnscou n te rc lockw ise , i nd i ca t i ng

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t ha t the f i lm i s p roper l yloaded and i s mov ing f rom thecartr idge to the take-up spool .Then , t r i p the shu t te r andadvance the f i lm a l te rna te l yun t i l t he exposure coun te rtu rns to "1 " , i nd i ca t ing tha tthe f i rs t p icture is ready to betaken. Reset the shut ter d ia lto AUTO.

SETTING ASA F ILM SPEED/MEMO HOLDER

The ASA f i lm speed rat ing ofa l l 3 5 m m f i l m s i s g i v e n i n t h edata sheet packed wi th eachro l l o f f i lm . The h igher the ASAnumber , the more sens i t i ve thef i lm i s to l i gh t . To se t the index ,l i f t up the ASA d ia l @ andtu rn i t un t i l t he ASA numbero f you r f i lm i s oppos i te theorange index mark .

1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 5 0 Q 3 2 0 2 5 0 1 6 0 1 2 5 8 0 5 0 4 0 2 5t l l a l t a l l t l l a t a l l a t

1600 800 400 200 1()0 64 32

As a reminder o f t he t ype o f f i lmin your camera , tea r o f f t he topo f f i lm box and inse r t i t i n to theMemo Holder on the back covero f the camera .

A S A F i l m S p e e d R a n g e

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APERTURE SETT ING

K e e p t h e e x p o s u r e m o d e d i a l s e t a t A U T O . R o t a t e t h e a p e r t u r e r i n go f t h e l e n s a n d p r e s e l e c t t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e ( a l s o c a l l e d f - n u m b e r ) i na c c o r d a n c e w i t h s h o o t i n g c o n d i t i o n s a s f o l l o w s .

F i n e w e a t h e r f l 9 - f l 1 1C f o u d y w e a t h e r f 1 4 - f / 5 . 6l n d o o r s

. . . . . . f 1 1 . 2 - f l 2 . g

T h e a b o v e i s a r o u g h g u i d e t h a t i s h i g h l y u s e f u l f o r m o s t s h o o t i n gs i t u a t i o n s s u c h a s f o r s n a p s h o t s a n d s c e n e r y . T h e s e a p e r t u r e s w i l l g i v es a t i s f a c t o r y e x p o s u r e a s l o n g a s t h e g r e e n L E D i n t h e v i e w f i n d e rl i g h t s . l f o t h e r L E D s s h o u l d l i g h t , r e s e t t h e a p e r t u r e i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s g i v e n o n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e .

A l t h o u g h t h e a b o v e i s a l l y o u n e e d t o k n o w t o o b t a i n b e t t e r r e s u t t st h a n y o u h a v e p e r h a p s e v e r o b t a i n e d b e f o r e w i t h m o s t o f y o u rp h o t o g r a p h s , a s y o u g a i n m o r e e x p e r i e n c e y o u m a y w a n t t o v a r y t h el e n s a p e r t u r e f o r s p e c i a l e f f e c t s , s u c h a s h i g h l i g h t i n g y o u rs u b j e c t b y t h r o w i n g t h e b a c k g r o u n d a n d f o r e g r o u n d o u t o f f o c u sb y u s i n g w i d e r a p e r t u r e s , e t c . l f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n l e a r n i n g t h e s es p e c i a l a p e r t u r e c o n t r o l t e c h n i q u e s , r e f e r t o t h e s e c t i o n e n t i t l e d" S h o o t i n g P o i n t e r s , " ( p a g e 2 2 l ' .

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SHOOTING ON AUTO

Y o u r P e n t a x M V 1 i s d e s i g n e d f o r u s e d o n A U T O . A f t e r t h e f i l mi s l o a d e d a n d t h e e x p o s u r e m o d e d i a l i s s e t t o A U T O i t n e e d n o tbe t aken o f f , even f o r f l a sh pho tog raphy i f t he accesso ry AF 2005A u t o F l a s h i s u s e d . T h e o n l y o c c a s i o n s w h e n y o u w o u l d u s e t h eo the r se t t i ngs a re f o r f l a sh synch a t " 100X" f o r f l a sh un i t s o the rt h a n t h e A F 2 0 0 5 , a n d f o r l o n g e x p o s u r e s a t t h e " 8 " ( B u l b ) s e t t i n g .T h e 1 0 0 X s e t t i n g m a y a l s o b e u s e d f o r b a t t e r y f a i l u r e a n d f i l mw i n d o n . O t h e r w i s e , k e e p t h e s h u t t e r d i a l s e t t o A U T O .

Exposure Checkl Af ter you have set the ASA f i lm speed, preset theaper tu re and focused, You are ready to check the exposure . S imp ly ,p ress the shut te r bu t ton s l igh t ly un t i l one o f th ree LEDs in thev iewf inder l igh ts . l f the green LED l igh ts , go ahead and shoot .Overexposure Warning: l f the red LED indicator l ights on pressingthe shut ter but ton partwaY,the photo wi l l be overexposed. Toprevent th is , you w i l l have to rese t the aper tu re r ing to a smal le raper tu re by tu rn ing i t c lockwise un t i l the green LED comes on ( fo rexamp le , f 18 t o f 111 o r t 116 , e t c . ) .Slow Exposure/Camera Shake Warningr l f the Yel low LED l ights,at indicates that the camera has selected a shut ter speed below1 l3O sec . in re la t ion to your p rese t aper tu re . Th is does no t necessar i l yind ica te tha t the photo w i l l be underexposed, bu t there is a tendencyfor the p ic tu re to b lu r w i th such s low exposures . Usua l ly , however ,b lu r a lso can be prevented by rese t t ing the aper tu re r in9 . On ly , in th is

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instance, you set the aperture r ing to a wider aperture (smal ler f -number va lue) by tu rn ing i t counterc lockwise un t i l the green LEDf igh ts . For example , i f i t i s se t a t f 15 .6 , tu rn i t to f l4 , f 12 ,e tc . l f thegreen LED does not come on, even af ter you have set the lens to thewides t aper tu re , do e i ther o f the fo l low ing .

use a tr ipod - Page 35 switch to f lash photography - page 20, 21Because the MV 1 auto exposure system selects the shut ter speedfor you s tep less ly be tween 1 /1000 and 1 sec . in re la t ion to theaperture set t ing, the above is a l l you need to know about exposurecontro l for sat is factory resul ts wi th most subjects. However, forbe t te r resu l ts in d i f f i cu l t l i gh t ing , shoot ing aga ins t the l igh t , w i thfast moving subjeqts, etc. , refer to the sectaon "shoot ing pointers, ,(Page 22l- when you feel you are ready to master specia l techniquesto use in such s i tua t ions .

CAUTIONl f y o u s h o u l d h a p p e n t o p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n w h i l e t h es h u t t e r d i a l i s s e t o n A U T o w i t h t h e l e n s c a p o n , o r i n v e r yp o o r l i g h t i n g c o n d i t i o n s , t h e m i r r o r m a y l o c k u p , r e s u r t i n gi n a b n o r m a l l y l o n g e x p o s u r e . T o c o r r e c t t h i s , t h e s h u t t e rc a n b e q u i c k l y c l o s e d b y t u r n i n g t h e s h u t t e r d i a l t o 1 0 0 x .A f t e r c l o s i n g t h e s h u t t e r , b e s u r e t o r e s e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a lt O A U T O .

l f y o u u s e a t r i p o d o r m a k ea n e x p o s u r e a t a n y t i m ew i t h o u t y o u r e y e t o t h ev i e w f i n d e r e y e p i e c e , c o v e rt h e e y e p i e c e w i t h t h ea c c e s s o r y F i n d e r C a p ;o t h e r w i s e l i g h t e n t e r i n gf r o m t h e r e a r o f t h e c a m e r am a y a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h ee x p o s u r e .

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THE " lOOX' ' AND ' 'B ' ] SETTINGS

Whale the MV 1 is des igned a lmost to ta l l y fo r use on AUTO, twoother se t tangs are prov ided on the exposure mode d ia l fo r spec ia lshoot ing s i tua t ions ."10OX" l Th is manua l shu t te r speed se t t ing rea l l y need no t be usedat a l l i f you use the Pentax AF 2005 Auto F lash and keep sparebat te r ies on hand. l t i s p rov ided fo r manua l f lash synchron iza t ionw i t h f l a sh un i t s o the r t han t he AF 2005 ( see page21 ) . t n add i t i on ,i t may a lso be used in emergenc ies when ba t te r ies fa i l and you donot have spare bat ter ies on hand. For emergency exposures wi thoutba t te r ies , mere ly se t the exposure mode d ia l to "100X" and se lec tthe aper tu re accord ing to the br igh tness o f your sub jec t ( re fe r to rthe exposure gu ide l ines accompany ing the f i lm) . The 100X se t t ing isa l so conven ien t f o r f i lm w ind on (Page 10 ) ." 8 " (Bu lb ) : Th i s se t t i ng i s used when des i r i ng t o make "T ime"exposures longer than 1 second. To use, f i r s t mount the camera ona t r ipod , then, a t tach a cab le re lease to the camera 's shut te r re leasebut ton . The shut te r w i l l open when the p lunger o f the cab le re leaseis depressed and remain open as long as pressure is ma in ta ined. Foru l t ra long exposures such as severa l m inu tes or hours , use a cab lere lease w i th a lock ing dev ice . A lso , cover the v iewf inder eyep iecewi th - the accessory eyep iece cover to p revent excess l igh t f romenter ing th rough the rear o f the camera .

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FOCUSING AND COMPOSING

T h e f o c u s i n g s c r e e n i n s i d e t h e v i e w f i n d e r o f y o u rM V 1 i s a s p l i t - i m a g e t y p e s u r r o u n d e d b ya m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a r . F o r p r e c i s e f o c u s , t u r n t h ef o c u s i n g r i n g o f t h e l e n s u n t i l t h e t w o i m a g e s i nt h e s p l i t - i m a g e c i r c l e a t t h e c e n t e r a l i g n a s o n e .l f y o u f i n d f o c u s i n g w i t h t h e s p l i t - i m a g e c i r c l ed i f f i c u l t , f o c u s w i t h t h e m i c r o p r i s m c e l l a r b yt u r n i n g t h e f o c u s i n g r i n g u n t i l t h e g l i t t e rd i s a p p e a r s f r o m i n s i d e t h e c o l l a r . I n a d d i t i o n , t h ef i e l d s u r r o u n d i n g t h e c e n t e r s p o t s m a y p l s o b e u s e df o r q u i c k f o c u s i n g : m e r e l y t u r n i n g t h e r i n g u n t i lt h e i m a g e c o m e s i n c l e a r i n t h e o v e r a l l v i e w f i n d e rf i e l d . T h e s u r r o u n d i n g f i e l d a l s o g i v e s b e t t t e rr e s u l t s t h a n t h e c e n t e r s p o t w h e n u s i n g t e l e p h o t ol e n s e s h a v i n g a s m a l l m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e .

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H O L D I N G T H E C A M E R A

As a general ru le, your camera can be held more f i rmly in the lef t hand, which does not re lease theshutter . l f you hold your camera wi th the r ight hand - the hand that re leases the shut ter - rh is maycause camera movement. of ten, b lurred pictures are due to camera movement.

Hor izontal posi t ionHo ld t he camera f i rm l y w i t hyou r l e f t hand , and d raw you rarms c lose to your body .

Vert ical posi taonHo ld you r camera t i gh t l y t oyour fo rehead w i th your le f thand , and d raw you r r i gh tarm c lose to your body .

Vertical posit ionHo ld you r camera t i gh t l y t o you rfo rehead w i th your le f t hand,ra i se you r r i gh t a rm and d rawyou r l e f t a rm to you r body .

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U N L O A D I N G F I L M

Af te r the las t p i c tu re on the ro l l has been taken , the rap id -w ind leve r w i l l no t advance any fu r the rind ica t ing tha t the f i lm mus t be rewound . (Cau t ion : do no t t r y to fo rce the leve r any fu r the r . ) Fo ld ou tthe rew ind c rank . Depress the f i lm rew ind bu t ton @ and tu rn the rew ind c rank as ind ica ted to rew indthe f i lm in to i t s ca r t r i dge . Rew i nd un t i l t he tens ion on the c rank lessens , i nd i ca t ing tha t the leader endo f the f i lm has been re leased f rom the take -up spoo l . Pu l l ou t the f i lm rew ind knob ( the back w i l l openau tomat i ca l l y ) , and remove the f i lm ca r t r i dge .A V O I D D I R E C T L I G H T W H E N U N L O A D I N G T H E F I L M .


AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE AF 2OOS

To accompany i ts unprecedent ly easy auto exposure system, theMV 1 fea tures au tomat ic f lash synch w i th the AF 2005 Auto F lash .When th is ded ica ted f lash un i t i s used, f lash photography is ass imp le as normal exposure on Auto . Moreover , the AF 20OS coup leswi th a spec ia l "X" LED ind ica tor ins ide the v iewf inder tha t enab lesyou to know when i t i s ready to f i re , w i thout even tak ing your eyef rom the v i ew f i nde r . To moun t t he AF 2005 , s imp l y s l i de t he f l ash -shoe moun t a l l t he way i n t o t he camera ' s ho t shoe and t i gh ten t hethumb screw. The camera 's exposure mode d ia l may be kept a tAUTO because t he MV 1 synch ron i zes au toma t i ca l l y a t 11100 sec .when the un i t charges v ia a spec ia l au to f lash synch contac t ins idethe ho tshoe.Af te r mount ing the AF 2005, se t the au to f lash mode and lensaper tu re accord ing to the ins t ruc t ions accompany ing the un i t .

N O T E : \ , V h e n t h e i ; u t c f l a s h c h . i r i e i a n c l t h e v l e , , v f i n i i e t " , 4 " i - I i )f l . a s h r e . i i l V i a C i c a t o r l i q h t s , t h e I i ] , i . , l r e e n o r y e l l o w L F D i t ' t c l t r : , i ' i i , ' ' . 'w i l i l ! ' ; i - i r , r s i i ' i u ; i , i - r L t i , . t s t h e a L . l l I ' i i a s h s y s t a r n a v e r r i r l e s l h e s e

i i l i l i , ; , , i : r ) i ' r ' ; , t h e y : , ; i i o u i t l i t e i l t r ; r : r . t , , r , i e r j f c r f i . t s l t p h c t i , ' q r a p l r y .

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OTHER FLASH UNITS (CORDLESS TYPE)

The MV 1 may a lso be used w i th o ther f lash un i ts bes ides the AF2005, p rov ided they are the cord less type :These mount by s l id ingin to the ho tshoe on top o f the camera in the same manner as theAF 2OOS.F lash Synch: Un l ike the AF 2005, however , o ther f lash un i ts donot synchron ize au tomat ica l l y w i th the MV 1 .Synchron ize them manua l ly by tu rn ing the exposure mode d ia l to"100X. " A lso no te tha t the v iewf inder LED f lash ready ind ica t ion isno t p rov ided w i th o ther f lash un i ts .

As f lash opera t ing ins t ruc t ions vary depend ing upon the type o ff f ash un i t you are us ing , re fe r to the ins t ruc t ions accompany ingyour f lash un i t fo r f lash mode se t tang, aper tu re se t t i f lg , ond o theropera t i ng i ns t ruc t ions .

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SHOOTING POINTERS

The bas ic ins t ruc t ions fo r shoot ing on au to a re a l l you need to knowto ob ta in success fu l resu l ts fo r most a l l noncr i t i ca l photography .However, the MV 1 is a sophist icated s ingle- lens-ref lex camera and,as such, i s capab le o f a w ide var ie ty o f techn iques wh ich enab le youto ob ta in be t te r resu l ts in d i f f i cu l t l i gh t ing s i tua t ions , p roducespec ia l focus ing e f fec ts , s top the ac t ion ,and so fo r th . l f you wou ldl i ke to expand your sk i l l s as a photographer and have your f r iendsmarve l a t most a l l your photographs , then master ing these fews imp le t echn iques i s we l l wo r t h you r wh i l e .

Optimu m Apertu resThe aper tu re gu ide l i s ted on page 13 is su f f i c ien t fo r most shoot ingpurposes and cor rec t exposure w i l l be ob ta ined as long as the greenLED l igh ts . However , w i th cer ta in sub jec ts and to ob ta in cer ta inspec ia l e f fec ts , i t i s be t te r to vary f rom the norm. Any aper tu rese t t ing may be used as long as the green LED cont inues to l igh t .

Stopping the Act ion: With fast moving subjects such as bicycles,au tomobi les , horses , ch i ld ren a t p lay , b i rds in f l igh t , e tc . , a fas tshut ter speed is necessary to stop the act ion and prevent the subjectf rom b lu r r ing .A l though the MV 1 does no t fea ture a shut te r speedd ia l , you can eas i l y s t op t he ac t i on by us i ng a w ide l ens ape r t u rewhe re t he red LED does no t come on . ( f o r examp le , f 12 .8 , f 11 .7e tc . ) . As the camera au tomat ica l l y chooses the fas tes t shu t te rspeed i t can fo r the g iven exposure , i t w i l l f reeze the sub jec t

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i n day l i gh t o r i n b r i gh t l y l i t a renas and s tad iums i f you use a w idemax imum ape r tu re . (Th i s t echn ique does no t wo rk i n l ow - l i gh t i ng ,as low l igh t ing necess i ta tes a s low shut te r speed. )Depth.of-Fie ld Control : Depending upon the aperture in use, d i f ferentareas in f ron t o f and beh ind your sub jec t w i l l be in focus . Th is i sknown as depth of f ie ld and i ts ef fect can be var ied by changinglens aper tu res . l f you need to know the c r i t i ca l depth o f f ie lds re fe rto the depth-o f - f ie ld sca le and tab les on pages 26 and 27 . Of ten ,however , you can ge t by i f you remember the f o l low ing .Max imum Depth o f F ie ld : The depth o f f ie ld becomes progress ive lydeeper as the lens is stop down to smal ler apertures and is greatest atmin imum aper tu re . Thus , i f you des i re bo th your sub jec t andbackground to be in focus , use a smal l aper tu re such as f /11 andt l 16 ( i f t he ye l l ow LED L igh t s , t ake p recau t i ons aga ins t camerashake) . Smal l aper tu res are a lso use f u l fo r c r i t i ca l c lose-up work ,bu t fo r th is , re fe r to a c lose-up photography gu ide .

Out-of- focus highl ights: The depth of f ie ld becomes progressivelysha l l owe r a t w ide l ens ape r t u res , and i s sha l l owes t a t f 12 , f 11 .7 o rf 11 .4 , depend ing upon wh i ch i s t he max imum ape r tu re o f you rlens . A sha l low depth o f f ie ld p roduces an ou t -o f - focus e f fec twh i ch h i gh l i gh t s you r sub jec t . P rov i ded t he g reen LED rema insl i t , you can oh ta i n t h i s e f f ec t by us i ng a w ide max imum ape r tu re ,even on a sunsh iny daY .

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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

When shoo t i ng i n d i f f i cu l t l i gh t i ng s i t ua t i ons such as when t he sub jec tis s i tua ted aga ins t the l igh t (d i rec t sun , snow, a b r igh t w indow) orwhen spot l igh ted on s tage, e tc . , e i ther add i t iona l o r less exposure isrequ i red to over r ide the in f luence o f the s t rong back l igh t ing andbr ing ou t the de ta i l s o f the sub jec t . Such prob lems are eas i l ycor rec ted by temporar i l y a l te r ing the se t t ing o f the ASA f i lm speedd ia l fo r the shot requ i r ing exposure compensat ion .

Back l i t Sub jec ts : For sub jec ts w i th the sun beh ind them, s tand ingaga ins t t he l i gh t , b r i gh t snow , e t c , compensa te by l owe r i ng t heASA f i lm speed va lue t o ha l f o r f ou r t imes t he ASA f i lm speed .F o r e x a m p l e :

With ASA lOO f i lm in the camera: reset the dia l to ASA 50 orASA 25 ( th is g ives 2x and 4X compensat ion , respec t ive ly ) .wi th ASA 400 f i lm: reset the ASA diar to ASA 2oo l2xl orASA 1 00 (4X ) .

Spot l ighted Subjects: For subjects on spot l ighted stage, etc. , decreaseyou r exposu re by doub l i ng o r quad rup l i ng t he ASA f i lm speed va lue .Fo r examp le :

Wi th ASA 100 f i lm: rese t the d ia l to ASA 2OO n l2x lor ASA 400 n l4Xl .Wi th ASA 400 f i lm: rese t the d ia l to ASA 800 nnX)or ASA 1600 n l4x l

Always reset the ASA dial to i ts original sett ing after employingexposu re compensation.

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Exposure-Compensat ion- lndicator Dial : You may also use theexposure-compensat ion- ind ica tor d ia l loca ted under the f i lmrewind c rank as a gu ide fo r exposure compensat ion . To Use:Fo ld ou t t he f i lm rew ind c rank as i f t o r ew ind t he f i lm and l i f tthe knob s l igh t ly to expose the exposure-compensat ion- ind ica tord i a l . ( C A U T I O N : B E V E R Y C A R E F U L N O T T O P U L L H A R DA S T H E B A C K C O V E R W I L L S P R I N G O P E N , E X P O S I N GY O U R F l L M . ) N e x t , t u r n t h e t o p o f t h e d i a l w i t h y o u r f i n g e r u n t i lt he i ndex mark o f t he exposu re compensa t i on d i a l a l i gns w i t h t heASA i ndex mark and t he ASA number o f t he f i lm l oaded i n t hec a m e r a ( l l l u s t . , ' ) . W h e n p r o p e r l y a l i g n e d , l i f t t h e A S A d i a l a n dreset i t as f o l lows fo r exposure compensat ion .

For 2X compensat ion : To the f i r s t do t on the ind ica tor ' sp l u s s i d e ( l l l u s t . ' ; ) .For 4X compensat ion : Second do t on the p lus s ide .For 1 l zx compensat ion : F i rs t do t on the m inus s ide .For 1 l4X compensat ion : Second do t on the minus s ide .

Af te r se t t ing the compensat ion , push the f i lm rewind c ranksha f t back i n p l ace and t ake t he p i c t u re . BE SURE TO RESETT H E A S A F I L M S P E E D D I A L T O A G R E E W I T H T H E F I L ML O A D E D I N T H E C A M E R A W H E N C O M P E N S A T I O N I S N OL O N G E R R E O U I R E D .

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D E P T H - O F - F I E L D S C A L E

Depth of f ie ld is the range between the nearest and far thestdistances which are in focus at a g iven lens aperture.l f you want to know howgreat the depth of f ie ld is at a certa inaperture, focus on the subject and look at the depth-of- f ie ld scaleon the lens. In the photograph below the distance scale is set at5 meters; that is , the lens is focused on a subject 5 meters away.The cal ibrat ions on each s ide of the distance index correspond tothe diaphragm set t ing and indicate the range of in- focus distancefor d i f ferent lens aperture.For example, i f a lens opening of f l4 is to be used, the range on thedistance scale r ing covered wi th in the f igure 4 on the depth-of- f ie ldscale indicates the area in focus at that lens opening. You wi l l notefrom the depth-of- f ie ld scale in the photograph that the range f romapproximately 4 to 7m is in focus. Note that as the lens apertureschange, the ef fect ive depth of f ie ld a lso changes. For the depth off ie ld at d i f ferent apertures and distances, refer to the next page.


- ( ) _ 4 5 4 - u . 6 1 5 - 1 . & 9 - 1 , r 3 1 - 2 . 2 2 4 _ - s . a C U . _ - - 6 . 7 4 6

- t b . t A 3 _

. , - : - o -44o o . sao 0 .939 ' t . 441 1 . i s4 2 .46a 3 .659 7 .015 13 .268I / c . o - 0 . 4 6 1 - 0 . 6 2 2 - l . O 7 O - 1 . 7 9 9 - 2 . 3 2 9 - 3 . 4 3 2 - 7 . 9 2 2

0 . 4 3 6 o . s 7 2 o . 9 1 s r . 3 8 3 r . 6 6 7 2 . 2 s 4 3 . 2 a 4 5 . 7 7 4 -

9 . 3 o ov"_, -8:X33 -333? -?:?33 _-l:33? _-1333 _-i321 - -'3:33 _ uJ'! _ 1'oj-

'rr'-- -3212 -3.3"^7 -?.?13 --l.Tou,

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-3:339 -?221 -1.3\Z :1:333 _-l:393 _ 2:5: __".u"3 __ 's'3

t/22 - 3:X33 - 3.333 - ?.3?3 - 1.1"3 -1.212 -,1:333 2'96.1 2:7e2 3J'J

DEPTH-OF-F IELD TABLE: SMC PENTAX-M Somm LENS

Oistanc 3calo O.45m O.6m 1m 1 6m 2m 3m

1 .447 ' 2 .101 ' 2 .206 ' 2 .573 'I / f o - 1 . 6 7 0 ' - 1 . 7 3 7 ' - 2 . A 9 2 ' - 3 . 6 0 9 '

0 .447 0 .595 0 .9a4 1 .557 ' t . 932 2 .A46 4 .579 11 .712 52 .934t l t ' 4 - 0 . 4 5 3 - 0 . 6 0 5 - 1 . 0 1 7 - 1 . 6 4 5 - 2 . 0 7 3 - 3 . 1 7 2 - 5 . 5 0 6 - 2 0 . 4 6 8

t/2 JteZ -3333 -?Zll -1333 --l?33 -

-3i",2 --21a9

-12:191 -3lo'3

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o . 44s o . sgo 0 .969 1 .516 1 .469 2 .7c ,8 4 .22s g .oog - ze

. cs tr t z . v - O . 4 5 S - O . 6 t t - 1 . 0 3 4 - 1 . 6 9 4 - 2 . 1 5 2 - 3 . 3 6 5 - 6 . 1 2 4 - 3 4 . 3 1 3

t/11 -\.21"," -i.323" -2."23" -3:333; -3.321" -,!:?33: -,1!",81 1lJ88z - zzzzr

0 .443 0 .5A6 0 .956 1 .483 1 .418 2 .599 3 .962 8 .329 14 .5570 . 4 5 8 - 0 . 6 1 5 - 1 . 0 4 9 - 1 . 7 3 7 - 2 . 2 2 4 - 3 . 5 5 0 - 6 . 7 A 6 - 7 6 . 7 A 3

oD i r t i n c e r c a t e 1 . 5 5 , l . 9 , 2 ' 5 ' 3 . 6 , g , . . . - . 1 2 ,

_,,'. _- l:333: - i 3?3: -ltl,[', -'"22'," -3 ?]3: -2331: -iLZZZ', -',1?22" r73586

t/2 -l:33!; -i312" -Zt}Z" -3:33?; -323?: -3:333: -;,2.289" -3?333; 12''62!1 .531 ' , 1 .A69 ' 2 .443 ' 2 . s15 ' 5 .640 ' , 7 .361 ' 10 .593 ' , 19 .495 ' , 86 .915 ' ,

- 1 .570 ' , - 1 .932 ' , - 2 .560 ' - 3 .O91 ' , - 6 .410 ' - 4 .763 ' , - 13 .445 ' , - 34 .4A4 ' _

1 .523 ' 1 .a56 ' , 2 .419 ' z . aAO ' 5 .499 ' 7 i 19 ' , 10 .Oa7 ' , 17 .A17 ' , 60 .844 ' ,r t 4

- 1 . 5 7 3 ' - 1 . 9 4 6 ' - 2 . 5 A 7 ' - 3 . 1 3 1 ' - 6 . 5 0 4 ' - 9 . 1 3 7 ' - 1 4 . A 2 4 ' - 4 2 . O 2 O '

l/5.6 1 .512 ' , 1 .A39 ' , 2 .3aa ' , 2 .a35 ' , 5 .322 ' , 6 .818 ' , 9 .485 ' , 15 .946 ' , 43 .530 ' ,- 1 . 5 9 0 ' , - 1 . 9 6 5 ' , - 2 . 6 2 4 ' - 3 . 1 8 7 ' , - 6 . 4 4 2 ' - 9 . 6 9 0 ' , - 1 6 . 3 7 0 ' , - 5 7 . 8 ' 1 7 '

4 .4016 ' 5 .361 ' , 6 .a45 ' , 9 .611 ' , 15 .329 ' ,- 9 . 5 O O ' - 1 6 . 0 4 7 ' - 5 1 . 5 9 7 '

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4.O't2'- 12 .2Os '

1 1 . 1 8 8 ' rII

IJ

1 .413 ' 1 .6a4 ' 2 .114 ' 2 .445 ' ,- 1 . 7 2 1 ' - 2 . 1 A a ' - 3 . 0 7 5 ' - 3 . 9 1 1 '

4.778', 5.906', 7.427'- 25 .969 'n


SE L F-T IME R/tlU LTIPL E EXPOSUR E

The sel f - t imer delays re lease of the shut ter 4-1Oseconds, depending upon how far the sel f - t imerlever is advanced. To operate the sel f - t imer, pushthe lever counterc lockwise unt i l i t s tops. To star t ,push up s l i gh t l y on the se l f - t imer l eve r .

For del iberate mul t ip le exposures, make the f i rs texposure in the no rma l way . Then t i gh ten the f i lmby turning the rewind knob O , and keep hold ofthe rewind knob. Depress the f i lm rewind but ton@ and advance the rapid* ind lever. This cocks

the shu t te r w i thou t advanc ing the f i lm . F ina l l y ,re lease the shut ter to make the second exposure.Then make one blank exposure, before taking thenext p icture, to avoid over lapping. As the exposurecounter cont inues to funct ion each t ime theshutter is cocked, a double exposure wi l l becounted as two f rames.

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INFBA-RED PHOTOGRAPHY

lf you intend to take infra-red photographs,remember to use the infra-red mark indicatedwith an orange l ine on the depth-of- f ie ld scale.First , br ing your subject into sharp focus. Thendetermine the subject- to-camera distance f romthe distance scale on the lens. Then match yoursubject- to-camera distance to the inf ra-red mark

by tu rn ing the focus ing r i ng accord ing ly . Fo rins tance , i f you r sub jec t i s i n focus a t i n f i n i t y ,tu rn the focus ing r i ng and move the in f i n i t y ( - )mark to the in f ra - red mark .

o NOTE: An in f ra - red focus ing ad jus tmen t i s no tr e q u i r e d w h e n w o r k i n g w i t h i n f r a - r e d c o l o r f i l m .


USING SCREW-MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES

Convent ional screw-mount Takumar lenses (bothSuper -Takumar and SMC Takumar ) can be eas i l ymounted onto your camera by at taching themfi rst to a Mount Adaptor K. However, whenAdap to r K i s used , the fo l l ow ing i s t rue .1 , Due to the d i f f e rence in coup l ing sys tems , theau tomat i c d iaphragm w i l l no t func t ion .2 Fu l l -aper tu re mete r ing lenses w i l l f unc t ion asstop-down meter ing lenses.

How to Use Mount Adaptor K1 . Sc rew the conven t iona l Takumar l ens in to theMount Adaptor K.2. At tach the Adapter/ lens uni t to the camerabody by a l i gn ing the red do ts 6 and @, andtu rn ing the lens c lockw ise un t i l i t l ocks w i tha c l i ck . (Th is takes s l i gh t l y l ess than a quar te r o fa revo lu t i on . )3 . To remove the lens , l eav ing the Moun tAdapter K at tached to the camera body, s implyunscrew the lens counterc lockwise. Other screw-

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mount Takumar l enses can then be a t tached inthe no rma l way .

1. To remove the Mount Adaptor K f rom thecamera body, f i rs t remove the screw-mount lens.Then p ress , w i th your thumbna i l o r a po in tedob jec t such as a ba l l po in t pen , aga ins t the sp r ingp i n @ .2. Turn the Mount Adaptor K counterc lockwiseun t i l you fee l i t re lease , and take i t ou t .3 . S ince the mechan ism fo r l ock ing in theMount Adapter K is tota l ly d i f ferent f rom thatwh ich locks in an SMC Pen tax bayone t -moun tlens, the lens re lease lever O on the camerabody p lays no pa r t a t a l l .

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OPEN-APERTURE AND STOP-DOWN METERING LENSES

Open-aperture SMC Pentax lenses havea d iaphragm coup l ing leve r @ on the back o fthe lens which couples wi th the camera body topermit open-aperture meter ing. Tbe ul t rate lephotos do not have a diaphragm coupler , sothey must be used wi th the stop-down meter ingsystem. Use of the Auto-Extension Tube Set Kpermits open-aperture meter ing. Use of other KSer ies accessor ies - standard Extension TubeSet K , He l i co id Ex tens ion Tube K , Au to -Be l lowsM and Be l lows Un i t m requ i res s top -downmeter ing. Whenever any one of these is usedbetween the camera body and an SMC Pentaxlens, the stop-down meter ing system must beused.


RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND CHANGES

The temperature range at which your camerawi l l cont inue to funct ion proper ly st retchesfrom 50" C to -20'C. However, resistance tocold could be hampered by oi l which hasbecome dir ty . Therefore, i f the camera is tooperate at fu l l ef f ic iency in very cold condi t ions,i t mus t be ove rhau led and a l l o i l mus t be rep laced .Sudden changes in temperature wi l l of ten causemo is tu re to condense ins ide o r ou ts ide yourcamera. This is a possib le source of rust , whichmay be extremely damaging to the mechanism.Furthermore, i f the camera goes f rom a warmtemperature to a sub-freezing one, and i f t inydrops of moisture f reeze, fur ther damage maybe done by the i r expans ion .

Thus, sudden temperature changes should beavoided as much as possib le. As a guide,a temperature change of 10" C should be al lowedto take place gradual ly over a per iod of at least30 m inu tes . l f t h i s i s no t poss ib le , keep ing thecamera in i ts case or bag wi l l help somewhat inminimiz ing the ef fects of a rapid temperaturechange.Extremely low temperature reduces the ef f ic iencyof the bat tery. Therefore, the camera should beprotected against low temperature. Put thebatter ies into the camera r ight before shoot ing.For extremely low temperature, use new bat ter ies.

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CAMERA MAINTENANCE

Always keep the v iewf inder eyep iece , lens andf i l te rs as c lean as poss ib le . To remove loose dus tand d i r t , f i r s t use the b lower and then the brushof a lens brush. Do no t t ry to w ipe o f f g ranu lard i r t o r dus t - i t ' s an exce l len t way o f sc ra tch ingthe g lass .Smudges, such as f ingerpr in ts , shou ld be care fu l l yw iped away w i th e i ther lens t i ssue or a c lean,so f t c lo th . C lean, p la in co t ton handkerch ie fsthat have al ready been washed a few t imes arepar t i cu la r ly good fo r th is . Brea th ing on the lensbefore w ip ing is e f fec t i ve ; bu t be sure to w ipeaway a l l mo is tu re comple te ly . Commerc ia l lenscleaners are also ef fect ive.

Never touch the mi r ro r o r the shut te r leaves .M ino r d i r t o r spo t s on t he m i r r o r w i l l no t a f f ec tthe c la r i t y o f your p ic tu res .

Take care no t to d rop the camera or knocki t aga ins t any th i ng so l i d . Acc iden t s o r r oughhand l i ng can eas i l y damage t he i n t e rna lmechan ism, even though ex terna l l y no th ingseems to have been damaged.

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Your camera is no f waterproo f . There areseveral p laces where water can get ins ide and doa great deal of damage. Take care to protect bothbody and lens f rom ra in o r sp lash ing water . l fyour camera shou ld ge t wet , d ry i t o f fimmedia te ly w i th a c lean, so f t c lo th .Once a camera has become competely soaked,there is o f ten no th ing tha t can be done to makei t r igh t aga in . However , in such a case, take yourcamera as soon as poss ib le to an au thor ized Asah iPentax Service Center.

Where to keep your camera wh i le you are no tus ing i t i s an impor tan t po in t . The bes t s to ragep lace is coo l , d ry , c lean and we l l -ven t i la ted .Because o f t he poss ib l e bu i l d up o f hum id i t y , i ti s r i sky to s to re your camera in a cab ine t o rc loset . l t 's a lso a good idea to keep your camerain i t s bag or case wh i le you are no t us ing i t .

When mount inq your camera on a t r ipod , besure the t r ipod screw is no longer than 5 .5mm.Th is i s the depth o f the t r ipod socket on yourcamera . l f you use a longer sc rew, you w i l l

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probably puncture the bot tom of the socket ,a f te r wh ich the camera w i l l no t func t ionproper ly .

In order to prevent large diameter lensesf rom in te r fe r ing w i th p roper mount ing o f thecamera to the t r ipod , a t tach the Spacer R ing(packed wi th the camera) between cameraand t r i pod .


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