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. ,tNDExdNomenclature . . .S p e c i f i c a t i o n s. . . . . . . .oLens mountingBatteryBasicoperat ing nstruct ionsF i lm load ingand w ind ing . .Setting ASA fi lm speed .Exposure actor control dial . .Diaphragmsett ingAutomatic shutter and l ight meter ingManual shutter and l ight meter ingoC o m p o s e a n d f o c u s . . i , .CameraholdingF i l m u n l o a d i n g . . . . . ; .Depth-of-field preview button and guideDepth-of- f ie ld able: SMC PENTAX 50mm lens . ; . . . . . .Mirror lock-upS e l f - t i m e r . . . ; .Flashsynchronizat ionInfra-red photography . . . .Mult ip le exposureUsingconventaonal crew-mountTAKUMAR lensesHow to use Mount Adaptor K . . .Open-apertureorstop-down metering . . . . .Resistanqp o temperature extremes and changes . . .Cameramaintenance *. .eW a r r a n t y p o l i c y . . . . , JM e m o . r , . . . . . . : " . .

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Type

Film and Picture SizeStandard Lenses

Shutter

Flash Synchronization

Self-timerViewfinder

35mm SL.Rwith thro.ugh-the-lensight meterand vert icalelectronic ocalglane shutter.Exposurecontrol fu l ly automatic or manual35mm f i lm.24mm x 36mm.SMC Pentax50mm t|1.2,50mm f 11.4and55mm f/1.8 with ful ly-automatic diaphragm.Minimum aperture: t122. Filter size: 52mm.Focusing:0.45m (1.5 f t . ) to inf in i ty.Vertical run, metal focalplane shutter. Shutterbutton lock provided. Automatic electronicshutter: stepless etween 8 and 1/1000 sec.Manuafelectronicshutter:8,4,2, 1, 112,1 14,1 18,1 15, 1 30, 1 60, 1 125, 1 1250,1 500, 1 1000 sec.Manual mechanical hutter: 8,11125 and1/1000 sec. (when battery is dead.)X contact hot shoe for cordless lash connection.FP + X contacts for conventional flash cordconnect ion. X synchronizat ionat 11125sec.Bui l t - in sel f- t imerwith interrupt funct ion5 - 9 sec.delay after tripping shutter release.Pentaprism inder with cross-microprismorsplit-image ocusing screen.0.88x magnificationwith 50mm lenses l i fe-size i th 55mm lens).95% field of view. Dioptry -0.8. "lncorrect ,#,.exposure range" indicator.Microprism and split-imagescreensstandardplus custom screens.

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.Reflex Mirror

Film AdvanceExposure CounterFi lm RewindLens MountExposure Meter

Exposure ControlPower SourceMeter Switch

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Swing-up-and-back,nstant-return ype, wi thmirror lock-up lever,and specialshock absorbersfo r min imum v ib ra t ionSingle-stroke ind lever.25'pre-advanceand130'advanceangles.Automatic re-set.Rapid-rewindcrank l i f ts clearof body.Pentaxbayonet mount. Rotat ion 65".Si con-Photo-Diode-activated, apertu e-preferredmeter measures he entire area of ground glasswithemphasis n central port ion at fu l l lens aperture.Match needles or correct exposureon manual.Couplesdirect ly to shutter, apertureand f i lm speedsett ings.Shutter speedand auto/manual sett ingvisib le n viewfinder for exposuredoublecheck.Exposure ac to r con t ro l d ia l : 4x , 2x , " l x ,1 l2x ,1l4x for speci f c exposurecontrol .Two 1.5V si lveroxide batter ies Eveready576Eor Ma l lo ry MS76H) .Meter is ON when shutter button is depressedhal fway. Also, when f i lm wind lever s at i tspre-advanceangle and shutter button is depressedhal fway, meter staysON. Battery check buttonand lamp provided.With 50mm f/1.4 lens:width 144mm (5.7") xhe igh t92mm(3 .6 " ) x dep th 94mm (3 .7 "1 .9469 (33.7 ozs.)wi th 50mm f/ l .4 lens.68OgQa.2 ozs.)wi th no lens.

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1 .Remove the rear ensand bodycaps.2.Match the red dot 6 on thecamera body with the red dot@ on the lens . nser t he lensinto the body and turn itc lockwiseunt i l the lens ocksw i th a c l i c k .3 .In the dark, when the red dotsare d i f f cu l t to see , l ign hewh i te p las t icbump @ on thelensbarrel with the lens releaselever @ Uv touch. Then turnand lock as above.

4.To detach, hold the camerawith your left hand. Depressthe lens releaseever @ whi leturning the lenscounter-c lockwisewi th your r igh t hand.

lf you have to put the lens downwithout the rear enscap, placei t only on i ts front end, never onthe rear.When changing enses utdoorswi th f i lm in the camera,avoid_d i rec t sun l igh t .

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1 .Remove the rear ensand bodycaps.2 .Match the red dot 6 on thecamera body with the red dot@ on the lens . nser t he lensinto the body and turn i tc lockwiseunt i l the lens ocksw i t h a c l i c k .3 .In the dark, when the red dotsare d i f f cu l t to see ,a l ign hewhi te p las t icbump @ on thelensbarrel wi th the lens releaselever @ Uv touch. Then turnand lock as above.

4 .To detach, hold th e camerawith your le f t hand. Depressthe lens release ever @ whi letu rn ing the lenscounter -c lockwisewi th your r igh t hand.

l f you have o put the lensdownwi thou t the rear enscap, p lacei t on ly on i ts f ron t end , neveronthe rear .When changing enses utdoorswi th f i lm in the camera ,avo idd i rec t sun l igh t .6 o



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Two silveroxide batteriesarepacked separately.Be sure toinsert them into the batterychamber before operating thecamera.

Do not push the check buttontoo often, as t wi l l exhaust hebatter ies. he battery is l ike aphonograph ecord. t can bedamaged y sk in acids.Handleby the edgeswith a dry clot hbefore nsert ion nto the camera.The battery is not rechargeable.Do not throw a dead batteryinto f i re, as t may explode.Also, keep it beyond the reachof smal lchi ldren.

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ffiI N S E R T I O NOpen the battery chamber cover wi th a coin. Ins ert the twobatteries into the battery holder of the cover as shownabove, each with (+) side facing up. For replacement,useEvereadyS76E or Mal lory MS76H or equivalent.CHECKUnder normal condi t ions, one set of batter ieswi l l last about oneyear or permit about 10,000 electronicshutter releases. o checkthe l i fe, push the battery check button. l f the lamp next to thebutton l ights he batter ieshavesuff icient capaci ty. f not, replacethe batteries.



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1 .Load the f i lm into your camera. Page O)2 .Set the exposure actor control dial at " 1xf for normal exposure.3' (Pase 12)Set the ASA f lm,speed. (Page114.Pre-selecthe aperture. (Page13)

5 .Set the shutter speeddial at AUTOMATIC. (Page14)

6.Cock he rapid-windever ll the way unti l i t stops.



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7 .Compose nd focusby turn ing the focus ing ing.( P a g e 7 )

8.S l igh t l ydepress he shu t te r but ton. The e lec t r i ccircui t is now sw itched on. The meter needleindicates he correct shutter speed. f you wanta faster or slower speed, urn the diaphragm ring.(Pase 4)

9.When you depress he shutter button completely,the electronicshutter is released ccording o thelengthof t ime de te rm ned by the bu l t - i nelectronicmemory device.o 9



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Avoid direct l ight when loading your f i lm.

1. Open the camera back bypu l l i ngup the rewind knob un t i lthe back opens.2. Place he f i lm cassette n thecassette hamber,and push downthe rewind knob . Inser t he f lmleader nto the slot of the take-up spoo l .

3. Advance the f i lm bya l te rna te ly u rn ing he rap id -w indleverand depressinghe shutterbutton unt i l both sprocketsengage he f i lm Perforat ions, opand bottom.Close he back bYpress ingt f i rmly . l f you are n adark place, his can be done morequ ick ly by se t t i ng he shu t te rd ia la t 1 / 1 0 0 0 .4. Cock the rapid-wind ever,andconf i rm that the f i lm rewind knobturns counter-clockwise, ndicat ingthat the f i lm is properly loadedand is moving from cassette otake-upspool . Tr ip the shutter.Advance he f i lm un t i l theexposure oun te r tu rns to "1 " ,indicat ing hat the f rst picture isready to be taken. Reset heshu t te rspeed o AUTOMATIC.

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The ASA f i lm speed at ing of al l 35mm f i lms is given n the datasheetpackedwith each rol l of f i lm. The higher the ASA nu mber, themore sensi t ive he f i lm is to l ight.To set the index, f i rst make sure hat the exposure actor dial is seta t "1x" . Wh i ledepress inghe ASA r ing ever @, tu rn the r ing @unt i l the ASA numbero f your f i lm i s oppos i te he orange ndexma rk .

As a rem nder of what type off i lm is in your camera, ear of fthe top of f i lm box and insert tinto the Memo Holder on theback cover of the camera.

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The scaf l4x,2x, 1x, 112x, 1/4x) indicates exposure factor. You ge t"normal" exposure at 1x, while 1 2x and 1/4x automaticallyprogram the camera to deliver one half and one fourth the amountof light to the film. The 2x and 4x settingsautomatically double an dquadruple he l ight reaching he f i lm.

REMEMBER to se t he d ia l a t"1x" tor normal exposure.

Use this control only when necessary o give intentional over- orunder-exposures hi le operat ingon "AUTOMATIC." For example,set the dial at 4x or 2x when shoot ing against he l ight, and at 1l4xor 1l2x when shoot ing againstdark backgrounds. n addi t ion, thedial can be set between the indicated positions to achievemorespecif c exposure control.

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Set the shutter speeddial at the arrow symbol for AUTOMATIC.Rotate the diaphragmring to pre-select he desiredaperturesuchasfol lows:

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. f 18 i l11. f 1 4 - i l s . 6. il2 - il2.8This is a rough guide to aquaint you with the automatic shutteroperat ion.As you get used o i t , you wi l l developyour ownyardst icks or aperturepre-select ion ependingon your subjectandthe l ight ingcond i t i ons .

The shutter speed s automatical ly determined,within the rangeof 8to 111000sec.,dependingon the amount of l ight passing hroughthe apertureand the speedof your f i lm.



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Set the shu t te rspeed ia l a t "AUTOMATIC" f o rau tomat i ce lec t ron ic hu t te roperat ion. Whenseton "AUTOMATIC" , the exposu e system s anaperture-preferred ystem. For a shutter-speed-p re fe r re d ys te m, eeMANUAL SHUTTER ANDL I G H T M E T E R I N G , . 1 6 . )The electronicshutter of the K2 worksau tomat i ca l l y e tween1/1000 and B sec.Theblack numbersseen n the viewfinder refer tof rac t ionsof seconds 1 lGO,11125, tc . The wh i tenumbers 2,4 and 8 - re fe r o 2 sec. , sec. , nd8 sec.After cocking the rapid-wind ever,press heshu t te rbu t ton s l igh t l y o swi tch on the e lec t r i cc i rcu i t .The mete r needle n the v iewf inderwi l lindicate he shutter speedwhich the camerahasselected. f the needledoes not drop f rom 1OOO,c losedown the lensd iaphragmone or more s tops.l f the needlest i l l does not move, push the batterycheckbqt ton. When the ba t te r ies reworn ou t , thee lec t ron ic hu t te rw i l l no t funct ion . Mov ing heshut terspeeddia l to 11125 ec.or 1 /1000 sec.wi l la l low you to con t inuephotographing. You wi l lhave o determineaperturesett ingswithout thel ight meter. Packed n with most types of 35mmfi lm is a data sheetof suggest ionsor determiningthe correct exposure n a variety of si tuat ions.)But you should carry sparebatter iesand replaceworn-out batter ies mmediately.

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Depress he shutter button completely to shoot. Aslong as he rapid-wind ever s not closedcompletely - that is,as ong as i t is returned toi ts sl ight ly open, pre-advance osi t ion - the meterwi l l stay on and the needlewi l l automatical lyindicate the speed or the next shot. Once therapid-wind everhasbeen completely closed, hemeter wi l l be act ivatedonly as ong as you aredepressinghe shutter button.

To prevent accidentalshutter. e lease,ock theshutter button by mov ing the lock lever@ so thatthe "L" becomes isible.

NOTE: l f you should happen o depress he shutterbutton, whi le the shutter dial is set at"AUTOMATIC" and the lens ap i s on , the re f exmirror may fai l to drop back down into place.To br ing he mi r ro r down, s imp ly move the shu t te rd ia l o f f "AUTOMAT|C. "o 1 5



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Your K2 camera s un ique : i t a l so o f fe rs manua lelectronic shutter operat ion over the ful l 1/1000- 8 sec. range.This operat ion is useful forshutter-speed-preferredhoot ing si tuat ion - whenyou need ful l control over the shutter speed.Touse any of thesespeeds, epress he shutter diall o ck p in @ , and tu rn the shu t te r d ia l f romAUTOMATIC to the desiredspeedsett ing.

When you are operat ing he shutter manual ly, theblue needle n the viewfinder wi l l indicate heshutter speedyou have selected. Depress heshutter button sl ight ly and turn the diaphragm ringunt i l the black meter needlematches he blueneedle.

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Cross-m cr o p r i sm f o cu s in g sys t e mWhi lev iewing hrough theviewfinder, urn the focusingr ing unt i l your sub jec tcomesinto sharp ocus. Dependingonthe type of focusing screen ourcamerahas, here are two wayso f do ing h is .

A cross-mcroprism ocusingsystemconsistsof a Fresnel ens,made up of many concentr icr ings,w i th a micropr i smcenterunderneath he ground glass.W th th s system when you rsubject s in focus, the image nthe micropr i smcen te rw i l l besharp. f your subject s not infocus, he m croprismwil l breakthe imageup in to many sma l ldots.

A spl i t - image ocusingsystemconsistsof a Fresnel enswith ahorizontal y divided screenunder he ground g lass .Wi th th issystem,when your camera sheld hor i zon ta l l yand the imageis not in sharp ocus, al l vert icall inesseen hrough the viewfinderwi l l appear o be divided intoupper and lower port ions. Tofocus, s imply adjust the focusingr ing unt i l the upper and lowerport ions are in perfect al ignment.

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As a general ule, your camerashould be held more f i rmly in theleft hand, which does not release he shutter. lf you hotd yotncamerawith the right hand - the hand that releaseshe shutter -this may causecamera movement. Often, blurred pictures are due tocameramovement.

Horizontal posit ion A.Hold the camera irmlY withyour lef t hand, and draw Yourarmsclose o Your body.

Vertical position B.Hold your camera ight lY toyour forehead with your lefthand, and draw Your r ight armclose o your body.

Vertical position C.Hold your camera ight lY toyour forehead with Your lefthand, raiseyour r ight arm anddraw your lef t arm to Yourbody.

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After the f inal picture on the rol l has been aken, the rapi d-windleverwi l l not turn (Caut ion: do not t ry to force the lever),ind icat ing hat the f i lm must be rewound. L i f t up the rewindcrank. Depress he f i lm rewind release utton and turn the rewindcrank as ndicated o rewind the f i lm into i ts cassette.Rewindunt i l the tensionon the crank essens,nd icat ing hat the leaderend of the f i lm has been releasedrom the take-upspool . Pul l outthe f i lm rewind knob ( t f reback wi l l open au tomat i ca fy) , andremove he f i lm cassette.A V O I D D I R E C TL I G H T W H E N L O A D I N GO R U N L O A D I N GT H E F I L M .



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Depth of f ield is the range between the nearestand farthestdistanceswhich are in focus at a given ensaperture.lf you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certainaperture, ocus on a subjectand look throug he viewfinder whi ledepressing he depth'of-field preview button . Or, after focusing,look at the depth-of- f ie ldguide on the lens. n the photographbelow, the distancescale s set a t 5 meters . . the lens s focusedona subject5 metersaway. The cal ibrat ionson eachside of thedistance ndex correspond o the diaphragmsett ingand indicate herangeof in-focusdistance or di f ferent lensapertures.For example,i f a fens opening of f 4 is to be used, he rangeon the distancescale ing coveredwithin the f igure 4 on the depth-of- f ie ldguideindicates he area n focus at that lensopening. You wi l l note fromthe depth-of- f ie ldguide in the photograph hat the range romapproximately 4 to 7m is in focus. Note that as he lensapertures hange, he effect ivedepth of f ie ld alsochanges.Fordepths of f ie ld at d i f ferent apertures nd distance, efer to the nextpage.

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In normal picture-taking i tuat ions,when you tr ipthe shutter, he ref lex mirror swingsup out ofthe way. l t then automatical ly drops back downinto place. nevi tably, his causes smal l amountof vibrat ion - and the longer he lensyou use,the more not iceable he vibrat ion wi l l be.To avoid this vibrat ion, i t i s possible o lock themi r ro r up . (No te : Mov ing he mi r ro r keeps igh tfrom the viewfinder and exposuresystem,sofocusingand sett ingof the aperture must be donebefore ock-up. Use manual exposuresett ing,wh ich ,un l i ke AUTOMATIC, w i l l no t be a f fec tedby mi r ro r movement .A lso , you shou lduseat r ipod fo r th i s k ind o f shoo t ing . )Once everything s set, simply push up the lock-up lever6 . t f re mirror wi l l now stay up evenafter you tr ip the shutter. To release he mirror,return the lock -up ever o i ts or ig inal posi t ion.The ref lex mirror can be locked up ei ther beforeor af ter you advance he f i lm.



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The sel f- t imerdelaysshutter release etween 5 and9 seconds, ependingon how far counter-clockwiseyou have urned he se l f - t imer@. (Th iscan be doneon e i the r "AUTOMATIC" or manua lshu t te rspeedsett ings.However,when the camera s set on"AUTOMATIC" , so mest ray igh t may en te rthrough the viewfinder.To prevent h is, werecommend s ing he inexpens ive p t iona laccessory, iewf inder Cap.)To operate, urn the sel f- t imer ever down unt i l i ts tops. Depress he s hutter button and the sel f-t imer w i l l s ta r t .The K2 se l f - t imer l sohasan in te r rup t unct ion .Even af er the sel f- t imerhasstarted o run. you canstop i t by moving the sel f- t imer everback to i tsnorma l pos i t i on .The rema in ing ime w i l l t i ck away,but the shutter wi l l neverbe tr ipped. To re-start hesel f- t imer,push the leverdown again,and againdepress he shutter button.

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The K2 has FP and X te rmina lsnear he f lmrewind knob, and a separateX contact on thebui l t - in hot shoe.The table on the next pageshowswhich f lash contact, which shutter speedand which f lash bulb may be combined formaximum lamp eff ciency. Unless hesecomb ina t ionsare r ig id l y fo l lowed, herewi l l be afa i l u re n f lashsynchron iza t ion .Note the "X"setting is exactly at the 125 mark on the speeddial . This indicates he highestshutter speedatwhich electronic lash uni ts may be used.Use he hot shoe lash contact when usingashoe-mountelectronic lash ike the PentaxAutorobo which also hasa f lash contact on theshoebracket.When using he hot shoe, here is noneed o plug the f lash cord into the X terminalon the body front.The hot shoe lash contact turns to "hot"(switchedon) only when you insert a shoe-mounte lec t ron ic lash. t rema ins co ld "(disconnected) venwhen usingan electronic lashwith i ts cord plugged nto the X terminal on thebody front. This el iminates he dangerof electr icshocks.



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Thereare basical ly wo types of f lash bulbattachments n the market: cl ip-on types andbracket ypes. Ei ther can be usedwith yourcamera.The cl ip-on types are attached o thehot shoe and the bracket types are screwedinto the tr ipod screw hole.Useone of these hree bu lb t ypest M, MF orFP. The correct terminal and the correctshutter speed o use or each of these hreetypes are out l ined in the table below.Beforeattaching he f lash uni t to the camera,you must remove he protect ive plugf rom the proper term naWhen not us ing he te rmina ls , eep heplugs nserted.

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lf you intend to take infra-red photographs,remember to use he infra-red index marked withan orange ine on the depth-of- f ie ldguide.First, bring your subject into clear focus.Then determine the lens-to-subjectdistance fromthe distance scaleon the lens.Then match yourlens-to-subject istance to the infrared index byturning the distancescaleaccordingly. For instance,i f your subject s in focus at inf in i ty, turn thedistance ing and move the inf in i t y (o) mark tothe index.

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For del iberatemult ip le exposures,make the f i rstexposure n the normal way. Then t ighten the f i lmby turning the rewind knob @, and keep hold ofthe rewind knob. Depress he f i lm rewind releasebutton @ and cock t he rapid-wind ever.

Th is cocks the shutter without advancing he f i lm.Final ly, release he shutter to make the secondexposure.Then make one blank exposure,beforetaking the next picture, to avoid overlappingasregistrat ionmay not be exact.



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Conventional screw{nount Takumar lenses bothSuper-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easilymounted onto your camera by attaching them firstto a Mount Adaptor K. Use of the Mount AdaptorK does not affect any aspect of normal lensfunction except as regards he following twopoints:1 .Due to the difference in coupling systems, heautomatic diaphragmwil l not function.

2 .Full-aperture metering lenseswill function asstop-down metering lenses.



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HOW TO USE MOUNT ADAPTOR K1 .Screw the conventional Takumar lens into theMount Adaptor K.2 .Attach the Adaptor/lens unit to the cam era bodyby al igning he red dots @ and @, andturning the lensclockwiseunt i l i t locks wi tha cl ick. (This akessl ight ly less han a quarterof a revolut ion.)3 .To remove the lens, eaving he Mount AdaptorK attached to the camera body, simply unscrewthe lenscounter-clockwise. Other screw-mountTakumar lenses an then be attached in th enormal way.

1 .To remove the Mount Adaptor K from the camerabody, first remove the screw-mount lens.Thenpress,with your thumbnail or a pointed objectsuch asa bal lpoint pen, against he spring pin @2 .Turn the Mount AdaptorK counter-clockwiseunti l you feel t release,nd ake t out.

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3 .Since he mechanism or locking in the MountAdaptor K is totally different from that whichlocks in an SMC Pentax bayonet-mount ens, helens release ever @ on the camera body playsno part at a l l .



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Open-apertureSMC Pentax lenseshaveadiaphragmcoupl ing lever 6 on the back of thelenswhich locks into the camera body to permitopen-aperturemetering. The super telephotos donot havea diaphragm coupler, so they must beused with the stop-down metering system.Useof the Auto-Extension Tube Set K permitsopen-aperture metering. lt can also be set tostop down t he diaphragmautomatical ly. Use ofother K Seriesaccessories standard ExtensionTube Set K, Hel icoid ExtensionTube K, Auto-Bel lows K and Bel lowsUnit K - requires top-down metering. Whenever any one of these is usedbetween the camera body and an SMC Pentaxlens, he stop-down metering system must beused.

OPEN-APERTUREMETER NG LENSESSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC Pentax

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. . . 5 5 m m f 1 1 . 8. . . 8 5 m m t 1 1 . 8. 105mm 112.8. . 120mm 112 .8. . 135mm 112.5. . 1 3 5 m m f 1 3 . 5. . 1 5 o m m f1 4. . 20omm t l4. . 300mm f1445-125mm f/48 5 - 2 1 O m m f 1 4 . 5. . . 5 0 m m f l 4. . 100mm tl4STOP-DOWN METER ING LENSESSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC PentaxSMC Pentax Zoom

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The temperature angeat which your camerawi l l cont inue to funct ion properly stretchesfrom 50'C to -20oC. However, resistance ocold could be hamperedby oi l which hasbecomedirty. Therefore, f the camera s tooperateat fu l l ef f iciency in very coldcondi t ions, t must be overhauledand al lo i l must be replaced.Suddenchanges n temperaturewi l l of tencausemoisture o condense nsideor outsideyour camera.This is a possible ourceof rust,which may be extremely damaging o themechanism.Furthermore, f the cameragoesfrom a warm temper ature to a sub-freezingone, and i f t iny drops of moisture freeze,further damagemay be done by theirexpansion.

Thus, sudden emperaturechanges hould beavoidedas much aspossible.As a guide,atemperaturechangeof 10"C should be al lowedto take placegradual ly overa period of atleast30 minutes. f th is is not possible, eepingthe camera n i ts caseor bag wi l l help somewhatin minimizing the effects of a rapid temperaturechange.Extremely low temperature educes heeff iciency of the batt ery. Therefore, he camerashould be protected against ow temperature.Put the batter ies nto the camera ight beforeshoot ing. For extremely low temperature,usenew batter ies.

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1 .Always keep he viewfinder eyepiece, ensandf i l ters as cleanas possible.To remove oosedustand dir t , f i s 's fUS he blower and then the brush ofa lensbrush .Do no t t ry to wipe o f f granular i r tor dust - i t 's an excel lentway of scratching heglass.Smudges, uch as ingerpr ints,should be careful lywiped away with ei ther a lens issueor a clean,softc lo th . C lean ,p la in co t ton handkerch ie fshat havealreadybeen washeda few t imes are part icular lygood for this. Breathingon the lensbefore wiping iseffect ive;but be sure o wipe away al l moisturecompletely. Commercial enscleaners re alsoeffective.2 .Never ouch the mirror or the shutter leaves.Minor d i r t o r spo tson the mi r ro r w i l l no t a f fec t thec la r i t y of your p ic tu res .

3 .Take care not to drop the cameraor knock i tagainstanything sol id. Accidents or roughhandl ing an easi lydamage he in terna lmechan ism, ven hough exte rna l l ynoth ingseems o havebeen hurt .



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4.Your camera s not waterproof . There are severalplaceswhere water can get inside and do a greatdeal of damage. Take care to protect both bodyand lens rom rain or splashingwater. l f yourcamerashould get wet, dry it off immediatelywith a clean,sof t cloth.Once a camera has become completely soaked,there is often nothing that can be done to make itr ight again. However, in such a case, ake yourcameraas soon as possible o an authorized AsahiPentaxServiceCenter.5 .Where to keep your camera while you are no tusing t is an important point. The best storagepface is cool dry clean and well-venti lated.Because f the possiblebui ld-up of hu midi ty, i t isrisky to store your camera in a cabinet or closet.It 's also a good idea to keep your camera n itsbag or casewhi le you are not using t.6 .When mount ing your cameraon a tr ipod, be surethe tr ipod screw s no longer han 5.5mm. This isthe depth of the tripod screw hole on yourcamera. f you usea longerscrew,you wi l lprobably puncture the bottom of the hole, afterwhich the camerawi l l not funct ion properly.


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