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O N e c k s t r a pr i n g
O f x p o s u r ec o u n t e r
O f ilm wind lever
O S f r u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n
€! External LCD
O Shutterauto lock button
€ ) M a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e ds e l e c t b u t t o n s
@ l l l u m i n a t i n gw i n d o w
G) Hotshoe
( D E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o ni n d e x m a r k
( D E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o ns c a l e
@ F i l m r e w i n d k n o b / B a c k c o v e r r e l e a s ek n o b
( D A S A / I S O f i l m s p e e ds c a l e
(E Fitm rewindcrank
( E F ; t m s p e e dd i a l l o c k b u t t o n
( D F i l m s p e e dd i a l / E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l
O G r i p S u p e rA
@ Self-timerlever
( D L e n s r e l e a s el e v e r
@ P r e v i e wl e v e r
(D Lens information contacts
@ L e n sa l i g n m e n ti n d e x
@ I n s t a n tr e t u r n m i r r o r
@ Lighting button for viewfinder LCDs
@ X - s y n c ht e r m i n a l
@ D i s t a n c es c a l e
( D L e n sa l i g n m e n tn o d e
@ Aperture scale
@ "A" index on aperturescale
@ F o c u s i n gr i n g
( D D e p t h - o f - f i e l ds c a l e
@ A p e r t u r e / D i s t a n c ei n d e x
@ Aperture ring
@ Aperture auto lock button
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The Super Program in 9 easy steps. 2 S e l e c t i n gt h e M e t e r e d M a n u a l m o d e 38
6 U s i n g P e n t a x d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s h u n i t s
.40
I n s e r t i n gb a t t e r i e s . . . . . .
U s in g b a t t e r i e sc o r r e c t l Y I S e l e c t i n gt h e T T L A u t o F l a s h m o d e 42
G r i p S u p e rA 9 S e l e c t i n gt h e P r o g r a m m e dA u t o F l a s h m o d e . . . . . .43
Strap and case 10 P r o g r a m m e dA E d i a g r a m ,S h u t t e r / A p e r t u r e
L e n sm o u n t i n g 11 c o u p l i n g r a n g e ,M e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e 44
Film wind lever 12 E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n 46
S h u t t e r d i a l , s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n D e p t h - o f - fi e l d 48
a n d r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k . . . . . . . . . . 13 D e p t h - o f - f i e l dp r e v i e w . . . . . . . . . ' - . .49
..
setting ASA/ISO f ilm speed, T r i p o d , B ( B u l b ) a n d T i m e e x p o s u r e s. . . . . . . . 52
Memo Holder/Grip 15 S e l f- t i m e r . . . . . . . . . 53
Film loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .6. . U s e o f n o n - d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s 54
V i e w fi n d e r d i s p l a y s 1I D i o p t e r a d f u s t m e n t ,c h a n g i n gb a c k c o v e r 55
Focusing ... 21 l n f r . a r e di n d e x m a r k 56
Holdingthe camera . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . -2- 2. " U s i n gs c r e w -m o u n t T a k u m a r l e n s e s 57
U n l o a d i n gt h e f i l m . r . i - - - - - r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-....23 How to use various accessories
S i x e x p o s u r em o d e s with your Super Program 58
" . . . . . . . . 2. 8 O & As on your Pentax Super Program 59
Pentax ^" lens
Shutter dial, Manualshutter speed C a m e r am a i n t e n a n c e 60
s e fe c t b u t t o n . . . . . . . . 2. 9 R e s i s t a n c et o t e m p e r a t u r ee x t r e m e sa n d
W a r n i n g i n d i c a t i o nf o r e a c h e x p o s u r em o d e . . . - . .3 0 c h a n g e s ,A f e w n o t e s o n t h e L C D
' ( L i q u i d C r : y s t aD l isplay) ......... 61
S e fe c t i n g t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E r n o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . .3- .2- -
S e l e c t i n gt h e A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e . . . . . . . . . .3. .4 S p e c i fi c a t i o n s 62
Warranty policy 64
S e l e c t i n gt h e S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e . . . . . . . . . .3. .6
THE SUPER PROGRAM IN 9 EASY STEPS
F o l l o w t h e I s t e p sb e l o w , a n d i n a v e r y s h o r t
t i m e y o u ' l l b e a b l e t o t a k e p i c t u r e sw i t h t h e
S u p e r P r o g r a m i n i t s P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e . F o r
m o r e d e t a i l sa b o u t e a c h s t e p , c o n s u l t t h e
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a c c o m p a n y i n gp a g e n u m b e r s .
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* R e m o v et h e c a p f r o m t h e v i e w f i n d e r e y e p i e c e .
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1. Open the battery compartment with a coin and insert batteries.
(p. 6)
2 . O p e n t h e c a m e r a b a c k , p u t i n a r o l l o f f i l m , c l o s e t h e b a c k a n d a d v a n c et h e f i l m t o t h e f i r s t f r a m e . ( p . 1 6 )
"A"
3. Set the ASA/ISO f ilm speed to the appropriate number. {p. 15) 4. Rotate the aperture ring on your serieslens to the Auto
Set the exposure compensation dial to 1x. {p. 46} position (indexed in green), while depressingthe aperture auto
lock button. (p. 281
6. Gently press the shutter releasebutton. You will see both

5. Set the shutter dial to Auto. With both lens and shutter on shutter speed and aperture setting indicated on the viewfinder
Auto, the camera is now in the Programmed AE mode. (p. 32) LCD and on the external shutter speed LCD. (p. 321
P,?s I Fs.6
(p. 21)
7. Focus the lensby rotating the focusing ring.
1 / 6 0 s e c o n d . W i t h s l o w e r s p e e d s ,c a m e r a s h a k e m a y c a u s e b l u r r e d
D i c t u r e s . l f t h e s p e e d i s 1 / 6 0 o r f a s t e r , r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r '
(p. 23)
push the film rewind button. rewind the f ilm and remove it from the camera'
9. After taking the last picture on the roll.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Pfeaserefer to pages321 43 for detailed'information,on

the Super Prograffr,six,exposure,modes. , l
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oApe'r.ture.priorityAEmode.
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Your Super Program doesn't operate without batteries. Use two
1 . 5 V s i l v e r o r a l k a l i n e b a t t e r i e s ,o r a 3 V l i t h i u m b a t t e r y . B e f o r e
i n s e r t i n gb a t t e r i e si n t h e b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t , w i p e t h e m w i t h
a c l e a nd r y c l o t h .
o Open the battery compartment coverwith a coin or similar object.
'+'marks
o P l a c et h e t w o b a t t e r i e si n t h e c o m p a r t m e n t w i t h
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Battery check
T o c o n f i r m b a t t e r y s t a t u s ,s e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l t o A U T O a n d s l i g h t l y
d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n t o a c t i v a t e t h e m e t e r i n g s y s t e m .
l f t h e L C D s o n t h e c a m e r at o p a n d i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r i n d i c a t e
s h u t t e r s p e e di n f o r m a t i o n , t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e p r o p e r l y i n s e r t e da n d
s u f f i c i e n t i n v o l t a g ef o r n o r m a l c a m e r af u n c t i o n i n g .
"1000" until the exposure
N o t e : T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D w i l l i n d i c a t e
"O". This fast speedsavestime when advancing
counter registers
film to the first frame. Startingwith the first frame on the counter,
the LCD provides proper shutter speedand aperture value according
to the designatedexPosuremode,
Automatic power cut-off

As an energy-savingmeasure,a timer switch is integrated into the
'exposure
meter circuit. lt automatically shuts off power
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 0 s e c .a f t e r y o u t a k e y o u r f i n g e r o f f t h e s h u t t e r
r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
Low battery warning

When batteries become weak, the display windows both inside and
outside the camera warn you by alternately displaying exposure
's.
information and a row of 000
ffi.H <---+
ffiF,,,,,.'j...iffi 1ffi,--l-ll.t.
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T h i s a l t e r n a t e L C D i n d i c a t i o n t e l l s y o u t h a t b o t h b a t t e r i e ss h o u l d
be replaced promptly to restore the camera to normal functioning.
Usi ng batteries correctly
o Incorrect usageof batteries causessuch hazards o Never break, recharge,or throw use
a s l e a k a g e ,h e a t i n go r e x p l o s i o n s .P o l a r i t y m a r k i n g s i n t o f i r e a s a p r e c a u t i o n a g a i n s te x p l o
s h o u l d b e c a r e f u l l y c h e c k e dw h i l e i n s e r t i n g . B a t t e r i e ss h o u l d b e k e p t w a r m i n c r
batteries. lf either battery is erroneously inserted, to prevent lowering of performance.
u n e x p e c t e dm i s h a p m a y o c c u r . . K e e p s p a r eb a t t e r i e so n h a n d f o r c o
o T h e b a t t e r y d i s c h a r g e ss m a l l a m o u n t s o f e n e r g y i n p h o t o g r a p h i n go u t d o o r s o r w h i l e t r
even when not in use. Therefore, the batteries o When keeping the camera in a bag c
s u p p l i e d w i t h y o u r c a m e r am a y b e s l i g h t l y b e l o w t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n t o a v o i d t h
f u l l c a p a c i t y ,a s i t h a s t a k e n s o m e t i m e t o r e a c h consumption of battery power that n
you. f r o m a c c i d e n t a l l yr e l e a s i n gt h e s h u t t e
o Replace both batteries at the same time. Do not
mix battery brands and types, or old batteries
with new batteries.
o B a t t e r y l i f e i s a p p r o x i m a t e l Vs i x m o n t h s f o r
a l k a l i n ea n d a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e y e a r f o r s i l v e ro r
fi t h i u m b a t t e r i e s .
o W h e n n o t u s i n g t h e c a m e r af o r l o n g p e r i o d s o f
t i m e , y o u s h o u l d r e m o v e b a t t e r i e sf r o m t h e
c a m e r a .O l d b a t t e r i e sa r e a p t t o l e a k a n d d a m a g e
the battery compartment. Always keep batteries
o u t o f t h e r e a c ho f c h i l d r e n .
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G R I P . S U P E RA
o F i t t h e G r i p m o u n t s o c k e t ( o n t h e r e a rs i d e o f t h e G r i p ) t o t h e
Grip lug on the camera.
o A l i g n t h e G r i p m o u n t s c r e w w i t h t h e G r i p m o u n t r e c e p t a c l eo n
t h e c a m e r a ,a n d k e e p i n gt h e G r i p p u s h e d d o w n a s i n d i c a t e d b y t h e
arrow, tighten the Grip mount screwwith a coin.
r T o r e m o v et h e G r i p , l o o s e nt h e G r i p m o u n t s c r e wf u l l y , a n d
k e e p i n gt h e c a m e r af a c e d d o w n w a r d , s l i d et h e G r i p u p u n t i l i t
comesoff .
N o t e : f h s G r i p S u p e r A s h o u l d b e r e m o v e df r o m t h e c a m e r a b o d y
w h e n u s i n gt h e M o t o r D r i v e A o r t h e W i n d e r M E I I .
. F i r s t s t r i p t h e c l a s pa n d b e l t r i n g f r o m e i t h e r e n d
of the strap.
o Let the strap end go through the neck strap ring
a n d t h e n t h e b e l t r i n g ,a n d f u r t h e r t h r o u g h n e c k
s t r a p r i n g o f t h e c a m e r a .T h e s t r a p i s t h e n f o l d e d
back.
o L e t t h e s t r a pe n d r u n t h r o u g h t h e b e l t r i n g a n d
t h e n c l a s pa s i l l u s t r a t e d .N o w t h e e n d i s t i g h t l y
c a u g h t b y t h e c l a s p .T h e s t r a p e n d m a y b e p a s s e d
t h r o u g h t h e i n s i d eo r o u t s i d eo f t h e c l a s p .
o I n s e r t t h e c a m e r a b o d y i n t o t h e b a c k c a s ea n d
p u t b o t h c a s eh o o k s a r o u n d t h e c a m e r a ' ss t r a p
e y e l e t s .T h e c a m e r a b o d y i s n o w h e l d s e c u r e l yi n
the case.
o T h e s t a n d a r ds o f t c a s ec o m e s c o m p l e t e w i t h
a front cover.
o T o r e m o v et h e f r o n t c o v e r , t u r n t h e c o v e r a f u l l
1 8 0 ' w h i l e p u l l i n g i t s l i g h t l yt o w a r d sy o u a n d t h e
f a s t e n e ro f t h e c o v e r u n l o c k s .
o10
T o m o u n t o r i n t e r c h a n g eP e n t a x K , K A a n d K f m o u n t l e n s e s
f o l l o w t h e s t e p sb e l o w . ( F o r s c r e w m o u n t l e n s e s s, e ep . 5 7 ) .
o Removethe body mount cap and the rear lenscap. lf the finder
c a p i s s t i l l o n t h e e y e p i e c e ,r e m o v e i t . ( F o r t h e f i n d e r c a p , s e e p . 5 3 ) .
o A l i g n t h e r e d d o t o n t h e c a m e r ab o d y w i t h t h e r e d d o t o n t h e
l e n s ( S e e O , @ . ) .S e a t t h e l e n s i n t h e b o d y m o u n t a n d t u r n i t
c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e l e n s l o c k s w i t h a c l i c k . W h e n m o u n t i n g t h e l e n s
i n d i m l i g h t , m e t h o O ( O ) i s r e c o m m e n d e d .T h i s m e t h o d a l l o w s l e n s
m o u n t i n g b y t o u c h . A l i g n t h e r a i s e dn o d e o n l e n s b a r r e l w i t h
t h e l e n s r e l e a s eb y t o u c h . T h e n t u r n a n d l o c k a s a b o v e .
o To remove the lens cap, pressin on the notches at both sides.
o To remove the lens, pressthe lens releaselever toward the camera
b o d y w h i l e t u r n i n g t h e l e n sc o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e .
o A f t e r r e m o v i n ga l e n s f r o m t h e c a m e r ab o d y , r e p l a c et h e f r o n t
a n d r e a r l e n sc a p st o p r o t e c t t h e l e n s f r o m d u s t a n d s t a i n s .
N o t e : D o n ' t d a m a g eo r s t a i n t h e
e l e c t r i c a lc o n t a c t p o i n t s o n t h e
mount face.When they become
s t a i n e d ,w i p e t h e m w i t h a c l e a n ,
dry cloth.
1 1 0
FILM WIND LEVER
Film-advance/shutter-cockedindicator
W h e n o n e f r a m e i s c o m p l e t e l Yw o u n d
and the shutter is cocked for the next
s h o t , t h e - m a r k a p p e a r so n t h e
s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D .
Exposure counter
T h e s c a l ei s i n d e x e da s f o l l o w s :
o.0.2.4. 34.36,with0,
20,34,36 codedin red.The counter,
w h i c h i s i n t e r l o c k e dw i t h t h e f i l m
w i n d i n g m e c h a n i s m i,n d i c a t e st h e
n u m b e r o f e x p o s e df r a m e s .
Stand-of{ angle
Setting the wind lever for rapid shooting Film advancestroke

T h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rc a n b e s e t a t t h e s t a n d - o f f T h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rs h o u l d b e t h r o w n a s f a r a s i t
p o s i t i o n f o r f a s t e r f i l m a d v a n c e .E v e n i f y o u goes.
r e m o v e y o u r t h u m b f r o m t h e l e v e r , i t r e m a i n sa t Note: The wind levermay stop in the middle of
t h e s t a n d - o f f a n g l e ,r e a d y f o r t h e n e x t q u i c k s h o t . a s t r o k e w h e n t h e f i l m c o m e st o i t s e n d . D o n o t
A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g a s e r i e so f p i c t u r e s ,t h e l e v e r f o r c e t h e l e v e ra n d r e w i n d t h e f i l m , l e a v i n gt h e
s h o u l d b e p u s h e di n t o t h e o r i g i n a lp o s i t i o n . l e v e ra s i t i s .
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S H U T T E RD I A L , S H U T T E RB E L E A S EB U T T O NA N D R E I - E A S E
B U T T O NL O C K
I
o T h e s h u t t e r d i a l i s a u t o m a t i c a l l yl o c k e d a t t h e A U T O p o s i t i o n .
'125X B), rotate the
To set the dial to other positions(L, M, or
s h u t t e rd i a l w h i l e d e p r e s s i n tgh e s h u t t e ra u t o l o c k b u t t o n , a n d a l i g n
t h e i n d e x m a r k ( r e d l i n e ) o n t h e d i a l t o t h e d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n .
L = S h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k
A U T O = A u t o m a t i c s h u t t e r s p e e dc o n t r o l
M = M a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e ds e l e c t i o n
1 2 5 X = 1 1 1 2 5s e c .f o r s y n c h r o n i z a t i o nw i t h e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t
B = B u l b s h u t t e rs p e e ds e t t i n gf o r t i m e e x p o s u r e s
o B y l i g h t l y d e p r e s s i n tgh e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , y o u a c t i v a t et h e
e x p o s u r em e t e r . F u r t h e r p r e s s u r ew i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r . T h e
e x p o s u r em e t e r a u t o m a t i c a l l y s w i t c h e so f f a p p r o x . 3 0 s e c o n d s
a f t e r y o u t a k e y o u r f i n g e r o f f t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
o l f y o u h a v ef i n i s h e ds h o o t i n ga n d t h e s h u t t e r i s c o c k e d ,u s et h e
s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k t o a v o i d a c c i d e n t a rl e l e a s eS. e t t h e
"L",
s h u t t e rd i a l i n d e x t o a n d t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s ew i l l b e l o c k e d
w i t h t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r s w i t c h e d o f f .
S e t t h e f i l m s p e e dd i a l t o t h e f i l m s p e e di n d i c a t e d
o n y o u r f i l m p a c k a g e .D e p r e s st h e f i l m s p e e dd i a l
l o c k b u t t o n , a n d s e t t h e d e s i r e dA S A / I S O s p e e dt o
t h e r e d i n d e x m a r k . M a k e s u r et h a t t h e d i a l i s
s e c u r e l yl o c k e d i n p o s i t i o n ,b y r e l e a s i n gt h e l o c k
b u t t o n a n d s l i g h t l yr o t a t i n gt h e d i a l t o e i t h e r s i d e .
T h e c h a r t b e l o w r e p r e s e n t st h e i n d e x m a r k i n g so n
t h e S u p e r P r o g r a mA S A / I S O f i l m s p e e ds c a l e .T h e
midway markings are not effective.
04 9 0 0 ',,,. , { 6 0 0 ,', , 3 2 0 0
Memo Holder/Grip
A s a r e m i n d e ro f t h e t y p e o f f i l m i n y o u r c a m e r a ,
t e a r o f f t h e t o p o f t h e f i l m p a c k a g ea n d i n s e r t i t i n
the memo holderframe on the grip at the right end
o f t h e b a c k c o v e r . T h e g r i p i s s h a p e dt o g i v e y o u r
thumb a firmer hold on the camera.
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FILM LOADING
L o a d t h e c a m e r aw i t h a 3 5 m m f i l m c a r t r i d g e . L o a d o r u n l o a d t h e
f i l m i n t h e s h a d e ,a v o i d i n g d i r e c t s u n l i g h t . S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l
index (red line) to AUTO or M. This will automaticallyset the
s h u t t e r s p e e dt o 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c .s o t h a t y o u c a n a d v a n c ef i l m q u i c k l y
u n t i l t h e c o u n t e r r e g i s t e r s" Q " .
o T h e c a m e r ab a c k o p e n s w h e n y o u l i f t u p s h a r p l y o n t h e f i l m
rewind knob.
o I n s e r t t h e f i l m c a r t r i d g ei n t h e f i l m c h a m b e r a n d l o c k t h e c a r t r i d g e
in place by returningthe film rewind knob to its original position.
l f t h e k n o b d o e s n o t f i t t i g h t l y i n t o p l a c e ,r o t a t e t h e k n o b w h i l e
l i g h t l y d e p r e s s i n gi t .
o D r a w t h e f i l m l e a d e ra c r o s st h e b a c k a n d i n s e r t i t b e t w e e n a n y
o f t h e w h i t e n e e d l e ss u r r o u n d i n gt h e f i l m t a k e - u p s p o o l . I n s e r t t h e
f i l m i n t h e d i r e c t i o ns h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n .
o S l i g h t l y w i n d t h e f i l m b y a d v a n c i n gt h e f i l m w i n d l e v e r t o t h e
p o s i t i o n i n d i c a t e d i n t h e p h o t o , w h i l e m a k i n g s u r et h a t b o t h t o p
a n d b o t t o m s p r o c k e t se n g a g et h e f i l m p e r f o r a t i o n s .
o16
o L i g h t l y r o t a t e t h e f i l m r e w i n d i n gk n o b u n t i l a n y s l a c k i s t a k e n u p ,
and confirm that the film is properly fitted betweenboth guide
r a i l s . C l o s et h e b a c k c o v e r t i g h t l y .
o A d v a n c et h e f i l m w i n d l e v e rt o c h e c k t h a t t h e r e d v e r t i c a ls t r i p e s
o f t h e f i l m w i n d / r e w i n d i n d i c a t o r f l i c k e r ; t h i s i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e
f i l m i s a d v a n c i n gp r o p e r l y . F i l m a d v a n c ec a n b e a l s o c h e c k e d b y
the rotation of the rewinding knob.
o R e p e a t s h u t t e r - t r i p p i n g / fi l m - a d v a n c i n go p e r a t i o n u n t i l t h e
e x p o s u r ec o u n t e r r e a c h e st o " 0 " . T h e n e x t f r a m e i s r e a d y f o r
the first shot.
T h e s p l i t - i m a g ec e n t e r s p o t a n d i t s s u r r o u n d i n g """Error in shutter speedsetting
ffi
m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a r a r e b r i g h t e r a n d e a s i e rt o f o c u s ( fl i c k e r i n g ) .
t h a n t h e m a t t e f i e l d a l t h o u g h a n y o f t h e s ec a n b e C o m b i n a t i o n o f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d
used for focusing. apertureis not appropriate.
V i s i b l e a t t h e b o t t o m i n s i d et h e v i e w fi n d e r a r e t w o
L C D d i s p l a y sf o r s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e .
I n a d d i t i o n , v i e w fi n d e r i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d e s Aperture information LCD
auto/manual exposure data for each exposure
ffil -ffi,.,-.ffi
mode, automatic f lashdata, exposurecompensation
warning, low battery warning,and error indication. A p e r t u r e v a l u e .A n a p e r t u r e r a n g e
f r o m t 1 1. 2 t h r o u g h f 1 4 5i s i n d i c a t e d
i n 1 1 2s t o p i n c r e m e n t s .
Shutter information LCD
'' "'' E x p osu r e co m p ensat i o n wa r n i ng
"""Programmed AE mode. ffi,,,,,,,',l,ffi
ffi ( f ti c k e r i n g ) .T h i s w a r n i n g i n d i c a t e s
ffi,,,,....,'- ffi,,,.,'.-..-. t h e e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l i s
not set in the normal 1X position.
S h u t t e r s p e e di n u s e . 2 0 0 0 s t a n d s
for 1 I2OOOsec. 1 5", stands for
trllI,I..--TIf......Match numeraI exposure
a f u l l 1 5 s e c .S h u t t e r s p e e d sa r e a d j u s t m e n ti n d i c a t i o ni n M e t e r e d
d i s p l a y e di n f u l l s t o p i n c r e m e n t s . Manualmode. -3 to +3 indicate
''"'"'BuIb" e x p o s u r ed e v i a t i o n f r o m t h e p r o p e r
ffi,,,,,,,...-',-. time exposure.
v a l u ew h i c h i s d e n o t e d b y t 0 .
" " " M e a n sc o m p l e t i o n o f f l a s hr e c y c l i n g , Low battery warning is indicated by alternate
ffi
and auto flashexposure d i s p l a y so f s h u t t e r - s p e e d / a p e r true c o m b i n a t i o n ,
c o n f i r m a t i o n w i t h a d e d i c a t e df l a s h andthemarkffi ffi,...'..-.'-.-tr1
unit.
o18
Lighting button for
viewfinder LCDs.
In dim light, the viewfinder
LCDs may become hard to see.
I n t h a t e v e n t , p r e s st h e
illumination button to throw
more light on the finder LCDs.
Aperture information LCD

tter information LCD
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You can focus in three ways, with the split-image,
m i c r o p r i s m ,a n d / o r m a t t e f i e l d . T o f o c u s u s i n gt h e
s p l i t - i m a g et,u r n t h e ' f o c u s i n gr i n g u n t i l t h e t w o
i m a g e si n t h e s p l i t - i m a g ec i r c l e a t t h e c e n t e r o f
t h e f o c u s i n g s c r e e na r e p e r f e c t l y a l i g n e d .W h e n
u s i n gt h e m i c r o p r i s mc o l l a r , f o c u s u n t i l t h e g l i t t e r
d i s a p p e a r sf r o m i n s i d et h e c o l l a r . W i t h t h e m a t t e
f i e l d , f o c u s u n t i l t h e i m a g eo n t h e m a t t e f i e l d
a p p e a r ss h a r p a n d c r i s p .
Note: lf the maximum apertureof the attached
f e n s i s s m a l l e rt h a n t 1 5 . 6 ( f o r e x a m p l e , f / 8 a s i n
t h e c a s eo f a l o n g t e l e p h o t o ) , i t i s e a s i e rt o f o c u s
o n t h e m a t t e f i e l d s i n c et h e s p l i t - i m a g ea n d
m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a r a r e a sb e c o m e m u c h t o o d a r k f o r
satisfactory focusing.
Diopter adjustment for viewfinder eyepiece

P e o p l ew h o w e a r e y e g l a s s edsu e t o m y o p i a ,
h y p e r m e t r o p i a o r p r e s b y o p i a ,s o m e t i m e sf i n d i t
d i f f i c u l t t o f o c u s w h i l e w e a r i n gt h e i r g l a s s e sI.n t h i s
case,use the accessorydiopter correction lenses
M ( S e ep a g e5 5 ) .
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P r o p e r h o l d i n g o f t h e c a m e r a i s e s s e n t i atl o m i n i m i z e t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n m a y c a u s eb l u r r e d
camera shake which causesblurred pictures. p h o t o g r a p h s .T a k e a s e c u r e ,w e l l - b a l a n c e dp o s t u r e
P r a c t i c eh o l d i n g a n d o p e r a t i n g y o u r S u p e r P r o g r a m w i t h o u t s t r a i n i n gy o u r s e l f. T h e p o r t i o n m a r k e dO
b e f o r e i n s e r t i n gy o u r f i r s t f i l m c a r t r i d g e . i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o ns h o u l d b e d r a w n t e y o u r b o d y .
G e n e r a l l yt h e r e a r e t h r e e b a s i cw a y s t o h o l d t h e I t i s a g o o d i d e a t o s t a b i l i z ey o u r b o d y a n d t h e
c a m e r a .I n a n y c a s e ,h o l d t h e c a m e r at i g h t l y t o y o u r c a m e r au s i n ga t r e e , b u i l d i n g w a l l , t a b l e , e t c .
f a c e w i t h y o u r h a n d s .A c c e s s o r yG r i p S u p e r A a n d F o r l o n g e x p o s u r e so r w h i l e u s i n g t e l e p h o t o l e n s e s ,
the memo holderlgrip will help you keepa steady i t i s r e c o m m e n d e dt o u s e a t r i p o d a n d a c a b l e
h o l d o n y o u r c a m e r a .R e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r g e n t l y releasein order to reduce camera shake to
w h i l e s l o w l y b r e a t h i n go u t . S t r o n g p r e s s u r eo n the minimum.
UNLOADING THE FILM
W h d n t h e l a s t f r a m e o f t h e f i l m h a s b e e n e x p o s e d ,t h e f i l m s h o u l d
b e r e w o u n d i n t o t h e c a r t r i d g eb e f o r e u n l o a d i n gf r o m t h e c a m e r a .
D o n o t f o r c e t h e w i n d l e v e rb e y o n d t h e n u m b e r o f f r a m e s i n d i c a t e d
on the f ilm cartridge.
To unload a cartridge
o D e p r e s st h e f i l m r e w i n d b u t t o n .
o Turn the rewind crank in the direction of the arrow to rewind

the film.
o T h e r e d s t r i p e si n t h e f i l m r e w i n d i n d i c a t o r w i l l f l i c k e r d u r i n g
r e w i n d i n g ,a n d t h e y w i l l c e a s ef l i c k e r i n g w h e n r e w i n d i n g i s
completed.
r A f t e r r e w i n d i n g ,l i f t u p s h a r p l y o n t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b t o
o p e n t h e c a m e r ab a c k a n d r e m o v e t h e f i l m c a r t r i d g e .
N o t e ' : S h o u l d y o u e r r o n e o u s l yo p e n t h e b a c k b e f o r e r e w i n d i n g , d o
not leave it open. Close it immediately. The last few frames may be
r u i n e d b y d i r e c t l i g h t e x p o s u r e ,b u t t h e m a j o r i t y o f f r a m e s o n t h e
r o l l m a y s t i l l b e u n h a r m e d .W h e n e v e rp o s s i b l e ,i t i s a l s o a d v i s a b l e
t o t a k e t h e s a m e p i c t u r e sa g a i nw i t h a n e w f i l m .
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Pentax Super Program provadessix'different
exposure rnodes. choo,sethe, mode that,sui,tsthe
pho-tographicsituation and the subjectsor feelings
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you want to express.
W h e n u s i n gc o n v e n t i o n a l P e n t a x K,and Kf mount
lenseson your Pentax Super Program,you can
use the Aperture-pri,orit\y',AE, Metered Manual and
a ff A u t o F l a s h m o d e s ,W h e n u s i n g , n e wt . ' A ' ! $ e r i e s
lenses,,,you can also-select Shutter-priority AE and
Programmed AE modes. The reasonfor this is that
the last three modes are only availablewhen the
f ens,hasan " A" or auto aperture setting. ,
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Programmed AE (lens on "A", shutter dial on "A"l Aperture-priority AE
Y o u r S u p e r P r o g r a mi t s e l f a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e l e c t s (lens on any f-number, shutter dial on "A"l
t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t ec o m b i n a t i o n o f s h u t t e r s p e e d W h e n t h e a p e r t u r ei s s e t m a n u a l l y ,t h e s h u t t e r
a n d a p e r t u r e t o o b t a i n p r o p e r e x p o s u r e ,c h a n g i n g s p e e di s a u t o m a t i c a l l y a d j u s t e d b y b u i l t - i n
t h e m s i m u l t a n e o u s l ya c c o r d i n gt o t h e s u b i e c t ' s e l e c t r o n i cc i r c u i t r y a c c o r d i n gt o s u b j e c t ' sb r i g h t n e s s
brightnessT . h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e i s m o s t to provide appropriate expozure. When "depth-of-
s u i t a b l ef o r a d v a n c e dp h o t o g r a p h e r sw h o w a n t t o f i e l d " i s i m p o r t a n t f o r y o u r p i c t u r e ,t h i s m o d e i s
s h o o t v e r y q u i c k l y o r f o r n o v i c e sw h o d o n o t w a n t r e c o m m e n d e d .l t i s s u i t a b l ef o r b o t h g e n e r a l
t o b e b o t h e r e d b y s e t t i n g e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l s a c c o r d - photographyand carefully controlled pictures
i n g t o l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s .( n t . 3 2 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s ) s u c h a s p o r t r a i t s . ( n t . 3 4 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s )
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Shutter-priority AE, Metered Manual
(lens on "Af', shutter dial on "M'rl , ,, ,, (lens on any aperture, shutter diat on "M")
,'
The shutterspeed is set manually, and the aperture The cornbination of shutter speedand,apertur,eis ,
ii's
value automatically.'Co-htrol'ledaccor.dihg,to : :
c o r n p l e t e l yu p t o y o u . G u i d e d b y , t h e m e t e r
srlbiectrsbrightness.,suitabl,e fo-r general,', I. ,:: i n d i c a t i o n i n t h e v i e w fi n d e r , y o u c a n a d i u s t b o t h :
phot-oEraphy,this mode is especiallyconvenient controls to obtain proper exposure. lf necessor!,,,
for fast-moving situatlons, such os ,ih sports , , deliber:ateover- or under-€Xp-osure are also possible.
p h o t o g r a p h y . ( R t , 3 6 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s ) : . i , ( R f . , 3 8 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s ) :
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TTL Auto Flash :
When connected with a Pentax dedicated TTL
A u t o F l a s h u n i t , t h e m e , t e r i n gb e l l i n s i d et h e m i r r o , r
b o x o f t h e S u p e rP r o g r a m : w i l d l etectthe light ,, ,
h i t t i n g t h e f i l m p l a n e ,a n d a u t o m a t i c a l l yc o n t r o l
f l a s h o u t p u t . l f y o u u s ea T T L f l a s h u n i t , a n d s e t
t h e c a m e r ai n t h e A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y A E m o d e , y o u
c a n c h o o s ea n y a p e r t u r e i n t h e f l a s h r a n g e ,t h e r : e b y
a c h i e v i n gg r e a t c o n t r o l o v e r d e p t h - o f . fi e l , Ji n f l a s h
photos.(Rf'42pagefordetai|s}
Programmed Auto Flash

lf you use a Pentax dedicated TTL tfash unit with
the camera in the Programmed AE oroShutter-
p r i o r i t y A E m o d e , t h e c a m e r aw i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y
select the proper aperture and autornatically
c o n t r o l f l a s h o u t p u t . ( n t . 4 3 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s l :
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PENTAX T'A'' LENS.
T o s e t t h e l e n s i n t h e A p o s i t i o n , m a t c h t h e A - i n d e x ( g r e e nl i n e ) o n
t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o t h e o i n d e x m a r k w h i l e d e p r e s s i n gt h e a p e r t u r e
a u t o l o c k b u t t o n . R e l e a s et h e b u t t o n t o l o c k t h e l e n s i n t h e A
position.
To releasethe lock, rotate the aperture ring towards aperture scale
with the auto lock button depressed.
A (autol setting Programmed AE mode
Shutter-priority AE mode
T h e f o l l o w i n g m o d e s a r e a v a i l a b l ew h e n t h e l e n s i s s e t i n t h e m a n u a l
f -stops:
f/number setting Aperture-priority AE mode
Metered Manual mode
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Shutter dial is automatically locked when set at the AUTO position.
T o s e l e c to t h e r p o s i t i o n s ( L , M , 1 2 5 X o r B ) r o t a t e t h e s h u t t e r d i a l ,
d e p r e s s i n gt h e s h u t t e r a u t o l o c k b u t t o n , a n d m a t c h t h e i n d e x
( r e d l i n e ) t o t h e d e s i r e dp o s i t i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g m o d e s a r e a v a i l a b l e
a c c o r d i n gt o t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s h u t t e r d i a l .
AUTO P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e
Apertu re-priority AE mode
M Shutter-priority AE mode
Metered Manual mode
125X Shutter-priority AE mode with the speed

f ixed at 11125sec.
Manual shutter speed select button

In the Shutter-priority AE or Metered Manual mode, selectthe desired
shutter speedby depressingeither of the two buttons next to the shutter
dial. The digital figure on the shutter speed LCD indicator increases
or decreasesstep by step as you pressthe buttons. The front button
s t o p s a t 2 0 0 0 ( 1 I 2 O O Os e c . ) ,a n d t h e r e a r b u t t o n a t 1 5 " ( 1 5 s e c s . ) .
Precautions for shutter speed

l f y o u s h o o t a t s h u t t e r s p e e d ss l o w e r t h a n 1 / 6 0 s e c . ( 3 0 - 1 5 " o n
t h e L C D ) , y o u m a y o c c a s i o , n a l lg yet blurred pictures.lf you
c o u l d n ' t u s e a f a s t e r s h u t t e r s p e e dd u e t o l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s , t h e u s e
o f a t r i p o d o r f l a s h u n i t i s r e c o m m e n d e d .T h e u s e o f f i l m w i t h
h i g h e r s e n s i t i v i t yw i l l a l s o h e l p a v o i d s u c h l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d s .
o L C D d i s p l a y so n t h e c a m e r at o p c o v e r a n d i n s i d e t h e v i e w f i n d e r f l i c k e r t o w a r n o f v a r i o u sr
problems.
o T h e L C D d i s p l a y si n t h e t a b l e b e l o w s h o w t h e e x a m p l e s .T h e y v a r y d e p e n d i n go n t h e l e n s i
s p e e d ( A S A / I S O ) , o r t h e s u b j e c t ' sb r i g h t n e s s .
o T h e e x t e r n a l s h u t t e r s p e e d L C D p r o v i d e st h e s a m e f i g u r e a s t h e s h u t t e r s p e e di n f o r m a t i o n
the viewfinder does.
o30
These show beyond the meter coupling range in the Shutter-priority AE
mode. Correct exposure cannot be obtained.
These warnings appear in the Metered Manual mode. -t3 means you are
three stops over normal exposure. -3 means three stops under. Adjust
a p e r t u r e o r s h u t t e r s p e e d u n t i l y o u s e et h e t 0 s i g n .
Beyond meter coupling rangein Metered Manual mode. lt is not

possibleto get correct exposure by changing aperture or shutter speed.
U s e f l a s h o r a d i f f e r e n t s e n s i t i v i t yf i l m .
The flickering letters EF in the viewfinder LCD remind you that the
exposurecompensationdial is set to a value other than normal - 1x.
"B"
lf you set the shutter dial to when the lens aperture ring is set at
"A", "E"
LCD displays to show an erroneous setting.
Weak battery warning. In all exposure modes, when you seea rowof
O00alternating with exposure information, it's time to change batteries.
o R e f e r a l s o t o t h e e x p l a n a t i o n sc o n c e r n i n gw a r n i n g si n e a c he x p o s u r em o d e .
o A s t o t h e m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g ei n t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e , r e f e r t o t h e d i a g r a mo f P r o g r
c o n t r o l o n P a g e4 4 . M e t e r c o u p l i n g a n d s h u t t e r / a p e r t u r ec o u p l i n g r a n g e sa r e e x p l a i n e do n
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o D e p r e s st h e a u t o l o c k b u t t o n o n t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g o f y o u r
P e n t a x " A " l e n s ,a n d r o t a t e i t s A - i n d e x ( g r e e nl i n e ) t o t h e i n d e x .
o S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) o n t o p o f t h e c a m e r at o t h e
A U T O p o s i t i b n ." P " ( P r o g r a m m e d w ) i l l t h e n b e d i s p l a y e do n
t h e L C D w i n d o w s o n t h e c a m e r a ' st o p c o v e r a n d i n s i d e t h e
v i e w fi n d e r .
o L i g h t l y p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , a n d a p r o g r a m m e d
c o m b i n a t i o n o f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d
o n t h e L c D i n d i c a t o r i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r . A t t h e s a m et i m e , t h e
s a m es h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l a p p e a r i n t h e e x t e r n a l L C D i n d i c a t o r .
F u r t h e r p r e s s u r eo n t h e b u t t o n w i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r . W h e n y o u
take your finger off shutter releasebutton, the meter switch
a u t o m a t i c a l l y t u r n s o f f a f t e r a b o u t 3 0 s e c o n d sa s a n e n e r g y - s a v i n g
m e a s u r e ,a n d t h e d i s p l a y so f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e
d i s a p p e a r .H o w e v e r ,t h e " P " d i s p l a y r e m a i n so n .
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\ l l r /
Programmed AE mode warnings
W h e n t h e p r o g r a m m e dc o m b i n a t i o n o f s h u t t e r ffi "8"
s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e i s b e y o n d t h e m e t e r S h o u l d y o u h a p p e nt o s h i f t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l t o
c o u p l i n g r a n g e ,t h e c a m e r ad i s p l a y st w o w a r n i n g s . ( B u l b ) , a f l i c k e r i n g " E " ( E r r o r ) w a r n i n ga p p e a r s
o n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D . T h e s h u t t e r c a n n o t b e
\ \ l l r / / \ \ l l r / / releasedeven if the button is depressed.
W h e n y o u a r e u s i n g d e d i c a t e df l a s h ( T T L A u t o ,
ffi...'.affi ffi,,,,,..,,-..i Bothshutterspeedand
aperture flickering at high values. o r P r o g r a m m e dA u t o ) i n P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e ,
t h e d i s p l a y so f s h u t t e r s p e e da n d a p e r t u r e v a l u e
T h i s i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e l i g h t s i t u a t i o n e x c e e d s
a r e r e p l a c e db y d i s p l a y sf o r f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y
t h e S u p e r P r o g r a m ' sl i g h t m e a s u r i n ga b i l i t y s i n c e
when the flash is ready to fire.
s u b j e c t b r i g h t n e s si s e x t r e m e l y h i g h . T o g e t
ffi,...f.jffiffi*'-a-- -' m
a p r o p e r e x p o s u r e ,u s e a n o t h e r f i l m w i t h l o w e r
s e n s i t i v i t yo r a n N D f i l t e r . ffi
\ l l l / \ \ l l l / /
ffi ffi,,,,,,,-,-..-.l Both f|ickering at |ow

values.
The subjectis extremely dark and below the
l o w e s t l i m i t o f t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e ' s
m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e .U s e a h i g h e r s p e e df i l m ,
f l a s h o r s o m e o t h e r i l l u m i n a t i o n s o u r c et o
throw more light to the subject.
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. R o t a t e t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e r i n g t o t h e d e s i r e df / s t o p . l f t h e r i n g i s
"A" position,
locked at the r e l e a s ei t b y d e p r e s s i n gt h e a p e r t u r e
auto lock button.
r Set the red index of the shutter dial to AUTO.
o P r e s s i n gt h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n s l i g h t l y ; t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l
be digitally indicatedboth on the external LCD and the LCD inside
t h e v i e w f i n d e r . F u r t h e r p r e s s u r ew i l l r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r . S h u t r e r
s p e e di n d i c a t i o n w i l l d i s a p p e a rf r o m b o t h L C D i n d i c a t o r sw h e n t h e
meter is automaticallyswitchedoff by the built-in timer.
A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y A E i s t h e b e s t m o d e f o r t a k i n g p i c t u r e sw i t h
e m p h a s i so n d e p t h - o f - f i e l d .F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n, r e f e r t o p a g e4 8 .
Aperture-priority AE mode warnings
l f t h e s u b j e c t i s v e r y b r i g h t , y o u w i l l s e ea
'
f lickering
\ \ l l r / /
ffi''-.-.trI
As remedy, shift the aperturering towards smaller
v a l u e s(, o r , t o t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t l 2 2 l .
r l f t h e s u b j e c ti s d a r k y o u w i l l s e e f l i c k e r i n g .
\ t l / / \ l l l t
fTffiil-liffi.l'.'.,Tffi
Rotate the aperturering towards the lens'
m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e f f 1 1 . 4 ) .W h e n t h e d i s p l a ys t o p s
f l i c k e r i n g , y o u c a n t a k e a p r o p e r e x p o s u r e .l f
f l i c k e r i n gc o n t i n u e s e v e n a f t e r t h e a p e r t u r e i s
c h a n g e d ,t h e s u b j e c t i s t o o d a r k o r t o Q b r i g h t f o r
a n o r m a l e x p o s u r e . F o r v e r y b r i g h t s u b j e c t s ,u s e
a s l o w e rf i l m o r a n N D f i l t e r , a n d d a r k s u b j e c t s ,
u s ea f a s t e rf i l m , f l a s ho r o t h e r a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n g .
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o Set the greenline of the apertureA index to the t marking while
d e p r e s s i n gt h e l e n s a p e r t u r e a u t o l o c k b u t t o n .
o Set the red line of the shutter dial to the "M" (Manual)position.
T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l b e d i g i t a l l y d i s p l a y e do n t h e L C D s b o t h
o u t s i d e t h e c a m e r aa n d i n s i d e t h e v i e w f i n d e r .
o S e l e c tt h e s h u t t e r s p e e db y p r e s s i n ge i t h e r o f t h e m a n u a l s h u t t e r
s p e e ds e l e c t b u t t o n s ( n e x t t o t h e s h u t t e r d i a l ) . T h e f r o n t b u t t o n
makes the shutter speed faster; the rear button makes it slower. The
shutter speed changesstep by step with each time you pressthe
b u t t o n , a n d t h e s p e e dc h a n g e sc o n t i n u o u s l y i f y o u k e e p y o u r f i n g e r
on the button.
o When you pressthe shutter releasebu.tton lightly, the aperture

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a l i t t l e m o r e p r e s s u r eo n t h e b u t t o n . T h e m e t e r s w i t c h t u r n s o f f
a b o u t 3 0 s e c o n d sa f t e r y o u r e m o v e y o u r f i n g e r f r o m t h e s h u t t e r
r e l e a s eb u t t o n . T h e a p e r t u r e i n d i c a t i o n t h e n g o e so u t , b u t t h e
s h u t t e r s p e e dd i s p l a y r e m a i n so n .
o ff y o u s e t t h e r e d l i n e o f t h e s h u t t e r d i a l t o 1 2 5 x , a v a r i a t i o n o f
S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t y A E i s p o s s i b l e ,b u t t h e s p e e dr e m a i n sf i x e d a t
1 1 1 2 5s e c .
Shutter-priority AE mode Warnings l f t h e s u b j e c t b r i g h t n e s sg o e sc o m p l e t e l y o v e r
l f t h e c a m e r ac a n n o t a u t o m a t i c a l l ys e l e c t t h e m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e ,b o t h s h u t t e r - s p e e da n d
a n a p p r o p r i a t ea p e r t u r e f o r t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dy o u a p e r t u r ed i s p l a y sw i l l f l i c k e r a t h i g h v a l u e s :
h a v ec h o s e n ,y o u w i l l s e et h e f o l l o w i n g w a r n i n g s . \ \ l l r . / / \ \ l l r / /
\ \ l l J / / fru'$ffiffi*-Hfit
ttrtffiH,Hffil
ffi,,,,,,,,....-.'
ffi,,,--.,-'..f--H lf the subjectis too dark for the meter, both
M a x i m u m a p e r t u r ef l i c k e r i n g . d i s p l a y sw i l I f I i c k e r a t l o w v a l u e s .
I n t h i s c a s e ,c h a n g et o a s l o w e r s h u t t e r - s p e e d \ l l r / \ t l l t t t
( t o w a r d s 1 5 s e c s . ) .E v e n a t m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e $ilfifi
ffiiffi".--qilEffi
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t h e r e i s n o t e n o u g hl i g h t t o s h o o t a t t h e o r i g i n a l S h o ul d t h e s u b j e c t b e e x t r e m e l y b r i g h t , a l o w e r
shutter speed. s e n s i t i v i t yf i l m o r a n N D f i l t e r w i l l b e e f f e c t i v e .
\ \ l l r / / lf the subjectis too dark, the useof a higher
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ffil s p e e df i l m , f l a s h o r o t h e r s u p p l e m e n t a l i g h t i n g i s
M i n i m u m a p e r t u r ef l i c k e r i n g . recommended.
l f t h i s i n d i c a t i o n a p p e a r s ,c h a n g et o a f a s t e r \ t l r /
s h u t t e r - s p e e d( t o w a r d s 1 l 2 O O 0s e c . ) .E v e n a t [iIXlr..,',.....|T e..i^t.^-i^^
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shoot at the originalshutter speed. " B t ' ( B u l b ) , a f l i c k e r i n g" E " ( E r r o r ) a p p e a r so n
W h e n t h e f l i c k e r i n g s t o p s ,a n d y o u c a n s t a r t L C D s b o t h o u t s i d e t h e c a m e r aa n d i n s i d et h e
shooting. v i e w f i n d e r t o w a r n a g a i n s te r r o n e o u so p e r a t i o n .
T h e s h u t t e r c a n n o t b e r e l e a s e de v e n i f t h e b u t t o n
is depressed.
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S E L E C T I N GT H E M E T E R E D M A N U A L M O D E
o S e t t h e s h u t t e r d i a l r e d - l i n e i n d e x t o " M " ( m a n u a l ) a n d s e l e c tt h e
d e s i r e ds h u t t e r s p e e d .T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l b e d i s p l a y e do n L C D s
b o t h o u t s i d e t h e c a m e r aa n d i n s i d e t h e v i e M i n d e r .
o R o t a t e l e n s a p e r t u r e r i n g t o a n F v a l u e .S h o u l d t h e l e n s b e l o c k e d
a t A ( a u t o ) , r e l e a s ei t b y d e p r e s s i n gt h e a p e r t u r e a u t o l o c k b u t t o n .
r S l i g h t l y d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n , a n d y o u w i l l s e eo n e
o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i c a t i o n s( + 3 , + 2 , + 1 , 1 0 , - 1 , - 2 , o r - 3 ) d i s p l a y e d
o n t h e a p e r t u r e v a l u e w i n d o w i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r . T h e s ef i g u r e s s h o w
t h e s t e p so f o v e r - o r u n d e r - e x p o s u r e( E V v a l u e ) .
+ = over-exposure
t0 = correct exposure
- = u nder-exposure
Should the lighting condition go over the limit of three steps,
the +3 or -3 indication flickers.
o F o r n o r m a l s h o o t i n g ,a d j u s t t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e s o t h a t c o r r e c t
e x p o s u r e ,i n d i c a t e d b y t 0 , i s o b t a i n e d . S h o u l d y o u s e l e c tt h e l e n s
a p e r t u r e p r i o r t o t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d ,a d j u s t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dt o
obtain the correct exposure.
l f y o u p r e f e r o v e r - o r u n d e r - e x p o s u r ey, o u c a n f r e e l y s e l e c ta n y
e x p o s u r ea p p l y i n g t h e i n d i c a t i o n a s a g u i d a n c e .
As soon as the meter switch is turned off by the built-in timer, the
a p e r t u r e i n d i c a t i o n g o e so u t , b u t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dd i s p l a y
r e m a r n so n .
Warningsfor Metered Manual mode lf the situation is beyond the meter coupling range,
T h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i c a t i o n sw i l l b e g i v e n f o r o v e r - o r i n d i c a t i o n sa r e a s f o l l o w s .
under-exposure. \ \ l l r / / \ \ l l r / /
\ \ | l' / /
ffi,,,,,',r-.-.'.E'ffi.-.---.i.... Both f|ickering at high
ApertureLCDFlickerins values.The subiectis too bright.
ri:-:i!:l=:ili=T==::=rrr:li:l
l:Hlilffilitll ffil- \ t l r / \ \ l l r / /
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steps.Changeto a faster shutter speed (towards ffi,,,,',--'-.l Both f Iickeri ng at Iow
ffi,,-..----iH...-l''i..
1 ?AAO sec.),or select a smaller aperture by v a l u e s .T h e s u b i e c t i s t o o d a r k .
rotating the aperture ring toward f 122.
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ti:i-:-::..:.r--r-
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[t'.'..jT''....-.'-....Tffi]
ffi,,',-:--. you will not be able to obtain a proper exposure
I n t h i s c a s e ,t h e e x p o s u r e i s m o r e t h a n t h r e e s t e p s
s i m p l y b y c h a n g i n ga p e r t u r e a n d s h u t t e r s p e e d
under. Changeto a slower shutter speed (towards
settings.
1 5 s e c s . ) ,o r r o t a t e t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o w a r d s t 1 1. 4 .
When your shutter/aperture combination comes
w i t h i n t h e r a n g eo f t 3 , t h e f l i c k e r i n gs t o p s .
T h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f y o u r P e n t a xS u p e r P r o g r a m
a n d a n y P e n t a x d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s h u n i t a l l o w s
a v a r i e t y o f c o n v e n i e n tf u n c t i o n s a s o u t l i n e d i n
the f ollowing page.
l f y o u r f l a s hu n i t r e q u i r e st h e u s e o f a s y n c h
cord, connect the cord to the X-synch socket
f o u n d o n y o u r P e n t a xS u p e r P r o g r a m .
O p e r a t i o n s / fl u n c t i o n s o f e a c h e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h
u n i t a r e f u l l y e x p l a i n e di n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e
operatingmanuals.
N o t e : W h e n y o u u s e t h e S u p e r P r o g r a mw i t h
AF400T, connect the flash unit with 4P Sync
C o r d B t o t h e c a m e r ah o t s h o e .
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Viewfinder by t mark.
W h e n c a m e r ai s s e t a t A U T O ,
s h u t t e r s p e e da u t o m a t i c a l l Y
switches to X-synch speed
( 1 1 1 2 5s e c ) f o r f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y .
Correct auto flash exposure is
c o n f i r m e d b y l i g h t i n go r f l i c k e r i n g
of I mark immediatelyafter the
f l a s he m i s s i o n .
F i l m - p l a n e - m e t e r i n gf o r a u t o f l a s h
i s a v a i l a b l e( T T L A u t o F l a s h ) .
I n m a n u a l m o d e , f l a s hp h o t o -
g r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ew i t h s h u t t e r
ipeeds slower than 1 1125 sec.
P r o p e ra p e r t u r e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l Y
s e t i n P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e
a n d / o r S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e .
N o t e : W h e n a n y o f t h e a b o v ef l a s hu n i t s o t h e r t h a n t h e A F - l 6 0 i s u s e dw i t h t h e S u p e r P r o g r a mw i t h
t h e f l a s hm o d e s e t a t A U T O , t h e f l a s hm a y n o t f i r e i f t h e s u b j e c t i s t o o b r i g h t f o r f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y .
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W h e n y o u s e t t h e c a m e r at o t h e A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y o T h e fe n s a p e r t u r e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t t o f 1 4 ( i n
A E o r t h e M e t e r e dM a n u a l m o d e ; t h e c a s eo f t h e A F 0 8 0 C , f l 8 l a n d t h e L C D s
o Y o u c a n s e t a n y d e s i r e df - n u m b e r o n t h e l e n s i n d i c a t et h e a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n
a p e r t u r e r i n g f o r t h e T T L A u t o F l a s hc o n t r o l , s h u t t e r s p e e do f 1 1 1 2 5s e c . F o r i n s t a n c e ,t h e
o T h e L C D s i n d i c a t et h e a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t c a m e r a i s s e t t o t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e a n d
s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns h u t t e r s p e e do f 1 1 1 2 5s e c .a s the ASA/ISO issetat 100, the LCD indications
t h e T T L A u t o F l a s h r e c y c l e s .( n f . p a g e4 3 f o r a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h a n g ea s f o l l o w s .
t h e s l o w s p e e ds y n c h r o n i z a t i o ni n t h e M e t e r e d
M a n u a lm o d e . ) ffi'lrffiffi--ffiffi
W h e n y o u c h o o s e t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E o r t h e o W h e n y o u u s eo t h e r f i l m s t h a n A S A / I S O 1 0 0 ,
Shutter-priority AE mode; t h e a p e r t u r ew i l l c h a n g ea c c o r d i n gt o t h e f i l m
speed registeredon the camera.
Note
lf you leavethe power switch of the Pentax
d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s h o n i n a n y m o d e , t h e c a m e r a ' s
e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l c i r c u i t r y w i l l a l s ob e a u t o m a t i c a l l y
s w i t c h e do n . A n d i t w i l l r e m a i n o n , c o n s u m i n gt h e
camera's battery power. So remember to turn off
t h e f l a s h p o w e r s w i t c h . l f y o u u s ea P e n t a x
d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t i n t h e M o r M S m o d e , t h e
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o r t h e S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e ; AE or the MeteredManualmode;
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s p e e dw i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h a n g e dt o t h e t h e f l a s hu n i t ' s c a l c u l a t e rb o a r d .
s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns p e e do f 1 1 1 2 5s e c .a n d t h e l e n s o A s t h e d e d i c a t e da u t o f l a s h u n i t r e c y c l e st h e
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l i g h t p h o t o g r a p h yw i t h f l a s h f i l l - i n .
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t h e r e d p o s i t i o no f t h e A F 2 0 0 T , a t A S A / I S O 1 0 0 , e x p o s u r ei s c o n f i r m e d i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r . W h e n t h e
t h e L C D i n d i c a t i o ns h a l l b e a s f o l l o w s . c o r r e c t e x p o s u r ei s o b t a i n e d w i t h t h e d e d i c a t e d
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r e g i s t e r e do n t h e c a m e r a . r e c e i v e dp r o p e r f l a s h l i g h t i n g .
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T h e r e d l i n e r e p r e s e n t st h e v a r i a t i o n o f s h u t t e r - s u b j e c t l u m i n a n c ew i t h i n w h i c h t h e b u i l t - i n
s p e e da n d a p e r t u r ec o m b i n a t i o n w i t h a n f 1 1 . 4l e n s . exposure-metew r o r k s t o c o n t r o l e x p o s u r e .T h e
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t h e l e n sa p e r t u r er e a c h e si t s l i m i t o f f 1 1 . 4i n m e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g ew i t h i n w h i c h s h u t t e r - s p e e d
c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h a s p e e do f a p p r o x . 1 / 3 0 s e c . and aperturevaluecan be combined for proper
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a p e r t u r e ,t h e e x p o s u r ep r o g r a m v a r i e st h e n o r m a l l e n sa n d a n A S A / I S O 1 0 0 f i l m , t h e m e t e r
a p e r t u r ea n d t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e idn c o m b i n a t i o n c o u p l i n g r a n g e i s f r o m E V 1 ( t l 1 . 4 - 1 s e c .o r f l 2 - 2
u n t i l r e a c h i n gt h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r eo f y o u r s e c . )t o E V 1 9 $ 1 2 2 - 1 l 1 0 0 0s e c .o r t l 1 6 - 1 | 2 O O O
l e n s . F o r e x a m p l e ,w i t h a n f 1 2 . 8 l e n st h e p r o g r a m s e c . ) .T h e r a n g ev a r i e sa c c o r d i n gt o f i l m s p e e d
v a r i e st h e c o m b i n a t i o na s s h o w n b y t h e r e d ( A S A / I S O ) . T h e v a r i a t i o no f t h e m e t e r c o u p l i n g
dotted line. Note that only the shutter-speed r a n g ei s s h o w n b y s l a n t i n gl i n e sw h i c h s h i f t w i t h
c h a n g e sa f t e r t h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e i s r e a c h e d . A S A / I S O r a t i n g s .T h e f r a m e i n t h e c e n t e r s h o w s
T h e f i n e r e d l i n e i n t h e P r o g r a m m e dA E d i a g r a m t h e m e t e r a n d s h u t t e r / a p e r t u r ec o n t r o l c o u p l i n g
i n d i c a t e st h e A u t o m a t i c E x p o s u r ec o n t r o l r a n g e range.
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1 0 0 . T h e f i n e r e d - d o t t e dl i n e i n d i c a t e st h e r a n g e E V r e p r e s e n t sa c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e d
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than 100. the subject.
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T h e a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r es y s t e m o f y o u r S u p e r
P r o g r a mt e n d s t o u n d e r e x p o s eb a c k l i t s u b j e c t s
a n d o v e r e x p o s u r es p o t l i g h t e ds u b j e c t so n a s t a g e ,
e t c . I n s u c h c a s e s y, o u c a n c o m p e n s a t eb y s e t t i n g
t h e e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l . W h e n s h o o t i n g
a s u b j e c t a g a i n s ta b r i g h t b a c k g r o u n d ( b a c k l i t
s u b j e c t s ) ,i n c r e a s et h e e x p o s u r eb y s e t t i n g t h e d i a l
either to 2X or 4X. When your subjectis spotlighted
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s e t t i n gt h e d i a l t o 1 / 2 X o r 1 1 4 X .T o s e t t h e d i a l , t u r n
t h e k n u r l e d r i n g . U s e o f t h e e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n
d i a l c h a n g e st h e s h u t t e r s p e e di n A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y
AE mode, the aperturein Shutter-priority AE mode,
t h e p r o g r a m m e dv a l u e i n P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e ,
a n d t h e + v a l u e st o w h i c h y o u a d j u s t t h e e x p o s u r e ,
Exposure compensation range i n m a n u a lm o d e .
4x 2x 1x t/x t/AX
Exposure compensation dial and Film speed scale
A t b o t h e x t r e m e so f t h e f i l m s p e e ds c a l e ,t h e u s e o f
t h e e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l i s l i m i t e d a s s h o w n
i n t h e c h a r t . W h e n t h e e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o nd i a l
1000 i s e m p l o y e d , t h e " E F " { e x p o s u r ef a c t o r ) i n d i c a t i o n
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d e p t h - o f - f i e l d ,o r a r e a i n f o c u s . T h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e ( f o r e x a m p l e
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p i c t u r e so n t h e r i g h t ( e x a m p l e so f f l 1 . 4 a n d f l 2 2 l , t h e d i s t a n c er a n g e
i n f o c u s c a n b e c o n f i r m e d b y t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l ds c a l eo n t h e l e n s .
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p r e v i e w l e v e r n e a r t h e l e n s m o u n t , y o u c a n c l o s e t h e l e n sd o w n t o
w h a t e v e ra p e r t u r e y o u h a v e s e t . Y o u c a n t h e n p r e v i e w h o w m u c h
s h a r p n e s sy o u w i l l g e t i n y o u r p i c t u r e b y e x a m i n i n g t h e p i c t u r e a r e a
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m o u n t i n g o f t h e c a m e r ao n a t r i p o d , i n s e r t t h e a c c e s s o r ys p a c e rr i n g .
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a tripod and cablerelease.
Bulb (B)
B u fb i s u s e d t o m a k e l o n g e x p o s u r e so f m o r e t h a n 1 5 s e c o n d s .S e t
t h e s h u t t e r d i a l i n d e x ( r e d l i n e ) t o t h e " 8 " p o s i t i o n ,a n d t h e s h u t t e r
w i l l r e m a i n o p e n a s l o n g a s t h e s h u t t e r r e f e a s eb u t t o n i s d e p r e s s e d .
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c a n n o t b e u s e dw h e n t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g o f a n A l e n s i s s e t a t
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i n d i c a t i o nf l i c k e r sa s a w a r n i n g o n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dL C D .
Time Exposures
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the shutter dial set at "8."
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p i c t u r e w i t h y o u r f a m i l y , f r i e n d s ,e t c . D r a w t h e s e l f - t i m e rl e v e r
i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w , a n d d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n .
T h e t i m e r d e l a y ss h u t t e r r e l e a s ef o r a b o u t 1 2 s e c o n d s .S e l f -
timer operation is indicatedby red light and electronicbeeping.
2 s e c o n d sb e f o r e a s h u t t e r r e l e a s e t, h e f r e q u e n c y o f f l i c k e r i n g a n d
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t h e s h u t t e r , b y r e t u r n i n g t h e l e v e rt o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n .
T h e s e l f - t i m e rc a n n o t b e u s e d w i t h t h e s h u t t e r s e t a t " B " .
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v i e w f i n d e r t o w a r n y o u o f a n e r r o n e o u ss e t t i n g .W h e n u s i n g t h e
s e l f - t i m e r ,c o v e r t h e v i e w f i n d e r e y e p i e c ew i t h t h e a c c e s s o r yf 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 g f r o m t h e r e a r o f t h e c a m e r am a y m a k e
t h e s h u t t e r s p e e df a s t e r ,a d v e r s e l ya f f e c t i n g t h e e x p o s u r e .
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l i n e ) t o 1 2 5 X . T h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l b e i n d i c a t e d a s 1 2 5 , b u t t h e r e
will be no LCD indication of f/stop.
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( R e f e r t o t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sa c c o m p a n y i n gt h e f l a s h u n i t ) .
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Super Program.
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c a u s em a l f u n c t i o n s o r d a m a g et o t h e e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m so f y o u r
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DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT,CHANGING BACK COVER
C o r r e c t i o n l e n s e sM a r e a v a i l a b l ef o r t h e S u p e r P r o g r a mv i e w f i n d e r .
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accessoryslots as illustrated. Before buying one, try it for yourself
w i t h t h e l e n s a c t u a l l y a t t a c h e dt o y o u r c a m e r a .
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The back cover must be removedfrom your PentaxSuper Program
t o u s e s u c h a c c e s s o r i eas s t h e D i a l D a t e M E o r D i g i t a l D a t a M d a t a -
i m p r i n t i n g d e v i c e s .O p e n t h e b a c k c o v e r , a n d p u l l i t s l i g h t - b y w h i l e
p u s h i n gd o w n t h e b a c k c o v e r r e l e a s ep i n t o d i s e n g a g et h e l o c k i n g
m e c h a n i s m .T h e n t h e c o v e r c a n b e e a s i l y r e m o v e d .W h e n
r e a t t a c h i n gi t , f i r s t p u t t h e l o w e r b a c k - c o v e r - r e l e a sl ue g i n t o
p o s i t i o n , t h e n m a t c h t h e u p p e r l u g w i t h t h e r e l e a s ep i n p u s h e d
d o w n w a r d . R e l e a s et h e p i n t o a t t a c h t h e b a c k t o c a m e r ab o d y .
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l f y o u i n t e n d t o t a k e i n f r a r e d p h o t o g r a p h su s i n g
inf raredfilm and R2 or 02 f ilters,it is necessary
to compensate for the difference between visible
light focus and infraredfocus. As shown on the
left, note the subject-to-cameradistance on the lens
distance scale as you focus through the viewf inder
a n d t u r n t h e f o c u s i n g r i n g u n t i l t h a t d i s t a n c es e t t i n g
a l i g n sw i t h t h e r e d i n f r a r e d i n d e x m a r k . T h e f i g u r e
shows an example in which the subject-to-camera
d i s t a n c ei s s e t a t i n f i n i t y ( - ) .
A s f o r e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l r e q u i r e d i n i n f r a r e d
photography, refer to the instructions contained in
the film package.
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Conventional screw-mount lensescan be easily Limitations in using screw-mount lenseson the

a t t a c h e dt o t h e l e n s m o u n t o f y o u r P e n t a x S u p e r Super Program
P r o g r a mb y u s i n g t h e o p t i o n a l M o u n t A d a p o r K . o T h e d i s t a n c es c a l eo f t h e l e n s i s u s a b l ea s i t i s ,
But there are some limitations. up to infinity ( - ).
o A u t o m a t i c d i a p h r a g mc o u p l i n g d o e s n ' t f u n c t i o n
o Put the Mount Adaptor K in the body mount by due to the differencein coupling system.
matchingboth marks. o T h e e x p o s u r e i s m e t e r e d w i t h a p e r t u r es t o p p e d
o To lock it, rotate the adaptor clockwise (65') down.
with a pointed object suchasa ball-point pen. o P r o g r a m m e dA E a n d S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t y A E m o d e s
Now your Super Program can accept any c a n n o t b e u s e d w i t h s c r e w - m o u n tl e n s e s .
c o n v e n t i o n a lP e n t a x s c r e w - m o u n t l e n s e s . o T h e r e i s n o t a u t o m a t i c a p e r t u r es e t t i n g e v e n w i t h
o To remove the adaptor, pressthe spring pin on d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s .
the adaptor with some pointed aid and rotate it
c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s eu n t i l i t s t o p s .
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r When you attach the following accessoriesto o Use the Refconverter A becausewith the
the Super Program, use the stop-down (or working Refconverter M the viewf inder LCD of the Super
aperture) metering mode or Metered Manual mode: Program is not visible.
Bellows Unit III o When usingthe Winder ME II with the Super
Microscope Adaptor K P r o g r a m ,b e s u r e t o s e t t h e A U T O / 1 2 9 X i n d i c a t o r
H e l i c o i d E x t e n s i o nT u b e K of the winder at AUTO. lf set at 125X, it may
ExtensionTube K Set c a u s em a l f u n c t i o n .
ReverseAdaptor K 49mm/52mm o D o n o t u s et h e W i n d e r M E w i t h t h e S u p e r
6 x 7 Lens Mount Adaptor K P r o g r a m ,a s t h e y a r e n o t d e s i g n e dt o w o r k p r o p e r l y .
TelescopeAdaptor K o The Super Program's Programmed AE and
Shutter-priority AE modes do not function with
o When you attach the following accessoriesto the a P e n t a x d e d i c a t e df l a s h s e t a t " M " ( m a n u a l ) o r
"MS" (manual
Super Program, use the Aperture-priority AE mode synchronization).
or Metered Manual exposure mode: o As you set up for multi-flash photography with
Auto Bellows A Set and M Set new dedicated flash units, use your Pentax Super
Auto Extension Tube K Set Program in the Aperture-priority AE or the
Auto ExtensionTube K 100mm/50mm Metered Manual mode.
Rear Convertor K T6-2X
N o t e : T h e s c a l ea n d d o u b l e c a b l e r e l e a s eo f t h e
Auto Bellows M Set new cannot be used with the
Super Program.
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o With the shutter dial set to "AUTO" the o Only the "1000" indication appearson the
viewfinder LCD fails to indicate anything. shutter speed LCD in spite of the fact that the
D i d y o u s l i g h t l y d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e exposure mode is properly set.
b u t t o n ? A r e b a t t e r i e sp r o p e r l y i n s e r t e di n R e p e a tf i l m a d v a n c i n go p e r a t i o n u n t i l t h e f i l m
y o u r c a m e r a ?( S e ed e t a i l so n p a g e6 ) c o u n t e r r e g i s t e r s" 1 " . ( S e e p a g e 7 )
o What happens if the batteries are completely

depleted?
L C D s o u t s i d e t h e c a m e r aa n d i n s i d e t h e v i e w f i n d e r
a r e b l a n k . E v e n i f t h e s h u t t e r i s p r e s s e d t, h e s h u t t e r
c a n n o t b e r e l e a s e dR . e p l a c et h e b a t t e r i e sw i t h
n e w o n e s . ( S e ep a g e 7 . )
o What is ASA/ISO 100?

I t s h o w st h e s e n s i t i v i t yo f t h e f i l m i n u s e .Y o u
c a n n o t o b t a i n p r o p e r e x p o s u r e su n l e s sy o u s e t t h e
c a m e r at o t h e p r o p e r f i l m s p e e d .( S e e p a g e 1 5 )
o Why are my pictures out of focus?

A f w a y s b e s u r e t o f o c u s a c c u r a t e l yb y u s i n gt h e
s p l i t i m a g ea n d / o r m i c r o p r i s mo n t h e f i n d e r
s c r e e n .C a m e r as h a k e o f t e n c a u s e sb l u r r e d p i c t u r e s ,
U s e s h u t t e r - s p e e d fsa s t e r t h a n 1 1 6 0 s e c . ,a n d h o l d
y o u r c a m e r at i g h t l y w h i l e s h o o t i n g .( S e ep a g e s
19 a n d 2 O )
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CLEANING: K E E PY O U R C A M E R A D R Y :
o Always keep the viewfinder eyepiece,lens and o Y o u r c a m e r a i s n o t w a t e r p r o o f. T h e r e a r e
filters as clean as possible.To remove loose dust s e v e r a lp l a c e sw h e r e w a t e r c a n g e t i n s i d ea n d d o
a n d d i r t , f i r s t u s et h e b l o w e r a n d t h e n t h e b r u s h . a great deal of damage.Take care to protect both
D o n o t t r y t o w i p e o f f g r a n u l a rd i r t o r d u s t - b o d t Ta n d l e n s f r o m r a i n o r s p l a s h i n gw a t e r . l f
i t ' s a n e x c e l l e n t w a y o f s c r a t c h i n gt h e g l a s s . y o u r c a m e r as h o u l d g e t w e t , d r y i t o f f
o S m u d g e s s, u c h a s f i n g e r p r i n t s ,s h o u l d b e i m m e d i a t e l yw i t h a c l e a n ,s o f t c l o t h .
c a r e f u l l yw i p e d a w a y w i t h e i t h e r l e n st i s s u eo r
a c l e a n ,s o f t c l o t h . C l e a n ,p l a i n c o t t o n
o l f y o u r c a m e r ab e c o m e sc o m p l e t e l y s o a k e d ,i t
h a n d k e r c h i e f st h a t h a v ea l r e a d y b e e n w a s h e d
may malfunction.In this instanceb , ring it as
a f e w t i m e s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l yg o o d f o r t h i s .
s o o n a s p o s s i b l et o a n a u t h o r i z e d P e n t a x s e r v i c e
B r e a t h i n go n t h e l e n s b e f o r e w i p i n g i s e f f e c t i v e ;
center.
b u t b e S u r et o w i p e a w a y a l l m o i s t u r e c o m p l e t e l y .
C o m m e r c i a l l e n s c l e a n e r sa r e a l s o e f f e c t i v e .
STORAGE:
o N e v e rt o u c h t h e m i r r o r o r t h e s h u t t e r l e a v e s .
o W h e r e t o k e e p y o u r c a m e r aw h i l e y o u a r e n o t
M i n o r d i r t o r s p o t so n t h e m i r r o r w i l l n o t a f f e c t
usingit is an important point. The best storage
the clarity of your pictures.
p l a c ei s c o o l , d r y , c l e a na n d w e l l - v e n t i l a t e d .
o T a k e c a r e n o t t o d r o p t h e c a m e r ao r k n o c k i t
B e c a u s eo f t h e p o s s i b l eb u i l d u p o f h u m i d i t y , i t
a g a i n s ta n y t h i n g s o l i d . A c c i d e n t so r r o u g h
i s r i s k y t o s t o r e y o u r c a m e r ai n a c a b i n e t o r
h a n d l i n gc a n e a s i l yd a m a g et h e i n t e r n a l
closet.lt's alsoa good ideato keep your camera
m e c h a n i s me , v e nt h o u g h e x t e r n a l l y n o t h i n g
i n i t s b a g o r c a s ew h i l e y o u a r e n o t u s i n g i t .
seems,to have been damaged.
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T h e t e m p e r a t u r er a n g ea t w h i c h y o u r c a m e r a E x t r e m e l y l o w t e m p e r a t u r er e d u c e st h e e f f i c i e n c y
w i l l c o n t i n u et o f u n c t i o n p r o p e r l ys t r e t c h e s o f t h e b a t t e r y . T h e r e f o r e ,t h e c a m e r as h o u l d b e
f r o m 5 0 ' C t o - 2 0 o C . H o w e v e r ,r e s i s t a n c e to p r o t e c t e d a g a i n s tl o w t e m p e r a t u r e .P u t t h e
c o l d c o u l d b e h a m p e r e db y d i r t y o i l . T h e r e f o r e , b a t t e r i e si n t o t h e c a m e r ar i g h t b e f o r e s h o o t i n g .
i f t h e c a m e r ai s t o o p e r a t ea t f u l l e f f i c i e n c y i n F o r e x t r e m e l y l o w t e m p e r a t u r e ,u s e n e w b a t t e r i e s .
v e r y c o l d c o n d i t i o n s ,i t m u s t b e o v e r h a u l e da n d
all oil must be replacedS . u d d e nc h a n g e si n A few notes on the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display):
t e m p e r a t u r ew i l l o f t e n c a u s em o i s t u r et o I n h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e ,a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 0 " C o r 1 4 0 oF
c o n d e n s ei n s i d eo r o u t s i d ey o u r c a m e r a .T h i s i s o r a b o v e ,t h e L C D w i n d o w s m a y t u r n b l a c k . I n l o w
a p o s s i b l es o u r c eo f r u s t , w h i c h m a y b e e x t r e m e l y t e m p e r a t u r e ,t h e r e s p o n s e - t i m eo f t h e d i s p l a y
h a r m f u lt o t h e m e c h a n i s mF . u r t h e r m o r e ,i f t h e may slow down considerably.
c a m e r a i s t a k e n f r o m a w a r m t e m p e r a t u r et o T h e s e p h e n o m e n ad o n o t i n d i c a t e e i t h e r c a m e r a
a s u b - fr e e z i n go n e , f u r t h e r d a m a g em a y r e s u l t b r e a k - d o w n o r b r e a k - d o w no f t h e L C D s t h e m s e l v e s .
from the formation of icelets.' T h e y a r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i co f L C D s , a n d t h e L C D s
T h u s , s u d d e nt e m p e r a t u r ec h a n g e ss h o u l d b e w i l l r e t u r n t o n o r m a l w h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r eb e c o m e s
a v o i d e da s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e .A s a g u i d e , normal.
a t e m p e r a t u r ec h a n g eo f 1 0 " C s h o u l d b e a l l o w e d
t o t a k e p l a c eg r a d u a l l yo v e r a p e r i o d o f a t l e a s t
3 0 m i n u t e s . l f t h i s i s n o t p o s s i b l e ,k e e p i n gt h e
c a m e r ai n i t s c a s eo r b a g w i l l h e l p s o m e w h a ti n
m i n i m i z i n gt h e e f f e c t so f a r a p i d t e m p e r a t u r e
change.
6 1o
Type: 3 5 m m S L R c a m e r aw i t h m u l t i - m o d e a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r ec o n t r o l s , e l e c t r o n i c a l l y - c o n t r o l l e d
f o c a l p l a n e s h u t t e r , a n d o p e n - a p e r t ur e c e n t e r - w e a g h t eT d h r o u g h - T h e - L e n sm e t e r in g .
S i x E x p o s u r eC o n t r o l M o d e s : P r o g r a m m e dA E , A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t y A E , S h u t t e r - p r i o r i t y A E , l !
M a n u a l , T T L A u t o F l a s h ,a n d P r o g r a m m e dA u t o F l a s h m o d e .
E x p o s u r eC o n t r o l M o d e S e t t i n g : B y u s i n g c o m b i n a t i o n s o f s e t t i n g so n s h u t t e r d i a l a n d a p e r t
" A ' t s e r i e sl e n s e s .
Film: 35mm film.
Format: 24 x 36 mm
L e n s M o u n t : P e n t a x l G B a y o n e t ( A P e n t a x K b a y o n e t m o u n t w i t h e l e c t r i c a lc o n t a c t ) .
Shutter: S e i k o M F C - E 3 v e r t i c a l - r u nm e t a l f o c a l - p l a n es h u t t e r , a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r ea n d m a n u a l
s e t t i n g se l e c t r o n i c a l l y - c o n t r o l l e ds p e e d sf r o m 1 5 t o 1 | 2 O O Os e c . , 1 1 1 2 5s e c . ,a n d B . E l e c t r o -
m a g n e t i cs h u t t e r r e l e a s ew i t h r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k .
E x p o s u r eI n d i c a t i o n i n v i e w f i n d e r : L i q u i d C r i s t a l D i s p l a y ( L c D ) A u t o m a t i c a n d m a n u a l s h r "
a u t o m a t i c a l l ys e t l e n s a p e r t u r e s ,e x p o s u r ef a c t o r w a r n i n g , s h u t t e r - s p e e ds e t t i n g
b a t t e r y l i f e w a r n i n g ,a n d P r o g r a m m e dA E i n d i c a t i o n ( P ) . L C D w i n d o w i l l u m i n a
E x t e r n a l I n d i c a t i o n : A u t o m a t i c a n d m a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e d s ,P r o g r a m m e dA E i n d i c a t i o n ( P ) r
cocked indicator.
F l a s hS y n c h r o n i z a t i o n : H o t s h o e ( X - S y n c h c o n t a c t , d e d i c a t e df l a s h c o n t a c t s ) , X - s y n c h a t 1 /
D e d i c a t e dA u t o m a t i c F l a s h C o u p l i n g : A u t o m a t i c s e t t i n g o f 1 1 1 2 5s e c .s y n c h s p e e dw i t h d e c
a u t o m a t i c f l a s h u n i t s . T T L - a u t o m a t i c f l a s h c o n t r o l p r o v i d e sf i l m - p l a n e m e t e r i n g .S l o w e r
t h a n 1 1 1 2 5s e c .s y n c h f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ea t M a n u a l m o d e s e t t i n g .
S e l f - T i m e r : E l e c t r o n i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e d ,d e l a y t i m e i n d i c a t i o n b y f l a s h i n gl a m p a n d e l e c t r o n i r
a p p r o x . 1 2 s e c .d e l a y t i m e , p o s s i b l et o c a n c e la t a n y t i m e ; i n i t i a t e p r o c e s sb y p r e s s i n gs h u t t e
t.."tt;
t h e p i c t u r e a r e a , O . 8 2 Xm a g n i f i c a t i o nw i t h 5 0 m m l e n sa t i n f i n i t y ; - 1 . t r D i o p t e r e y e p i e c e .
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Mirror: B a c k - s w i n gt y p e i n s t a n t - r e t u r nm i r r o r .
F i l m l o a d i n g :M a g i c - n e e d l el o a d i n g .
Film Transport Singttaiioke, iapiO wind lever with 135o throw and 30" standoff angle; LC
c o c k e d i n d i c a t o r ; f i l m a d v a n c ea n d r e w i n d i n d i c a t o r w i n d o w . A c c e p t s W i n d e r M E I I , M o t o r
Drive A.
up to '0'frame on the counter when shutter dial is set at AUTO or M.

Film Rewind: Crank type.
Mete'1st3fi:,i'Fi,,,liiiJ#ir1*',Iir';blt:fi:Hi,xl'#:1t'J,T&?Hi:i,ffi
Exposure
M e t e r i n g R a n g e : E ' r / 1 l t l 1 . 4 1 s e c . )- E V 1 9 $ l 1 6 , 1 | 2 O O Os e c .o r f 1 2 2 , 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . )w i t h E
l e n sa n d A S A / I S O 1 0 0 f i l m .
ASA/ISORange:6-3200.
Exposure Compensation Exposure: Compensation dial indexed at 4X,2X, lX, 1lzx and 1lt
Depth-of-Field Preview: Via depth-of-field preview lever when aperture set manually.
P o w e r S o u r c e : T w o 1 . 5 V a l k a l i n e o r s i l v e r - o x i d eb a t t e r i e s ,o r o n e 3 V l i t h i u m b a t t e r y .
Metering Circuit Main Switch: Switched on by shutter releasebutton and remains on for abr
shut-off by built-in timer.
Battery Warning: When batteriesgrow weak, LCD alternately flashesexposure designationsi
s i g n . W h e n b a t t e r i e se x h a u s t e d ,L C D s g o b l a n k a n d s h u t t e r l o c k s .
B a c k C o v e r : S t a n d a r dc a m e r a b a c k w i t h s p r i n g c a t c h , b u i l t - i n m e m o h o f d e r / g r i p ,f u f l y i n t e r t
with Dial Data ME and Digital Data M.
Size & Weight: 131mm x 86.5mm x 47'5mm, 4909 (body only, without batteries)
l 3 1 m m x 8 6 . 5 m m x 8 4 . 5 m m , 7 2 5 9 ( w i t f r t 1 1 . 4 l e n s ,w i t h o u t b a t t e r i e s )
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f r e e o f c h a r g ea c c o r d i n gt o t h i s p r o c e d u r ea n d ffi Film rewind shaft
w a r r a n t y p o l i c y . I n a n y c a s e ,h o w e v e r ,s h i p p i n g S F i l m g u i d er a i l s
c h a r g e sa n d c u s t o m sc l e a r a n c ef e e sa r e t o b e ( D E y e p i e c ea c c e s s o r ys l o t s
b o r n e b y t h e s e n d e r .T o p r o v e t h e d a t e o f y o u r @ Viewf inder eyepiece
p u r c h a s ew h e n r e q u i r e d ,p l e a s ek e e p t h e r e c e i p t s € PV i e w f i n d e r f r a m e
o r b i l l s c o v e r i n gt h e p u r c h a s eo f y o u r e q u i p m e n t (D Sprocket
f o r a t l e a s ta y e a r . B e fo r e s e n d i n gy o u r e q u i p m e n t (s Film take-up spool
f o r s e r v i c i n g p, l e a s er n a k es u r e t h a t y o u a r e @ F i l m a d v a n c e / R e w i n di n d i c a t o r
s e n d i n gi t t o t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r 'as u t h o r i z e d @ B a c k c o v e r r e l e a s ep i n
r e p r e s e n t a t i v eosr t h e i r a c c r e d i t e dr e p a i rs h o p s , @ Back cover
u n l e s sy o u a r e s e n d i n gi t d i r e c t l y t o t h e m a n u - ( D F i l m p r e s s u r ep l a t e
f a c t u r e r .A l w a y s o b t a i n a q u o t a t i o n o f t h e (D Connector
s e r v i c ec h a r g e ,a n d o n l y a f t e r y o u a c c e p tt h e q, Film chamber
q u o t e d s e r v i c ec h a r g e ,i n s t r u c t t h e s e r v i c es t a t i o n (D Battery compartment cover
t o p r o c e e dw i t h t h e s e r v i c i n g . (D Tripod socket
@ C o r d l e s sc o n t a c t t e r m i n a l
(D Shutter blades
This warranty policy doesnot apply to Pentax @ Film rewind button
p r o d u c t s p u r c h a s e di n t h e U . S . A . , U . K . , o r @ F i l m t r a n s p o r tc o u p l e r
C a n a d a .T h e l o c a l w a r r a n t y p o l i c i e sa v a i l a b l e
from Pentax distributors in those countries
supersedethis warranty policy.
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6. Gently press the shutter releasebutton. You will see both

Pfeaserefer to pages321 43 for detailed'information,on

o Open the battery compartment coverwith a coin or similar object.

Automatic power cut-off

Low battery warning

Setting the wind lever for rapid shooting Film advancestroke

Aperture information LCD

Diopter adjustment for viewfinder eyepiece

o Turn the rewind crank in the direction of the arrow to rewind

Programmed Auto Flash

125X Shutter-priority AE mode with the speed

Manual shutter speed select button

Precautions for shutter speed

Beyond meter coupling rangein Metered Manual mode. lt is not

ffi ffi,,,,,,,-,-..-.l Both f|ickering at |ow

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

o When you pressthe shutter releasebu.tton lightly, the aperture

Aperture LCD FIickering P e n t a x S u p e r P r o g r a m ' sm e t e r c o u p l i n g r a n g e .S o

Ghanging the back cover

Conventional screw-mount lensescan be easily Limitations in using screw-mount lenseson the

o What happens if the batteries are completely

o What is ASA/ISO 100?

o Why are my pictures out of focus?

up to '0'frame on the counter when shutter dial is set at AUTO or M.

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