Pentax Super Program Camera User Manual

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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
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@ 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.
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I n s e r t i n gb a t t e r i e s . . . . . .
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U s in g b a t t e r i e sc o r r e c t l Y
9
G r i p S u p e rA
10
Strap and case
11
L e n sm o u n t i n g
12
Film wind lever
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
13
a n d r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k . . . . . . . . . .
setting ASA/ISO f ilm speed,
15
Memo Holder/Grip
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .6. .
Film loading
1I
V i e w fi n d e r d i s p l a y s
... 21
Focusing
. . . . . . . . . : . . . . . -2- 2. "
Holdingthe camera
.-....23
U n l o a d i n gt h e f i l m . r . i - - - - - r . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S i x e x p o s u r em o d e s
"
. . . . . . . . 2. 8
Pentax ^" lens
Shutter dial, Manualshutter speed
. . . . . . . . 2. 9
s e fe c t b u t t o n
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
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 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
38
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
.40
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
42
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
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
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
44
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
46
E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n
48
D e p t h - o f - fi e l d
. . . . . . . . . ' - . .49
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D e p t h - o f - f i e l dp r e v i e w
52
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. . . . . . . .
53
S e l f- t i m e r . . . . . . . . .
54
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
55
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
56
l n f r . a r e di n d e x m a r k
57
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
How to use various accessories
58
with your Super Program
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O & As on your Pentax Super Program
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C a m e r am a i n t e n a n c e
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
c h a n g e s ,A f e w n o t e s o n t h e L C D
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l isplay) .........
62
S p e c i fi c a t i o n s
64
Warranty policy
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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
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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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 )
3. Set the ASA/ISO f ilm speed to the appropriate number. {p. 15)
Set the exposure compensation dial to 1x. {p. 46}
5. Set the shutter dial to Auto. With both lens and shutter on
Auto, the camera is now in the Programmed AE mode. (p. 32)
"A"
serieslens to the Auto
4. Rotate the aperture ring on your
position (indexed in green), while depressingthe aperture auto
lock button. (p. 281
6. Gently press the shutter releasebutton. You will see both
shutter speed and aperture setting indicated on the viewfinder
LCD and on the external shutter speed LCD. (p. 321
P,?s I
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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
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the Super Prograffr,six,exposure,modes.
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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.
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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
d o w n w a r d , a n d c l o s et h e c o v e r .
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Battery check
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
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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.
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Usi ng batteries correctly
o Incorrect usageof batteries causessuch hazards
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
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
batteries. lf either battery is erroneously inserted,
u n e x p e c t e dm i s h a p m a y o c c u r .
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
even when not in use. Therefore, the batteries
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
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
you.
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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o Never break, recharge,or throw use
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
. 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
to prevent lowering of performance.
. 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
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
o When keeping the camera in a bag c
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
consumption of battery power that n
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
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 .
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. 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 .
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T o m o u n t o r i n t e r c h a n g eP e n t a x K , K A a n d K f m o u n t l e n s e s
f o l l o w t h e s t e p 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.
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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 :
34.36,with0,
o.0.2.4.
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 .
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Film advancestroke
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
goes.
Note: The wind levermay stop in the middle of
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
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
l e v e ra s i t i s .
B U T T O NL O C K
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
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
or
To set the dial to other positions(L, M,
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",
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
s h u t t e rd i a l i n d e x t o
w i t h t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r s w i t c h e d o f f .
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S e t t h e f i l m s p e e dd i a l t o t h e f i l m s p e e 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.
9 0 0 ',,,. , { 6 0 0 ,', , 3 2 0 0
04
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 .
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o L i g h t l y r o t a t e t h e f i l m r e w i n d i n gk n o b u n t i l a n y s l a c k i s t a k e n u p ,
and confirm that the film is properly fitted betweenboth guide
r a i l s . C l o s et h e b a c k c o v e r t i g h t l y .
o 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.
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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
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
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
used for focusing.
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
auto/manual exposure data for each exposure
mode, automatic f lashdata, exposurecompensation
warning, low battery warning,and error indication.
ffi
Aperture information LCD
ffil
"""Programmed AE mode.
ffi,,,,....,'- ffi,,,.,'.-..-.
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
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
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 .
''"'"'BuIb"
ffi,,,,,,,...-',-.
ffi
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time exposure.
" " " 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 ,
and auto flashexposure
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
unit.
-ffi,.,-.ffi
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
ffi
"""Error in shutter speedsetting
( fl i c k e r i n g ) .
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
apertureis not appropriate.
ffi,,,,,,,',l,ffi
'' "'' E x p osu r e co m p ensat i o n wa r n i ng
( 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
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.
trllI,I..--TIf......Match numeraI exposure
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
Manualmode. -3 to +3 indicate
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
v a l u ew h i c h i s d e n o t e d b y t 0 .
Low battery warning is indicated by alternate
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 ,
andthemarkffi
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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
camera shake which causesblurred pictures.
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
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 .
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
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
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
the memo holderlgrip will help you keepa steady
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
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
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
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
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
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 .
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 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 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 ,
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
releasein order to reduce camera shake to
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
1
'
you want to express.
P
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n
t
a
x
K,and Kf mount
W h e n u s i n gc o n v e n t i o n a l
lenseson your Pentax Super Program,you can
Metered Manual and
use the Aperture-pri,orit\y',AE,
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
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
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
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
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
brightnessT
. h e P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e i s m o s t
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
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
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 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 )
Aperture-priority AE
(lens on any f-number, shutter dial on "A"l
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
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
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
to provide appropriate expozure. When "depth-off 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
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
photographyand carefully controlled pictures
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,
,,
(lens on "Af', shutter dial on "M'rl , ,,
,'
The shutterspeed is set manually, and the aperture
ii's
:
value automatically.'Co-htrol'ledaccor.dihg,to
fo-r general,', I. ,::
srlbiectrsbrightness.,suitabl,e
phot-oEraphy,this mode is especiallyconvenient
for fast-moving situatlons, such os ,ih sports , ,
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 ,
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Metered Manual
(lens on any aperture, shutter diat on "M")
The cornbination of shutter speedand,apertur,eis ,
:
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
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 :
controls to obtain proper exposure. lf necessor!,,,
deliber:ateover- or under-€Xp-osure
are also possible.
( R f . , 3 8 p a g ef o r d e t a i l s )
:
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 oroShutterp 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 .
P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e
AUTO
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 .
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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
"E"
"A",
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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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
) i l l t h e n b e d i s p l a y e do n
A U T O p o s i t i b n ." P " ( P r o g r a m m e d w
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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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
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
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 .
\ \ l l r / /
ffi...'.affi
\ \ l l r / /
ffi,,,,,..,,-..i Bothshutterspeedand
aperture flickering at high values.
T h i s i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e l i g h t s i t u a t i o n e x c e e d s
t h e 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
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
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 .
\ l l l /
\ l l r /
ffi
"8"
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
( 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
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 ,
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
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
when the flash is ready to fire.
ffi,...f.jffiffi*'-a-- -' m
ffi
\ \ l l l / /
ffi,,,,,,,-,-..-.l Both f|ickering at |ow
ffi
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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