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IMPORTANT
S M C P e n t a x l e n s e sa n d P e n t a x
a c c e s s o r i eas r e e n g i n e e r e da n d
p r o d u c e d m e t i c ul o u s l y t o
p r e c i s eA s a h i P e n t a x
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .L e n s e sa n d
a c c e s s o r i efsr o m o t h e r
m a n u f a c t u r e r sa r e n o t p r o d u c e d
t o t h e s e p r e c i s es p e c i fi c a t i o n s
and, therefore,may cause
d i f f i c u l t i e sw i t h - o r a c t u a l
d a m a g et o - a P e n t a x c a m e r a .
Asahi Pentaxcannot assume
a n y r e s p o n s i b i l i t yo r l i a b i l i t y
f o r d i f f i c u l t i e sr e s u l t i n gf r o m
t h e u s eo f a n y o t h e r b r a n d o f
l e n s e so r a c c e s s o r i e w
s ith an
Asahi Pentax camera.

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CONTENTS
Specifications ..............
Lensmountins ............::.::.:.::.::.::::::::..::::::.::..
I n s e r t i n gb a t t e r i e s
B a s i co p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F i l m l o a d i n ga n d w i n d i n g
S e t t i n g A S A f i l m s p e e d / M e m oh o l d e r
The "1OOX" and "B" settings
F o c u s i n ga n d c o m p o s i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
H o l d i n gt h e c a m e r a
U n l o a d i n gf i l m
A u t o f t a s hp h o t o s r a p h y i ; ; ; o o ; t
O t h e r f l a s hu n i t s
Shootingpointers
o Optimum apertures

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2
4
6
7
8
10
11
13
14
16
1l
1B
19
20
21
22
22
22
23
23

o Maximum depth of f ield ...................

.
E x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. .4.
o Backlit subjects
. . . . . . . .2. 4
. S p o t l i g h t e ds u b j e c t s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. .4. . .
o E x p o s u r e - c o m p e n s a t i o n - i n d i c a tdoira l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. 5
........
Depthof-field scale
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. 6
...
Depthof-field tabte
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. l. .
s e l f- t i m e r / M u l t i p l ee x p o s u r e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
. .g. . . .
fnfraredphotography
. . . . . . . . . . . .2
. .9.
U s i n gs c r e w - m o u n tT a k u m a r l e n s e s
. . . . . . . . . . . .3. 0.
O p e n a p e r t u r ea n d s t o p d o w n m e t e r i n g l e n s e s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. .2. .
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . .3. .3.
C a m e r am a i n t e n a n c e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.4. .
Warranty policy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. .6. . .

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O N e c k s t r a pr i n g
O E x p o s u r ec o u n t e r
O S h u t t e rr e l e a s eb u t t o n
O Ex p o s ur e m o d e d i aI
O R a p i d - w i n dl e v e r
@ E x p o s u r em o d e s

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o
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Hot shoe
A u t o f l a s hc o n t a c t
A S A f i l m s p e e dr i n g
@ E x p o s ur e { o m p e n s a ti o n i n d i c a t o rd i a l
O F i l m r e w i n dc r a n k

@ Film rewindknob/back
coverrelease
@ L e n s r e l e a s el e v e r
@ S e l f- t i m e r l e v e r
( D L e n sa l i g n m e n tn o d e
@ F o c u s i n gr i n g
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@ Depthof-f ield scale

@ A p e r t u r e / d i s t a n c ei n d e x
( DA p e r t u r e r i n g
@ Viewfindereyepiece
( DG u i d e p i n c h a n n e l
@ Winderdirect contact
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@ Film chamber
@ Battery chamber
@ Winder/Tripodreceptacle
@ F i l m g u i d er a i l
@ Film rail
@ Shutter blades

@ Film rewindbutton
@ F i l m t r a n s p o r tc o u p l e r
@ S p r o c k e tw h e e l
@ F i l m t a k e - u ps p o o l
@ Back cover
( E F i l m p r e s s u r ep l a t e

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SPECIFICATIONS

Type:
Mount:
Standard lenses:

Shutter:

Self-timen
Exposuremeteringr

Auto flash synch:

M a n u a l f l a s hs y n c h :

3 5 m m f u l l - f r a m e S L R c a m e r aw i t h a p e r t u r e - p r e f e r r e da u t o m a t i c
e x p o s u r e ,a u t o f l a s h s y n c h ( w i t h A F 2 0 0 5 A u t o F l a s h ) .
Pentax Bayonet Mount
SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2,
SMC Pentax SOmn f 11.2
S M C P e n t a x - M5 0 m m f / 1 . 4
S M C P e n t a x - M5 0 m m f / 1 . 7
S M C P e n t a x - M4 0 m m f / 2 . 8
S e i k o M F C 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 ; s h u t t e r s p e e d s
a u t o m a t i c a l l y v a r i e d b e t w e e n 1 s e c .a n d 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . ;m e c h a n i c a l
s e t t i n g so f " 1 0 0 X " a n d " B " p r o v i d e d ( o p e r a t e sw i t h o u t b a t t e r i e s
at manual settings).
D e l a y s s h u t t e r r e l e a s e4 - 1 0 s e c o n d s .
Openaperture,center-weightedthrough-the-lenslightmetering
v i a S P D c e l l . E x p o s u r e r a n g ef r o m E V 3 ( A S A 1 O O ' l1 4 s e c .a t
t 1 1 . 4 , 1 s e c . a tf 1 2 . 8 l . t oE V 1 9 ( A S A 1 0 0 , 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c .a t I l 2 2 l .
Film SpeedRange:ASA 25 to ASA 1600 (Exposure
C o m p e n s a t i o nv i a A S A f i l m s p e e dd i a l . L E D " S t o p / G o "
e x p o s u r er e a d o u t i n f i n d e r . )
S y n c h r o n i z e sa u t o m a t i c a l l y f o r A F 2 0 O S A u t o F l a s h U n i t a t
1 l 1 O Os e c .v i a h o t s h o e w i t h s h u t t e r d i a l s e t t o A u t o ; h o t s h o e
contact also provided for f lash ready indicator in viewfinder.
A t " 1 0 0 X " ( 1 / 1 0 0 s e c . )f l a s h - s y n c hs e t t i n go f e x p o s u r em o d e
d i a l ( h o t s h o es y n c h o n l y ) .

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Viewfinder:

Viewf inder indications:

Mirror and diaphragm:

Film wind and rewind:

Automatic winder:

Film loading:
Exposure counter:
Battery:
Back cover:
Body size:
Body weight:

A l u m i n u m - c o a t e d p e n t a p r i s m f i n d e r w i t h s p li t - i m a g e /
m i c r o p r i s m f o c u s i n g s c r e e n ;s h o w s 9 2 o / oo f t h e p i c t u r e a r e a ,
0 . 8 5 X m a g n i f i c a t i o n w i t h 5 0 m m l e n s ;- 1 . 0 d i o p t e r e y e p i e c e .
Three LED Stop/Go indicator system. Red: overexposure;
G r e e n : A d e q u a t e e x p o s u r ef o r h a n d h e l d s h o o t i n g ( 1 / 1 O O O1 / 3 0 s e c . ) Y e l l o w : S l o w E x p o s u r eW a r n i n g ( b e l o w 1 / 3 0 s e c . ,
i n a d e q u a t ef o r h a n d h e l d s h o o t i n g l " X " : A F 2 0 0 5 f l a s h r e a d y
i n di c a t o r .
I n s t an t - r e t ur n m i r r o r a n d a u t o m a t i c d i a p h r ag m .
S i n g l e - s t r o k er a p i d w i n d l e v e r ;p l a s t i c t i p p e d f o r w i n d i n g
c o m f o r t , 1 3 5 " a d v a n c ew i t h 3 O o r e s t s e t t i n g . R a p i d r e w i n d c r a n k
f o r s p e e d yf i l m r e w i n d .
M V 1 c a m e r a b o d y a c c e p t sW i n d e r M E w i t h b o t h s i n g l e - f r a m ea n d
c o n s e c u t i v ea u t o m a t i c f i l m w i n d i n g c a p a b i l i t y ; w i n d i n g s p e e d :
1 . 5 f r a m e s - p e r - s e ci n
. c o n s e c u t i v em o d e .
M a g i c - n e e dl e q u i c k / s u r e l o a di n g .
A u t o m a t i c r e s e t ,a d d i t i v e t y p e .
T w o 1 . 5 V A l k a l i n e ( L R 4 4 ) o r S i t v e r - o x i d e( G 1 3 ) b a t t e r i e s ;L E D s
double as battery check lamp.
S t a n d a r d b a c k w i t h m e m o h o l d e r , i n t e r c h a n g e a b l ew i t h D i a l
D a t a M E f o r d a t a r e c o r d i n go n f i l m .
132mm x 84mm x 49.5mm
425 grams (15 ozs.)

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LENSMOUNTING

1 . R e m o v et h e r e a r l e n sa n d
body mount covers
2. Match the red dot 6 on the
camerabody with the red dot
@ o n t h e l e n s .I n s e r tt h e l e n s
into the body and turn it
c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e l e n s
l o c k sw i t h a c l i c k .
3. In the dark, when the red
d o t s a r e .d i f f i c u l t t o s e e ,a l i g n
t h e r a i s e dw h i t e n o d e @ o n
t h e l e n sb a r r e lw i t h t h e l e n s
r e l e a s el e v e r O b y t o u c h . T h e n
turn and lock asabove.

4 . T o d e t a c h ,h o l d t h e c a m e r a
with your left hand. Depress
t h e l e n s r e l e a s el e v e r @ 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 ew i t h y o u r r i g h t h a n d .

lf you have to put the lens

down without the rear lens
cap, place it only front-elementdown, never f ront-element-up.
W h e n c h a n g i n g l e n s e so u t d o o r s
with f ilm in the camera,avoid
direct sunlight.

6.

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I N S E R T I N GB A T T E R I E S

T w o A l k a l i n e b a t t e r i e sa r e
p a c k e d s e p a r a t e l y .B e s u r e t o
i n s e r tt h e m i n t o t h e b a t t e r y
chamberbefore operating
the camera.

Tlje l)attery is like

a phonc,lraph recorri lt can be
r i r r n a q e c ib y s k i r r a c i d s f ' l i r n t J l r :
b r ' t h e e d g e sw , i t h a r l r y c l o t h
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r Insertion Open the battery

chamber cover with a coin.
l n s e r t t h e t w o b a t t e r i e si n t o t h e
battery chamberof the camera
a s s h o w n a b o v e ,e a c h w i t h p l u s
m a r k ( + ) f a c i n gd o w n . F o r
r e p l a c e m e n t ,u s e E v e r e a d y5 7 6 E
or Mallory MS76H or equivalent.
o C h e c k l f b a t t e r i e sa r e a c t i v e ,
s ill
o n e o f t h e L E D i n d i c a t o r -w
l i g h t w h e n y o u d e p r e s st h e
shutter button partway with
the exposure mode dial set to
A U T O . W h e n b a t t e r i e sa r e
d e a d o r i n s e r t e di m p r o p e r l Y ,
the LEDswill not light.

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B A S I C O P ER A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S

1 . L o a dt h e f i l m i n t o y o u r
c a m e r a a n d a d v a n c ei t t o t h e
f i r s t e x p o s u r e .( P a g e1 O )

2. Setthe ASA f ilm speed.

( P a s e1 1 )

3 . P r e s e l e ctth e a p e r t u r e .
( P a s e1 3 )

4 . S e t t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l
t o A U T O . ( P a g e1 4 ) .
5 . F o c u sa n d c o m p o s et h e
pictureby turning the focusing
r i n g w h i l e s i g h t i n gt h r o u g h t h e
v i e w fi n d e r . ( P a g e1 7 ) .
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Green
Go ahead and shoot

6 . S l i g h t l y d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r
button. One of the three LED
i n d i c a t o r sw i l l l i g h t i n t h e l e f t
s i d eo f t h e v i e w fi n d e r . l f t h e
g r e e n L E D l i g h t s : g o a h e a da n d
shoot. lf the red LED lights:
Set the aperturering to a
s m a l l e ra p e r t u r eb y t u r n i n g i t
c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e g r e e nl i g h t
c o m e so n ( i . e . ,f / B t o f 1 1 1, f l ' 1 6 ,
e t c . S e e P a g e1 4 ) . l f t h e y e l l o w
L E D c o m e so n : O u s e a w i d e r
l e n sa p e r t u r el f 1 4 t o f / 2 . 8 , e t c . ) .

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l f t h e L E D s t i l l d o e sn o t c h a n g e
to greeh,O mount the camera
on a tripod etc., or @ switch to
f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y ( P a S e2 0 - 2 1 1 .
o W h e n y o u d e p r e s st h e
shutter button completely on
A U T O , t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dw i l l
b e s e l e c t e da u t o m a t i c a l l y i n
r e l a t i o nt o l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n s
and the aperture in use.

Red
use a srnallsr aperture

rYellow
O use a wider aperture
if possible, or
O use,a tripod etc., or
O usea flash unit

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A v o i d d i r e c t l i g h t w h e n l o a d i n gy o u r f i l m .

1 . B e f o r el o a d i n ga n d w i n d i n g t h e f i l m , s e t t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l
t o 1 0 0 X . L e a v ei t a t t h i s s e t t i n gu n t i l a f t e r t h e f i l m h a s b e e n w o u n d
to the first exposure.
N o t e : Y o u m a y a l s o a d v a n c et h e f i l m t o t h e f i r s t e x p o s u r ew i t h t h e
e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l s e t t o A U T O . B u t , i n t h i s c a s e ,a f t e r c l o s i n gt h e
b a c k c o v e r ,y o u m u s t r e m o v et h e l e n sc a p a n d p o i n t t h e c a m e r a
t o w a r d t h e l i g h t . l f f i l m a d v a n c ei s p e r f o r m e do n A U T O w i t h o u t

r e m o v i n gt h e l e n sc a p , I n o r d i n a t e l y l o n g e x p o s u r e sw i l l
r e s u l t ,h i n d e r i n gf i l m a d v a n c e .
2 . O p e n t h e c a m e r ab a c k b y
p u l l i n gu p t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b
until the back opens.
3 . P l a c et 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 p u s h
down the rewind knob. Insert
t h e f i l m l e a d e rb e t w e e na n y
of the white pins surrounding
t h e f i l m t a k e - u ps p o o l .
4 . A d v a n c et h e f i l m b y
a l t e r n a t e l ya d v a n c i n gt h e r a p i d w i n d l e v e ra n d d e p r e s s i n g
the
s h u t t e rb u t t o n u n t i l 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 e
t h e f i l m p e r f o r a t i o n s@ .
C l o s et h e b a c k b y p r e s s i n gi t
firmly.
5 . A d v a n c et h e r a p i d - w i n d
l e v e ra n d c o n f i r m t h a t t h e f i l m
rewind knob @ turns
c o un t e r c l o c k w i s e i,n d i c a t i n g
10.

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S E T T I N G A S A F I L M S P E E D / M E M OH O L D E R

that the film is properly

l o a d e da n d i s m o v i n g f r o m t h e
c a r t r i d g et o t h e t a k e - u p s p o o l .
T h e n ,t r i p t h e s h u t t e ra n d
a d v a n c et h e f i l m a l t e r n a t e l y
u n t i l t h e e x p o s u r ec o u n t e r
t u r n s t o " 1 " , i n d i c a t i n gt h a t
the f irst picture is ready to be
t a k e n . R e s e tt h e s h u t t e r d i a l
to AUTO.

T h e A S A f i l m s p e e dr a t i n g o f
a l l 3 5 m m f i l m s i s g i v e ni n t h e
data sheetpacked with each
r o l l o f f i l m . T h e h i g h e rt h e A S A
n u m b e r ,t h e m o r e s e n s i t i v et h e
film isto light.To setthe index,
lift up the ASA dial @ and
turn it until the ASA number
o f y o u r f i l m i s o p p o s i t et h e
o r a n g ei n d e x m a r k .
ASA Film Speed Range
1250 1000
640 50Q
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1600

800

320 250

400

160 125

200

80

1()0

50

64

40

25

32

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 f i l m b o x a n d i n s e r ti t i n t o t h e
Memo Holder on the back cover
of the camera.
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APERTURE SETTING

Keep the exposure mode dial set at AUTO. Rotate the aperture ring
of the lens and preselect the lens aperture (also called f-number) in
accordance with shooting conditions as follows.
Fineweather
C fo u d y w e a t h e r
lndoors

fl9-fl11
f 14 - f/5.6
. . . . . . f1 1 . 2 - f l 2 . g

The above is a rough guide that is highly useful for most shooting
situations such as for snapshots and scenery. These apertures will give
satisfactory exposure as long as the green LED in the viewfinder
lights. lf other LEDs should light, reset the aperture in accordance
with the instructions given on the following page.
Although the above is all you need to know to obtain better resutts
than you have perhaps ever obtained before with most of your
photographs, as you gain more experience you may want to vary the
lens aperture for special effects, such as highlighting your
subject by throwing the background and foreground out of focus
by using wider apertures, etc. lf you are interested in learning these
special aperture control techniques, refer to the section entitled
" S h o o t i n g P o i n t e r s , " ( p a g e 2 2 l '.

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SHOOTING ON AUTO

Y o u r P e n t a xM V 1 i s d e s i g n e df o r u s e do n A U T O . A f t e r t h e f i l m
i s l o a d e da n d t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l i s s e t t o A U T O i t n e e dn o t
b e t a k e n o f f , e v e nf o r f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h yi f t h e a c c e s s o r yA F 2 0 0 5
s h e n y o u w o u l d u s et h e
A u t o F l a s hi s u s e d .T h e o n l y o c c a s i o nw
o t h e r s e t t i n g sa r e f o r f l a s hs y n c h a t " 1 0 0 X " f o r f l a s h u n i t s o t h e r
t h a n t h e A F 2 0 0 5 , a n d f o r l o n g e x p o s u r e as t t h e " 8 " ( B u l b ) s e t t i n g .
T h e 1 0 0 X s e t t i n gm a y a l s ob e u s e df o r b a t t e r yf a i l u r ea n d f i l m
w i n d o n . O t h e r w i s e k, e e pt h e s h u t t e rd i a l s e t t o A U T O .

Green

Red

Yellow

E x p o s u r e C h e c k l A f t e r y o u h a v e s e t t h e A S A f i l m s p e e d ,p r e s e t t h e
a p e r t u r ea n d f o c u s e d ,Y o u a r e r e a d y t o c h e c k t h e e x p o s u r e .S i m p l y ,
p r e s st h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n s l i g h t l y u n t i l o n e o f t h r e e L E D s i n t h e
v i e w f i n d e r l i g h t s . l f t h e g r e e n L E D l i g h t s ,g o a h e a da n d s h o o t .
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p r e v e n tt h i s , y o u w i l l h a v et o r e s e tt h e a p e r t u r er i n g t o a s m a l l e r
a p e r t u r eb y t u r n i n g i t c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e g r e e n L E D c o m e so n ( f o r
e x a m p l e , f1 8 t o f 1 1 1o r t 1 1 6 , e t c . ) .
S l o w E x p o s u r e / C a m e r aS h a k e W a r n i n g r l f t h e Y e l l o w L E D l i g h t s ,
a t i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e c a m e r a h a s s e l e c t e da s h u t t e r s p e e db e l o w
1 l 3 O s e c .i n r e l a t i o nt o y o u r p r e s e ta p e r t u r e .T h i s d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y
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b l u r a l s o c a n b e p r e v e n t e db y r e s e t t i n gt h e a p e r t u r e r i n 9 . O n l y , i n t h i s
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i n s t a n c e ,y o u s e t t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g t o a w i d e r a p e r t u r e ( s m a l l e rf n u m b e r v a l u e )b y t u r n i n g i t c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e g r e e n L E D
f i g h t s .F o r e x a m p l e ,i f i t i s s e t a t f 1 5 . 6 ,t u r n i t t o f l 4 , f 1 2 , e t c . l f t h e
g r e e n L E D d o e s n o t c o m e o n , e v e n a f t e r y o u h a v e s e t t h e l e n st o t h e
w i d e s t a p e r t u r e ,d o e i t h e r o f t h e f o l l o w i n g .
use a tripod - Page35 switch to f lash photography - page 20, 21
B e c a u s et h e M V 1 a u t o e x p o s u r e s y s t e m s e l e c t st h e s h u t t e r s p e e d
f o r y o u s t e p l e s s l yb e t w e e n 1 / 1 0 0 0 a n d 1 s e c . i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e
a p e r t u r es e t t i n g ,t h e a b o v e i s a l l y o u n e e d t o k n o w a b o u t e x p o s u r e
c o n t r o l f o r s a t i s f a c t o r yr e s u l t sw i t h m o s t s u b j e c t s .H o w e v e r , f o r
b e t t e r r e s u l t si n d i f f i c u l t l i g h t i n g ,s h o o t i n ga g a i n s tt h e l i g h t , w i t h
f a s t m o v i n g s u b j e q t s ,e t c . , r e f e r t o t h e s e c t a o n" s h o o t i n g p o i n t e r s , ,
( P a g e2 2 l - w h e n y o u f e e l y o u a r e r e a d y t o m a s t e r s p e c i a lt e c h n i q u e s
to usein suchsituations.

CAUTION
lf you should happen to pressthe shutter button while the
shutter dial is set on AUTo with the lens cap on, or in very
poor lighting conditions, the mirror may lock up, resurting
in abnormally long exposure. To correct this, the shutter
can be quickly closed by turning the shutter dial to 100x.
After closing the shutter, be sure to reset the shutter dial
tO AUTO.

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an exposure at any time
without your eye to the
viewf inder eyepiece, cover
the eyepiece with the
accessory F inder Cap;
otherwise light entering
f rom the rear of the camera
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THE "lOOX'' AND ''B'] SETTINGS

W h a l et h e M V 1 i s d e s i g n e da l m o s t t o t a l l y f o r u s e o n A U T O , t w o
o t h e r s e t t a n g as r e p r o v i d e d o n t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l f o r s p e c i a l
s h o o t i n gs i t u a t i o n s .
" 1 0 O X " l T h i s m a n u a l s h u t t e r s p e e ds e t t i n g r e a l l y n e e d n o t b e u s e d
a t a l l i f y o u u s e t h e P e n t a x A F 2 0 0 5 A u t o F l a s ha n d k e e p s p a r e
b a t t e r i e so n h a n d . l t i s p r o v i d e d f o r m a n u a l f l a s h s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n
w i t h f l a s h u n i t s o t h e r t h a n t h e A F 2 0 0 5 ( s e ep a g e 2 1 ) . t n a d d i t i o n ,
i t m a y a l s o b e u s e d i n e m e r g e n c i ew
s h e n b a t t e r i e sf a i l a n d y o u d o
n o t h a v e s p a r eb a t t e r i e so n h a n d . F o r e m e r g e n c ye x p o s u r e sw i t h o u t
b a t t e r i e s ,m e r e l y s e t t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l t o " 1 0 0 X " a n d s e l e c t
t h e a p e r t u r ea c c o r d i n gt o t h e b r i g h t n e s so f y o u r s u b j e c t ( r e f e r t o r
t h e e x p o s u r eg u i d e l i n e sa c c o m p a n y i n gt h e f i l m ) . T h e 1 0 0 X s e t t i n g i s
a l s o c o n v e n i e n tf o r f i l m w i n d o n ( P a g e1 0 ) .
" 8 " ( B u l b ) : T h i s s e t t i n gi s u s e dw h e n d e s i r i n gt o m a k e " T i m e "
e x p o s u r e sl o n g e rt h a n 1 s e c o n d .T o u s e ,f i r s t m o u n t t h e c a m e r ao n
a t r i p o d , t h e n , a t t a c h a c a b l e r e l e a s et o t h e c a m e r a ' ss h u t t e r r e l e a s e
b u t t o n . T h e s h u t t e r w i l l o p e n w h e n t h e p l u n g e ro f t h e c a b l e r e l e a s e
i s d e p r e s s e da n d r e m a i n o p e n a s l o n g a s p r e s s u r ei s m a i n t a i n e d .F o r
u l t r a l o n g e x p o s u r e ss u c h a s s e v e r a m
l i n u t e s o r h o u r s , u s ea c a b l e
r e l e a s ew i t h a l o c k i n g d e v i c e .A l s o , c o v e r t h e v i e w fi n d e r e y e p i e c e
w i t h - t h e a c c e s s o r ye y e p i e c ec o v e r t o p r e v e n t e x c e s sl i g h t f r o m
e n t e r i n gt h r o u g h t h e r e a r o f t h e c a m e r a .

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FOCUSING AND COMPOSING

The focusing screen inside the viewf inder of your

MV 1 is a split-image type surrounded by
a microprism collar. For precise focus, turn the
focusing ring of the lens until the two images in
the split-image circle at the center align as one.
lf you f ind focusing with the split-image circle
diff icult, focus with the microprism cellar by
turning the focusing ring until the glitter
d i s a p p e a r sf r o m i n s i d e t h e c o l l a r . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e
f ield surrounding the center spots may plso be used
for quick focusing: merely turning the ring until
the image comes in clear in the overall viewf inder
f ield. The surrounding f ield also gives bettter
resultsthan the center spot when using telephoto
l e n s e sh a v i n g a s m a l l m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e .

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A s a g e n e r a lr u l e , y o u r c a m e r a c a n b e h e l d m o r e f i r m l y i n t h e l e f t h a n d , w h i c h d o e s n o t r e l e a s et h e
s h u t t e r . l f y o u h o l d y o u r c a m e r aw i t h t h e r i g h t h a n d - t h e h a n d t h a t r e l e a s e st h e s h u t t e r - r h i s m a y
c a u s ec a m e r am o v e m e n t . o f t e n , b l u r r e d p i c t u r e s a r e d u e t o c a m e r a m o v e m e n t .
Horizontal position
H o l d t h e c a m e r af i r m l y w i t h
y o u r l e f t h a n d ,a n d d r a w y o u r
a r m s c l o s et o y o u r b o d y .

Vertical positaon
H o l d y o u r c a m e r at i g h t l y t o
y o u r f o r e h e a dw i t h y o u r l e f t
h a n d ,a n d d r a w y o u r r i g h t
a r m c l o s et o y o u r b o d y .

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H o l d y o u r c a m e r at i g h t l y t o y o u r
f o r e h e a dw i t h y o u r l e f t h a n d ,
r a i s ey o u r r i g h t a r m a n d d r a w
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A f t e r t h e l a s t p i c t u r e o n t h e r o l l h a s b e e n t a k e n , t h e r a p i d - w i n dl e v e rw i l l n o t a d v a n c ea n y f u r t h e r
i n d i c a t i n gt h a t t h e f i l m m u s t b e r e w o u n d . ( C a u t i o n :d o n o t t r y t o f o r c e t h e l e v e r a n y f u r t h e r . ) F o l d o u t
t h e r e w i n d c r a n k . 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 @ a n d t u r n t h e r e w i n d c r a n k a s i n d i c a t e dt o r e w i n d
t h e f i l m i n t o i t s c a r t r i d g e .R e w in d u n t i l t h e t e n s i o no n t h e c r a n k l e s s e n si ,n d i c a t i n gt h a t t h e l e a d e re n d
o f t h e f i l m h a s b e e n r e l e a s e df r o m t h e t a k e - u ps p o o l . P u l l o u t t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b ( t h e b a c k w i l l o p e n
automatically)a
, n d r e m o v et h e f i l m c a r t r i d g e .
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AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE AF 2OOS

T o a c c o m p a n y i t s u n p r e c e d e n t l ye a s y a u t o e x p o s u r e s y s t e m , t h e
M V 1 f e a t u r e sa u t o m a t i c f l a s h s y n c h w i t h t h e A F 2 0 0 5 A u t o F l a s h .
W h e n t h i s d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t i s u s e d ,f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y i s a s
s i m p l e a s n o r m a l e x p o s u r eo n A u t o . M o r e o v e r ,t h e A F 2 0 O Sc o u p l e s
w i t h a s p e c i a l" X " L E D i n d i c a t o r i n s i d et h e v i e w f i n d e rt h a t e n a b l e s
y o u t o k n o w w h e n i t i s r e a d y t o f i r e , w i t h o u t e v e nt a k i n g y o u r e y e
f r o m t h e v i e w f i n d e r .T o m o u n t t h e A F 2 0 0 5 , s i m p l y s l i d et h e f l a s h s h o e m o u n t a l l t h e w a y i n t o t h e c a m e r a ' sh o t s h o ea n d t i g h t e n t h e
t h u m b s c r e w .T h e c a m e r a ' se x p o s u r em o d e d i a l m a y b e k e p t a t
s u t o m a t i c a l l ya t 1 1 1 0 0s e c .
A U T O b e c a u s et h e M V 1 s y n c h r o n i z e a
w h e n t h e u n i t c h a r g e sv i a a s p e c i a la u t o f l a s h s y n c h c o n t a c t i n s i d e
the hotshoe.
After mounting the AF 2005, setthe auto flashmode and lens
a p e r t u r ea c c o r d i n gt 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 u n i t .
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O T H E R F L A S H U N I T S ( C O R D L E S ST Y P E )

T h e M V 1 m a y a l s o b e u s e dw i t h o t h e r f l a s h u n i t s b e s i d e st h e A F
2 0 0 5 , p r o v i d e dt h e y a r e t h e c o r d l e s st y p e : T h e s em o u n t b y s l i d i n g
i n t o t h e h o t s h o eo n t o p o f t h e c a m e r ai n t h e s a m em a n n e r a s t h e
AF 2OOS.
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n o t s y n c h r o n i z ea u t o m a t i c a l l yw i t h t h e M V 1 .
S y n c h r o n i z et h e m m a n u a l l y b y t u r n i n g t h e e x p o s u r em o d e d i a l t o
"100X." Alsonote that the viewfinder LED flash ready indicationis
n o t p r o v i d e dw i t h o t h e r f l a s h u n i t s .

A s f l a s h o p e r a t i n gi n s t r u c t i o n sv a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n t h e t y p e o f
f fa s h u n i t y o u a r e u s i n g, 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 g
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T h e b a s i c i n s t r u c t i o n sf o r s h o o t i n go n a u t o a r e a l l y o u n e e d t o k n o w
t o o b t a i n s u c c e s s f url e s u l t sf o r m o s t a l l n o n c r i t i c a l p h o t o g r a p h y .
H o w e v e r ,t h e M V 1 i s a s o p h i s t i c a t e ds i n g l e - l e n s - r el ef x c a m e r aa n d ,
a s s u c h , i s c a p a b l eo f a w i d e v a r i e t y o f t e c h n i q u e sw h i c h e n a b l ey o u
t o o b t a i n b e t t e r r e s u l t si n d i f f i c u l t l i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o n s ,p r o d u c e
s p e c i a lf o c u s i n ge f f e c t s ,s t o p t h e a c t i o n , a n d s o f o r t h . l f y o u w o u l d
l i k e t o e x p a n d y o u r s k i l l sa s a p h o t o g r a p h e ra n d h a v ey o u r f r i e n d s
m a r v e la t m o s t a l l y o u r p h o t o g r a p h s t, h e n m a s t e r i n gt h e s ef e w
s i m p l et e c h n i q u e si s w e l l w o r t h y o u r w h i l e .
Optimu m Apertu res
T h e a p e r t u r eg u i d e l i s t e d o n p a g e 1 3 i s s u f f i c i e n t f o r m o s t s h o o t i n g
p u r p o s e sa n d c o r r e c t e x p o s u r ew i l l b e o b t a i n e d a s l o n g a s t h e g r e e n
L E D l i g h t s .H o w e v e r ,w i t h c e r t a i n s u b j e c t sa n d t o o b t a i n c e r t a i n
s p e c i a le f f e c t s ,i t i s b e t t e r t o v a r y f r o m t h e n o r m . A n y a p e r t u r e
s e t t i n g m a y b e u s e da s l o n g a s t h e g r e e n L E D c o n t i n u e st o l i g h t .
S t o p p i n g t h e A c t i o n : W i t h f a s t m o v i n g s u b j e c t ss u c h a s b i c y c l e s ,
a u t o m o b i l e s ,h o r s e s ,c h i l d r e n a t p l a y , b i r d s i n f l i g h t , e t c . , a f a s t
s h u t t e r s p e e d i s n e c e s s a r yt o s t o p t h e a c t i o n a n d p r e v e n t t h e s u b j e c t
f r o m b l u r r i n g . A l t h o u g h t h e M V 1 d o e s n o t f e a t u r ea s h u t t e r s p e e d
d i a l , y o u c a n e a s i l ys t o p t h e a c t i o n b y u s i n ga w i d e l e n sa p e r t u r e
w h e r e t h e r e d L E D d o e s n o t c o m e o n . ( f o r e x a m p l e ,f 1 2 . 8 ,f 1 1 . 7
e t c . ) . A s t h e c a m e r aa u t o m a t i c a l l yc h o o s e st h e f a s t e s ts h u t t e r
s p e e di t c a n f o r t h e g i v e n e x p o s u r e ,i t w i l l f r e e z et h e s u b j e c t
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i n d a y l i g h to r i n b r i g h t l y l i t a r e n a sa n d s t a d i u m si f y o u u s ea w i d e
m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e .( T h i s t e c h n i q u ed o e s n o t w o r k i n l o w - l i g h t i n g ,
a s l o w l i g h t i n g n e c e s s i t a t eas s l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d . )
D e p t h . o f - F i e l dC o n t r o l : D e p e n d i n gu p o n t h e a p e r t u r e i n u s e , d i f f e r e n t
a r e a si n f r o n t o f a n d b e h i n d y o u r s u b j e c tw i l l b e i n f o c u s . T h i s i s
known as depth of f ield and its effect can be varied by changing
l e n sa p e r t u r e s .l f y o u n e e d t o k n o w t h e c r i t i c a l d e p t h o f f i e l d s r e f e r
t o t h e d e p t h - o f - fi e l d s c a l ea n d t a b l e so n p a g e s2 6 a n d 2 7 . O f t e n ,
h o w e v e r ,y o u c a n g e t b y i f y o u r e m e m b e rt h e f o l l o w i n g .
M a x i m u m D e p t h o f F i e l d : T h e d e p t h o f f i e l d b e c o m e sp r o g r e s s i v e l y
d e e p e ra s t h e l e n s i s s t o p d o w n t o s m a l l e r a p e r t u r e sa n d i s g r e a t e s ta t
m i n i m u m a p e r t u r e .T h u s , i f y o u d e s i r eb o t h y o u r s u b j e c ta n d
b a c k g r o u n dt o b e i n f o c u s , u s e a s m a l l a p e r t u r es u c h a s f / 1 1 a n d
t l 1 6 ( i f t h e y e l l o w L E D L i g h t s ,t a k e p r e c a u t i o n sa g a i n s tc a m e r a
s h a k e ) .S m a l l a p e r t u r e sa r e a l s o u s e fu l f o r c r i t i c a l c l o s e - u pw o r k ,
b u t f o r t h i s , r e f e r t o a c l o s e - u pp h o t o g r a p h y g u i d e .
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t t f 1 2 , f 1 1 . 7o r
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w h i c h h i g h l i g h t sy o u r s u b j e c t .P r o v i d e dt h e g r e e n L E D r e m a i n s
l i t , y o u c a n o h t a i n t h i s e f f e c t b y u s i n ga w i d e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e ,
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W h e n s h o o t i n gi n d i f f i c u l t l i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o n ss u c h a s w h e n t h e s u b j e c t
i s s i t u a t e da g a i n s tt h e l i g h t ( d i r e c t s u n , s n o w , a b r i g h t w i n d o w ) o r
w h e n s p o t l i g h t e do n s t a g e ,e t c . , e i t h e r a d d i t i o n a l o r l e s se x p o s u r ei s
r e q u i r e dt o o v e r r i d et h e i n f l u e n c eo f t h e s t r o n g b a c k l i g h t i n ga n d
b r i n g o u t t h e d e t a i l so f t h e s u b j e c t .S u c h p r o b l e m sa r e e a s i l y
c o r r e c t e db y t e m p o r a r i l y a l t e r i n gt h e s e t t i n go f t h e A S A f i l m s p e e d
d i a l f o r t h e s h o t r e q u i r i n ge x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n .
B a c k l i t S u b j e c t s :F o r s u b j e c t sw i t h t h e s u n b e h i n d t h e m , s t a n d i n g
a g a i n s t h e l i g h t , b r i g h t s n o w , e t c , c o m p e n s a t eb y l o w e r i n gt h e
A S A f i l m s p e e dv a l u et o h a l f o r f o u r t i m e s t h e A S A f i l m s p e e d .
For example:
W i t h A S A l O O f i l m i n t h e c a m e r a : r e s e tt h e d i a l t o A S A 5 0 o r
A S A 2 5 ( t h i s g i v e s2 x a n d 4 X c o m p e n s a t i o n ,r e s p e c t i v e l y ) .
w i t h A S A 4 0 0 f i l m : r e s e tt h e A S A d i a r t o A S A 2 o o l 2 x l o r
A S A 10 0 ( 4 X ) .
S p o t l i g h t e d S u b j e c t s : F o r s u b j e c t so n s p o t l i g h t e d s t a g e ,e t c . , d e c r e a s e
y o u r e x p o s u r eb y d o u b l i n go r q u a d r u p l i n gt h e A S A f i l m s p e e dv a l u e .
For example:
W i t h A S A 1 0 0 f i l m : r e s e tt h e d i a l t o A S A 2 O O n l 2 x l
or ASA 400 n l4Xl .
W i t h A S A 4 0 0 f i l m : r e s e tt h e d i a l t o A S A 8 0 0 n n X )
or ASA 1600 n l4xl
Always reset the ASA dial to its original setting after employing
exposure compensation.
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E x p o s u r e - C o m p e n s a t i o n - l n d i c a t oDri a l : Y o u m a y a l s o u s e t h e
e x p o s u r e - c o m p e n s a t i o n - i n d i c adt oi ar l l o c a t e d u n d e r t h e f i l m
r e w i n dc r a n k a s a g u i d e f o r e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n .T o U s e :
Foldout the film rewindcrankasif to rewindthe film and lift
t h e k n o b s l i g h t l y t o e x p o s et h e e x p o s u r e - c o m p e n s a t i o n - i n d i c a t o r
d i a l .( C A U T I O N :B E V E R Y C A R E F U L N O T T O P U L L H A R D
A S T H E B A C K C O V E R W I L L S P R I N GO P E N ,E X P O S I N G
Y O U R F l L M . ) N e x t , t u r n t h e t o p o f t h e d i a l w i t h y o u r f i n g e ru n t i l
t h e i n d e x m a r k 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 a l i g n sw i t h t h e
A S A i n d e x m a r k a n d t h e A S A n u m b e r o f t h e f i l m l o a d e di n t h e
c a m e r a ( l l l u s t ., ' ) . W h e np r o p e r l y a l i g n e d l, i f t t h e A S A d i a l a n d
r e s e ti t a s f o l l o w s f o r e x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n .
F o r 2 X c o m p e n s a t i o n :T o t h e f i r s t d o t o n t h e i n d i c a t o r ' s
p l u ss i d e ( l l l u s t . ' ; ) .
F o r 4 X c o m p e n s a t i o n :S e c o n dd o t o n t h e p l u s s i d e .
F o r 1l z x c o m p e n s a t i o n :F i r s t d o t o n t h e m i n u s s i d e .
F o r 1 l 4 X c o m p e n s a t i o n :S e c o n dd o t o n t h e m i n u s s i d e .
A f t e r s e t t i n gt h e c o m p e n s a t i o n ,p u s h t h e f i l m r e w i n d c r a n k
s h a f tb a c k i n p l a c ea n d t a k e t h e p i c t u r e .B E S U R E T O R E S E T
T H E A S A F I L M S P E E DD I A L T O A G R E E W I T H T H E F I L M
L O A D E D I N T H E C A M E R A W H E N C O M P E N S A T I O NI S N O
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D E P T H - O F - F I E L DS C A L E

D e p t h o f f i e l d i s t h e r a n g e b e t w e e n t h e n e a r e s ta n d f a r t h e s t
d i s t a n c e sw h i c h a r e i n f o c u s a t a g i v e n l e n s a p e r t u r e .
lf you want to know howgreat the depth of field is at a certain
a p e r t u r e , f o c u s o n t h e s u b j e c t a n d l o o k a t t h e d e p t h - o f - fi e l d s c a l e
o n t h e l e n s . I n t h e p h o t o g r a p h b e l o w t h e d i s t a n c es c a l e i s s e t a t
5 meters;that is, the lensis focusedon a subject 5 meters away.
T h e c a l i b r a t i o n so n e a c h s i d e o f t h e d i s t a n c e i n d e x c o r r e s p o n d t o
t h e d i a p h r a g m s e t t i n g a n d i n d i c a t e t h e r a n g eo f i n - f o c u s d i s t a n c e
f o r d i f f e r e n t l e n sa p e r t u r e .
F o r e x a m p l e , i f a l e n s o p e n i n g o f f l 4 i s t o b e u s e d , t h e r a n g eo n t h e
d i s t a n c es c a l er i n g c o v e r e dw i t h i n t h e f i g u r e 4 o n t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l d
s c a l ei n d i c a t e st h e a r e a i n f o c u s a t t h a t l e n s o p e n i n g . Y o u w i l l n o t e
f r o m t h e d e p t h - o f - fi e l d s c a l e i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h t h a t t h e r a n g ef r o m
approximately 4 to 7m is in focus. Note that as the lensapertures
c h a n g e ,t h e e f f e c t i v e d e p t h o f f i e l d a l s o c h a n g e s .F o r t h e d e p t h o f
f i e l d a t d i f f e r e n t a p e r t u r e sa n d d i s t a n c e s ,r e f e r t o t h e n e x t p a g e .

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SEL F-TIMER/tlU LTIPLE EXPOSUR
E

T h e s e l f - t i m e rd e l a y s r e l e a s eo f t h e s h u t t e r 4 - 1 O
s e c o n d s ,d e p e n d i n g u p o n h o w f a r t h e s e l f - t i m e r
l e v e r i s a d v a n c e d .T o o p e r a t e t h e s e l f - t i m e r , p u s h
t h e l e v e r 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 . T o s t a r t ,
p u s h u p s l i g h t l yo n t h e s e l f - t i m e rl e v e r .

F o r d e l i b e r a t em u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e s ,m a k e t h e f i r s t
e x p o s u r ei n t h e n o r m a l w a y . T h e n t i g h t e n t h e f i l m
by turning the rewind knob O , and keep hold of
t h e r e w i n d k n o b . 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
@ a n d a d v a n c et h e r a p i d * i n d l e v e r .T h i s c o c k s
t h e s h u t t e rw i t h o u t a d v a n c i n gt h e f i l m . F i n a l l y ,
r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r t o m a k e t h e s e c o n d e x p o s u r e .
T h e n m a k e o n e b l a n k e x p o s u r e ,b e f o r e t a k i n g t h e
n e x t p i c t u r e , t o a v o i d o v e r l a p p i n g .A s t h e e x p o s u r e
c o u n t e r c o n t i n u e st o f u n c t i o n e a c h t i m e t h e
s h u t t e r i s c o c k e d , a d o u b l e e x p o s u r ew i l l b e
counted as two f rames.
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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 dp h o t o g r a p h s ,
r e m e m b e rt o u s e t h e i n f r a - r e d m a r k i n d i c a t e d
w i t h a n o r a n g el i n e o n t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l ds c a l e .
First, bring your subject into sharpfocus. Then
d e t e r m i n e t h e s u b j e c t - t o - c a m e r ad i s t a n c e f r o m
t h e d i s t a n c es c a l eo n t h e l e n s .T h e n m a t c h y o u r
d i s t a n c et o t h e i n f r a - r e d m a r k
subject-to-camera

b y t u r n i n g t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g a c c o r d i n g l y .F o r
i n s t a n c e i, f y o u r s u b j e c ti s i n f o c u s a t i n f i n i t y ,
t u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g a n d m o v e t h e i n f i n i t y ( - )
m a r k t o t h e i n f r a - r e dm a r k .
o N O T E : A n i n f r a - r e df o c u s i n ga d j u s t m e n ti s n o t
r e q u i r e dw h e n w o r k i n g w i t h i n fr a - r e dc o l o r f i l m .

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TAKUMAR
LENSES

C o n v e n t i o n a ls c r e w - m o u n t T a k u m a r l e n s e s( b o t h
S u p e r - T a k u m aar n d S M C T a k u m a r ) c a n b e e a s i l y
mounted onto your cameraby attaching them
first to a Mount Adaptor K. However,when
A d a p t o r K i s u s e d ,t h e f o l l o w i n g i s t r u e .
1 , D u e t o t h e d i f f e r e n c ei n c o u p l i n g s y s t e m s t, h e
a u t o m a t i cd i a p h r a g mw i l l n o t f u n c t i o n .
2 F u l l - a p e r t u r em e t e r i n gl e n s e sw i l l f u n c t i o n a s
stop-down metering lenses.

How to Use Mount Adaptor K

1 . S c r e wt h e c o n v e n t i o n a lT a k u m a r l e n s i n t o t h e
Mount Adaptor K.
2 . A t t a c h t h e A d a p t e r / l e n su n i t t o t h e c a m e r a
b o d y b y a l i g n i n gt h e r e d d o t s 6 a n d @ , a n d
t u r n i n g t h e l e n sc l o c k w i s eu n t i l i t l o c k s w i t h
a c l i c k . ( T h i s t a k e ss l i g h t l y l e s st h a n a q u a r t e r o f
a revolution.)
3 . T o r e m o v et h e l e n s ,l e a v i n gt h e M o u n t
A d a p t e r K a t t a c h e d t o t h e c a m e r ab o d y , s i m p l y
u n s c r e w t h e l e n s c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e .O t h e r s c r e w -

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m o u n t T a k u m a r l e n s e sc a n t h e n b e a t t a c h e di n
the normalway.
1. To removethe Mount Adaptor K from the
c a m e r ab o d y , f i r s t r e m o v e t h e s c r e w - m o u n t l e n s .
T h e n p r e s s ,w i t h y o u r t h u m b n a i l o r a p o i n t e d
object suchasa ballpointpen, against he spring
pin @.
2. Turn the Mount Adaptor K counterclockwise
u n t i l y o u f e e l i t r e l e a s ea, n d t a k e i t o u t .
3 . S i n c et h e m e c h a n i s mf o r l o c k i n g i n t h e
Mount Adapter K is totally different from that
w h i c h l o c k s i n a n S M C P e n t a xb a y o n e t - m o u n t
l e n s ,t h e l e n s r e l e a s el e v e r O o n t h e c a m e r a
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O P E N - A P E R T U R EA N D S T O P - D O W NM E T E R I N G L E N S E S

O p e n - a p e r t u r eS M C P e n t a x l e n s e sh a v e
a d i a p h r a g mc o u p l i n g l e v e r @ o n t h e b a c k o f
t h e l e n s w h i c h c o u p l e sw i t h t h e c a m e r a b o d y t o
p e r m i t o p e n - a p e r t u r em e t e r i n g . T b e u l t r a
t e l e p h o t o sd o n o t h a v e a d i a p h r a g m c o u p l e r , s o
they must be usedwith the stop-down metering
s y s t e m .U s eo f t h e A u t o - E x t e n s i o n T u b e S e t K
p e r m i t s o p e n - a p e r t u r em e t e r i n g . U s e o f o t h e r K
S e r i e sa c c e s s o r i e -s s t a n d a r d E x t e n s i o n T u b e
S e t K , H e l i c o i d E x t e n s i o nT u b e K , A u t o - B e l l o w s
M a n d B e l l o w sU n i t m r e q u i r e ss t o p - d o w n
m e t e r i n g .W h e n e v e ra n y o n e o f t h e s e i s u s e d
b e t w e e nt h e c a m e r ab o d y a n d a n S M C P e n t a x
l e n s ,t h e s t o p - d o w n m e t e r i n g s y s t e m m u s t b e
used.

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T h e t e m p e r a t u r e r a n g ea t w h i c h y o u r c a m e r a
will continue to function properly stretches
from 50" C to -20'C. However, resistanceto
c o l d c o u l d b e h a m p e r e db y o i l w h i c h h a s
b e c o m ed i r t y . T h e r e f o r e , i f t h e c a m e r a i 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 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 a l l o i l m u s t b e r e p l a c e d .
S u d d e nc h a n g e si n t e m p e r a t u r e w i l l o f t e n c a u s e
m o i s t u r et o c o n d e n s ei n s i d eo r o u t s i d e y o u r
c a m e r a .T h i s i s a p o s s i b l es o u r c e o f r u s t , w h i c h
m a y b e e x t r e m e l y d a m a g i n gt o t h e m e c h a n i s m .
F u r t h e r m o r e , i f t h e c a m e r ag o e s f r o m a w a r m
t e m p e r a t u r et o a s u b - f r e e z i n go n e , a n d i f t i n y
d r o p s o f m o i s t u r e f r e e z e ,f u r t h e r d a m a g e m a y
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T h u s , s u d d e n t e m p e r a t u r e c h a n g e ss h o u l d b e
a v o i d e d a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e .A s a g u i d e ,
a t e m p e r a t u r e c h a n g eo f 1 0 " C s h o u l d b e a l l o w e d
to take placegraduallyover a period of at least
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 a i 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 t i n
minimizing the effectsof a rapid temperature
change.
E x t r e m e l y l o w t e m p e r a t u r e r e d u c e st h e e f f i c i e n c y
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 a s h o u l d b e
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
b a t t e r i e si n t o t h e c a m e r a r i g h t b e f o r e s h o o t i n g .
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 .

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