Pentax K2 K2 Manual

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  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 1
    C2 ASAHI PENTAX 1C2 ( ASAHI N TA X i• AX 7..7 • ,„ S 0 \ J \J A • mommig
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 2
    Manual shutter and light metering • Compose and focus Camera holding Film unloading Depth-of-field preview button and guide Depth-of-field table: SMC PENTAX 50mm lens Mirror lock-up Self-timer Flash synchronization Infra-red photography Multiple exposure Using conventional screw-mount TAKUMAR lenses
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 3
    index 14 15 o X contact hot shoe 16 ID Accessory shoe Film rewind knob o Film rewind crank • 1 X LIILLOOL Z 8'Z 1 8S b.' ' Exposure counter (1) Shutter button lock lever Shutter dial lock pin el Lens mounting guide bump Diaphragm ring el Distance scale Diaphragm/distance index 0 Depth-of
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 4
    of-field preview button • Lens release lever e Exposure factor dial • Focusing ring e Self-timer lever e ASA ring e ASA ring lever e Mirror lock-up lever • FP flash terminal e X flash terminal • Accessory fitting groove 67) Battery check button lir) Battery check lamp e Film guide rail e Viewfinder
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 5
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  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 6
    y. Type 35mm SLR with through-the-lens light meter and vertical electronic focal-plane shutter. Exposure control fully automatic or manual. Film and Picture Size 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. Standard Lenses SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with fully-automatic diaphragm. Minimum
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 7
    clear of body. Pentax bayonet mount. Rotation: 65°. Silicon Photo Diode-activated, aperture-preferred, through-the-lens meter measures central portion of ground glass at full lens aperture. Match needles for correct exposure on manual. Couples directly to shutter, aperture and film speed settings
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 8
    left hand. Depress the lens release lever Q while turning the lens counterclockwise with your right hand. If you have to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it only on its front end, never on the rear. When changing lenses outdoors with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6*
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 9
    are packed separately. Be sure to insert them into the battery chamber before operating the camera. r ortrilzr a INSERTION Open the battery chamber cover with a coin. Insert the two batteries into the battery holder of the cover as shown above, each with (+) side facing up. For replacement
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 10
    1. Load the film into your camera. 2. Set the exposure factor control dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 3. Set the ASA film speed. 4. Pre-select the aperture. 5. Set the shutter speed dial at AUTOMATIC. 6. Cock the rapid-wind lever all the way until it stops. 8•
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 11
    7. Compose and focus by turning the focusing ring. 8. Slightly depress the shutter button. The electric circuit is now switched on. The meter needle indicates the correct shutter speed. If you want a faster or slower speed, turn the diaphragm ring. 9. When you depress the shutter button completely,
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 12
    LOWNG ANDWOHOING KVA' - 416 Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1 2. Open the camera back by pulling Place the film cassette in the up the rewind knob until the cassette chamber, and push back opens. down the rewind knob. Insert the film leader into the slot of the take-up spool
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 13
    ring lever turn the ring until the ASA number of your film is opposite the orange index mark. ,Q Sllt.11:1,,J1,01 a. 04 COLOR MN, - IP EXPOSURES As a reminder of what type of film is in your camera, tear off the top of film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 14
    normal" exposure at lx, while 1/2x and 1/4x automatically program the camera to deliver one half and one fourth the amount aur of light to the film. The 2x and 4x settings automatically double and quadruple the light reaching the film. REMEMBER to set the dial at "lx" for normal exposure. 1 Use
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 15
    follows: Fine weather Cloudy weather Indoor f/8 - f/11 f/4 - f/5.6 f/2 - f/2.8 This is a rough guide to aquaint you with the automatic shutter operation. As you get used to it, you will develop your own yardsticks the amount of light passing through the aperture and the speed of your film. •13
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 16
    system, see MANUAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING, p. 16.) The electronic shutter of the K2 works automatically camera has selected. If the needle does not drop from 1000, close down the lens diaphragm one or more stops. If the needle still does not move, push the battery check button. When the batteries
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 17
    Q so that the "L" becomes visible. NOTE: If you should happen to depress the shutter button, while the shutter dial is set at "AUTOMATIC" and the lens cap is on, the reflex mirror may fail to drop back down into place. To bring the mirror down, simply move the shutter dial off
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 18
    SHUTTER AND LIGHT METERING A Your K2 camera is unique: it also offers manual electronic shutter operation over the full 1/ I AUTOMATIC to the desired speed setting. • When you are operating the shutter manually, the blue needle in the viewfinder will indicate the shutter speed you have selected
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 19
    into sharp focus. Depending on the type of focusing screen your camera has, there are two ways of doing this. Cross-microprism focusing system consists of a Fresnel lens with a horizontally divided screen under the ground glass. With this system, when your camera is held horizontally and the
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 20
    , which does not release the shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand - the hand that releases the shutter - this may cause camera movement. Often, blurred pictures are due to camera movement. Horizontal position A. Hold the camera firmly with your left hand, and draw your arms close to
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 21
    has been taken, the rapid-wind lever will not turn, indicating that the film must be rewound. Lift up the rewind crank. Depress the film rewind release button and turn the rewind crank as indicated to rewind the film into its cassette. Rewind until the tension on the crank lessens, indicating that
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 22
    used, the range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on the depth-of-field guide indicates the area in focus at that lens opening. Your will note from the depth-of-field guide in the photograph that the range from approximately 4.5 to 6.5m is in focus. Note that as the
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 23
    DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMCFENTAX 50mm LENS Distance scale F1.4 F2 F2.8 F4 F5.6 F8 F11 F16 • Distance scale F1.4 F2 F2.8 F4 F5.6 F8 F11 F16 0.45m 0.45 - 0.453 0.45 - 0.454 0.
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 24
    Inevitably, this causes a small amount of vibration - and the longer the lens you use, the more noticeable the vibration will be. To avoid this setting of the aperture must be done before lock-up. Use manual exposure setting, which, unlike AUTOMATIC, will not be affected by film. A 22*
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 25
    be done N TAX on either "AUTOMATIC" or manual shutter speed IC settings. However, when the camera is set on "AUTOMATIC", some stray light may stops. Depress the shutter button and the self- timer will start. The K2 self-timer also has an interrupt function. Even after the self-timer has
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 26
    The K2 has FP and X terminals near the film rewind knob, and a separate X contact on the built- electronic flash units may be used. Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount electronic flash like the Pentax Autorobo which also has a flash contact on the shoe bracket. When using the hot
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 27
    the correct shutter speed to use for each of these three types are outlined in the table below. Before attaching the flash unit to the camera, you must remove the protective plug from the proper terminal. When not using the terminals, keep the plugs inserted. SHUTTER SPEED ELECTRONIC FLASH FLASH
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 28
    -red index marked with an orange line on the depth-of-field guide. First, bring your subject into clear focus. Then determine the lens-to-subject distance from the distance scale on the lens. Then match your lens-to-subject distance to the infrared index by turning the distance scale accordingly
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 29
    the normal way. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob 0, and keep hold of the rewind knob. Depress the film rewind release button ID and cock the rapid-wind lever. This cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Finally, release the shutter to make the second exposure. Then
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 30
    Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easily mounted onto your camera by attaching them first to a Mount Adaptor K. Use of the Mount Adaptor K does not affect any aspect of normal lens function except as regards the following two points: 1. Due to the
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 31
    (This takes slightly less than a quarter of a revolution.) 3. To remove only the lens, leaving the Mount Adapter K attached to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counter-clockwise. Other screw- mount Takumar lenses can then be attached in the normal way. tf: B. PEN -TAX 1. To remove
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 32
    the camera body and an SMC Pentax lens, the stop-down metering system must be used. A - 4 OPEN-APERTURE METERING LENSES SMC Pentax Fish-eye SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 33
    . Thus, sudden temperature changes should be avoided as much as possible. As a guide, a temperature change of 10°C should be allowed to take place gradually over a of the battery. Therefore, the camera should be protected against low temperature. Put the batteries into the camera right before
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 34
    K2 PEN TAX t9_ CAMERA MAINTENANCE 1. Always keep the viewfinder eyepiece, lens and filters as clean as possible. To remove loose dust and dirt, first use the blower and then the brush of a lens brush. Do not try to wipe off granular dirt golrasdsust - it's an excellent way of scratching the
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 35
    such a case, take your camera as soon as possible to an authorized Asahi Pentax Service Center. 5. Where to keep your camera while you are not using it camera in a cabinet or closet. It's also a good idea to keep your camera in its bag or case while you are not using it. 6. When mounting your camera
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 36
    Pentax cameras a months from date of purchase. Service will be considerable length of time instruction. Because the equipment is covered by warranty, repairs will be tolerances, quality, and design compatibility of made and parts replaced free of charge, and the lenses other than Pentax lenses
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 37
    repair shops, unless you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation of the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. This warranty policy does not apply to Asahi Pentax cameras
  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 38
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  • Pentax K2 | K2 Manual - Page 39
    ASAHI OPTICAL CO., LTD. C.P.O. 895, Tokyo 100-91, JAPAN ASAHI OPTICAL EUROPE N.V., Weiveldlean 3-5, 1930 Zaventem, BELGIUM ASAHI OPTICAL EUROPE S.A. (Hamburg Office) 2000 Hamburg 54 (Lokstedt), Grandweg 64, WEST GERMANY ASAHI OPTICAL (AMERICA) INC. 15 East 26th Street, Suite 1710, New York, New York
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