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Viewfinder Display: Focusing Screen: Film Transport: Exposure Counter Film Rewind: Power Source: Mirror: Back Cover: Body Size: Body Weight: Other Features Tri-color display for TTL measured shutter speeds with green LEDs indicating hand-holdable speeds from 1/2000th second to 1/30th second, yellow LEDs as slow speed warning from 1/15th second to 4 seconds, and red LEDs to indicate overexposure or long time and X synch ready light with TTL and dedicated flash units; blue flag indicates automatic at "A" and manually selected shutter speeds; aperture visible in standard FA-1 finder model. SC-21 standard with center split-image spot surrounded by microprism collar on ground glass field; fully interchangeable with 8 other focusing screen models through the lens mount. Pentax Magic Needle Loading System. Single-stroke, rapid wind lever with 120° throw and 25° standoff angle; built-in shutter cocked indicator. Accepts Winder LX and Motor Drive LX for automatic film advance and automatic rewind capability. Additive two-way exposure counter moves from loading indicator to "36" with color-coded indexes at "0", "20", "24" and "36"; operates in reverse to indicate precise film location for rewind or tracking of multiple exposures. Crank type: Film Rewind Button doubles as multiple exposure button to disengage film advance mechanism. Automatic rewind with Winder LX and Motor Drive LX. Two 1.5-volt alkaline or silver oxide mini-batteries power all electronic systems in both automatic and manual modes; LED flickers in viewfinder to indicate low battery condition; mirror locks when batteries fail. Large back-swing type, instant-return mirror to virtually eliminate image cutoff with most lenses; lock provision. Standard camera back with spring catch, built-in film memo holder. Back is fully interchangeable with Dial Data LX, Watch Data LX and LX Bulk Film Magazine. 144.5mm x 90.5mm x 50mm (5.7" x 3.6" x 1.9") with standard FA-1 Finder attached. 570 grams (20.1 ounces) with standard FA-1 Finder. (without batteries). Optional hand grips, special gaskets to minimize entry of dust and moisture, rubber fittings at base for stability on flat surfaces, interchangeable strap fasteners, Tripod Spacer Ring for use with very compact or large diameter lenses, neck strap with shoulder pad. 47 •

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Viewfinder
Tri-color
display
for
TTL
measured
shutter
speeds
with
green
LEDs
indicating
hand-holdable
speeds
from
1/2000th
Display:
second
to
1/30th
second,
yellow
LEDs
as
slow
speed
warning
from
1/15th
second
to
4
seconds,
and
red
LEDs
to
indicate
overexposure
or
long
time
and
X
synch
ready
light
with
TTL
and
dedicated
flash
units;
blue
flag
indicates
automatic
at
"A"
and
manually
selected
shutter
speeds;
aperture
visible
in
standard
FA
-1
finder
model.
Focusing
SC
-21
standard
with
center
split
-image
spot
surrounded
by
microprism
collar
on
ground
glass
field;
fully
inter
-
Screen:
changeable
with
8
other
focusing
screen
models
through
the
lens
mount.
Film
Transport:
Pentax
Magic
Needle
Loading
System.
Single
-stroke,
rapid
wind
lever
with
120
°
throw
and
25
°
standoff
angle;
built-in
shutter
cocked
indicator.
Accepts
Winder
LX
and
Motor
Drive
LX
for
automatic
film
advance
and
auto-
matic
rewind
capability.
Exposure
Additive
two-way
exposure
counter
moves
from
loading
indicator
to
"36"
with
color
-coded
indexes
at
"0",
Counter
"20",
"24"
and
"36";
operates
in
reverse
to
indicate
precise
film
location
for
rewind
or
tracking
of
multiple
exposures.
Film
Rewind:
Crank
type:
Film
Rewind
Button
doubles
as
multiple
exposure
button
to
disengage
film
advance
mechanism.
Automatic
rewind
with
Winder
LX
and
Motor
Drive
LX.
Power
Source:
Two
1.5
-volt
alkaline
or
silver
oxide
mini
-batteries
power
all
electronic
systems
in
both
automatic
and
manual
modes;
LED
flickers
in
viewfinder
to
indicate
low
battery
condition;
mirror
locks
when
batteries
fail.
Mirror:
Large
back
-swing
type,
instant
-return
mirror
to
virtually
eliminate
image
cutoff
with
most
lenses;
lock
provision.
Back
Cover:
Standard
camera
back
with
spring
catch,
built-in
film
memo
holder.
Back
is
fully
interchangeable
with
Dial
Data
LX,
Watch
Data
LX
and
LX
Bulk
Film
Magazine.
Body
Size:
144.5mm
x
90.5mm
x
50mm
(5.7"
x
3.6"
x
1.9")
with
standard
FA
-1
Finder
attached.
Body
Weight:
570
grams
(20.1
ounces)
with
standard
FA
-1
Finder.
(without
batteries).
Other
Features
Optional
hand
grips,
special
gaskets
to
minimize
entry
of
dust
and
moisture,
rubber
fittings
at
base
for
stability
on
flat
surfaces,
interchangeable
strap
fasteners,
Tripod
Spacer
Ring
for
use
with
very
compact
or
large
diameter
lenses,
neck
strap
with
shoulder
pad.
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