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- Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 1
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other manufacturers are not produced to these precise specifications and, therefore, may cause difficulties with - or actual damage to - a Pentax camera. Asahi Pentax cannot assume any responsibility or liability for difficulties resulting from the use of any other brand of lenses or accessories - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 3
Lens mounting 6 Inserting batteries 7 Basic operating instructions 8 Film loading and winding 10 Setting ASA film speed 11 Exposure compensation dial 12 Aperture setting 13 Automatic exposure control 14 The "100X" and "B" settings 16 Composing and Focusing 17 Holding the camera - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 4
ring 0 Exposure counter 0 Self-timer lever 0 Shutter release button 0 Shutter speed index button 0 Rapid-wind lever 0 Shutter dial was 12 13 14 15 16 11 0 Hot shoe 0 Exposure compensation dial 0 Film rewind crank @Film rewind knob/Back cover opener 0 Lens release lever 0 Upraised alignment dot - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 5
2o 35 21 13 ®Film advance/rewind indicator ®Guide pin channel (ID Winder direct contact terminal ®Film chamber ®Battery chamber •3 14 25 16 27 2B 19 32 33 34 0 Winder/Tripod receptacle 0) Film rail 0 Film guide rail 0Shutter blades 9 Film rewind button 6J Film transport coupler 0 Sprockets - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 6
Mi►ror and diaphragm 35mm full-frame SLR camera with aperture preferred automatic exposure electronic focal-plane shutter and open-aperture centerweighted Through-The-Lens metering. Pentax K bayonet. SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Seiko - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 7
camera body accepts the new 1.5 -frames-per-second automatic film winder, for consecutive or single frame exposure operation. Automatic reset type• Open-aperture, center-weighted Through-The-Lens meter, with GPD cells for fast light response, with LED exposure read-out; rapid wind lever and shutter - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 8
release lever while turning the lens counterclockwise with your right hand. 0 Z itall111111111111 If you have to put the lens down without the rear lens cap, place it only front-elementdown, never front-element-up. When changing lenses outdoors with film in the camera, avoid direct sunlight. 6• - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 9
two batteries into the battery chamber of the camera as shown above, each with plus (+) side facing down. For replacement, use Eveready S76E or Mallory MS76H or equivalent. • Check Under normal conditions, one set of batteries will last about one year or operate the electronic shutter approximately - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 10
INSTRUCTIONS a s '1 I S II '6 I OIL I 53 . • •• =*IIMINGalitut EMS 1. Load the film into your camera. (Page 10.) 2. Set the exposure compensation dial at "Ix" for normal exposure. (Page 12) 3. Set the ASA film speed. (Page 11) 4. Preselect the aperture. (Page 13) It 5. Set the shutter - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 11
battery switches), slightly depress the shutter OVER 1000 release button (which turns on 500 the other battery switch). One 250 125 of the red LED dots, alongside 60 the shutter you depress the shutter button completely, the electronic shutter is released according to the length of - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 12
is properly loaded and is moving from the cartridge to the take-up spool. If the film is being properly advanced, the film advance indicator 0 will flicker. Trip the shutter. Advance the film until the exposure counter turns to "1", indicating that the first picture is ready to be taken. Reset the - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 13
320 250 160 125 80 50 40 25 16 • I 1• I lel I• I I• I• I 1• 1• I• 1600 800 400 200 100 64 32 20 12 As a reminder of the type of film in your camera, tear off the top of film box and insert it into the Memo Holder on the back cover of the - Pentax ME | ME 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 of light to the film. The 2x and 4x settings automatically double and quadruple the light reaching the film. lz Use this control only when necessary to give intentional over or - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 15
f/11 f/4 f/5.6 f/2 f/2.8 This is a rough guide to acquaint you with the automatic shutter operation. As you get used to it, you will for aperture preselection depending on your subject and the lighting conditions. The shutter speed is automatically determined, within the range of 8 to 1/1000 sec - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 16
seconds. After advancing the rapid wind lever, do not push it flush with the camera body as this will turn off the metering circuit, but leave it at its partially extended position and then depress the shutter release button halfway to switch on the electronic circuits. One of the 16 red LED - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 17
original position where it will lock into place. CAUTION If you should happen to press the 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, resulting AUTO in abnormally long exposure. To correct this, the - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 18
100 second manual shutter speed. Press on the white button of the shutter dial and set it at "100X" (1/100 second). At this setting, the shutter will operate at 1/100 sec. Select the aperture according to the brightness of your subject (refer to the exposure guide accompanying the film). The "100X - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 19
COMPOSING AND FOCUSING The standard focusing screen of your ME has a central split-image circle surrounded by a microprism collar. While viewing through the viewfinder, turn the focusing ring until your subjcet comes into sharp focus. If your subject is not in focus, the image in the split image - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 20
the left hand, 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 - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 21
and turn the rewind crank as indicated to rewind the film into its cartridge. If the film is being properly rewound, the film rewind indicator ® will flicker. Rewind until the tension on the crank lessens, indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up spool. Pull out - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 22
used, the range on the distance scale ring covered within the figure 4 on the depth-of-field scale indicates the area in focus at that lens opening. You will note from the depth-of-field scale in the photograph that the range from approximately 4 to 7m is in focus. Note that - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 23
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMC PENTAX-M 50mm ff1.4 LENS DiSWIG* Sc.!. 1/1.4 1/2 f/2.8 f/4 f/5.6 1/8 1/11 1/16 1/22 • Dislanc4 1684 1/1.4 1/2 1/2.8 1/4 1/6.8 f/8 1/11 1/16 1/22 •21 04. 0.447 - 0.446 -111tt 0.440 - 0.461 -8:12S -3:13? 0.422 -8:11Z 1.s40. - 1.560' -1B3: 1.612' - 1. - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 24
the meter, and should not be interpreted as the camera's total range of f/stop-shutter speed combinations. As you will note from the table below, with an ASA25 film, you may use any shutter speed from 4 sec. to 1/1000 sec., the actual shutter speed depending upon the aperture being used. The total - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 25
SELF-TIMER The self-timer delays release of the shutter 4 -10seconds, depending upon how far the self-timer lever is advanced. To operate the selftimer, push the lever counterclockwise until it stops. To start, push up slightly on the self-timer lever. •23 - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 26
"X" socket on the side of the lens mount, and a separate X contact shock when using the other flash socket on the front of the camera body. If your electronic flash is of the small shoe-mount to set the shutter dial at "100X." This is the highest shutter speed at which electronic flash units may be used. - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 27
into sharp focus. Then determine the subject-to-camera distance from the distance scale on the lens. Then match your subject-to-camera distance to the infra-red mark by turning the is not required when working with infra-red color film. a) 25 5 m 11444 i8 111 si 412 1.4 •25 X1525 ri ft 1 18 114411 8 1 - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 28
turning the rewind knob Q , and keep hold of the rewind knob. Depress the film rewind button ID and advance the rapid-wind lever. This cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Finally, release the shutter to make the second exposure. Then make one blank exposure, before taking the next picture - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 29
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Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easily mounted onto your camera by attaching them first to a Takumar lens into the Mount Adaptor K. 2. Attach the Adapter/lens unit to the camera body by aligning the red dots 0 and O, and turning the lens clockwise - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 31
in the normal way. 1. To remove the Mount Adaptor K from the camera body, first remove the screw-mount lens. Then press, with your thumbnail or a pointed object such as a ballpoint that which locks in an SMC Pentax bayonet-mount lens, the lens release lever 0 on the camera body plays no part at all. - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 32
OPEN-APERTURE AND STOP-DOWN METERING LENSES 0 Open-aperture SMC Pentax lenses have a diaphragm coupling lever on the back of the lens which couples with the camera body to permit open-aperture metering. The ultra telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupler, so they must be used with the stop- - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 33
on. 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 ME | ME Manual - Page 34
to wipe away all moisture completely. Commercial lens cleaners are also effective. Ci 2. Never touch the mirror or the shutter leaves. Minor dirt or spots on the mirror will not affect the clarity of your pictures. 3. Take care not to drop the camera or knock it against anything solid. Accidents - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 35
body and lens from rain or splashing water. If your camera should get wet, dry it off immediately with a clean, soft cloth. Once a camera has in 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 is - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 36
WARRANTY POLICY All Asahi Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered and defective parts will be replaced without - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 37
, 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 purchased in the U.S.A. and U.I For these cameras, please refer to the separate Warranty Policy Card enclosed here. •35 - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 38
to carry your smallest, lightest, strongest camera As an extra added convenience for ME owners only, Pentax has designed a new unique belt clip reach. Out of sight under a jacket or coat (especially when the trim 40mm standard lens is mounted). And out of the way when you don't need it. ME Belt Clip - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 39
tab over and behind your belt. 5. Be sure to keep your lens covered with a lens cap at all times when using the Belt Clip as a protective measure. The Pentax ME Belt Clip is designed expressly to .... . . ... fit the Pentax ME camera body, so it is advisable not to attempt to carry any other - Pentax ME | ME Manual - Page 40
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