Pentax Program Plus Program Plus Manual - Page 59

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USING SCREW-MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES Conventional screw-mount lenses can be easily attached to the lens mount of your camera by using the optional Mount Adaptor K. But there are some limitations. • Put the Mount Adaptor K in the body mount by matching both marks. • To lock it, rotate the adaptor clockwise (65° ) with a pointed object such as a ball-point pen. Now your camera can accept any conventional Pentax screw-mount lenses. • To remove the adaptor, press the spring pin on the adaptor with some pointed aid and rotate it counterclockwise until it stops. Limitations in using screw-mount lenses on this camera • The distance scale of the lens is usable as it is, up to infinity ( I. • Automatic diaphragm coupling doesn't function due to the difference in coupling system. • The exposure is metered with aperture stopped down. • Programmed AE mode cannot be used with screw-mount lenses. • There is not automatic aperture setting even with dedicated flash units. /PEN -TAX /PENTAX -rA SELF 550

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USING
SCREW
-MOUNT
TAKUMAR
LENSES
Conventional
screw
-mount
lenses
can
be
easily
attached
to
the
lens
mount
of
your
camera
by
using
the
optional
Mount
Adaptor
K.
But
there
are
some
limitations.
Put
the
Mount
Adaptor
K
in
the
body
mount
by
matching
both
marks.
To
lock
it,
rotate
the
adaptor
clockwise
(65
°
)
with
a
pointed
object
such
as
a
ball-point
pen.
Now
your
camera
can
accept
any
conventional
Pentax
screw
-mount
lenses.
To
remove
the
adaptor,
press
the
spring
pin
on
the
adaptor
with
some
pointed
aid
and
rotate
it
counterclockwise
until
it
stops.
Limitations
in
using
screw
-mount
lenses
on
this
camera
The
distance
scale
of
the
lens
is
usable
as
it
is,
up
to
infinity
(
I.
Automatic
diaphragm
coupling
doesn't
function
due
to
the
difference
in
coupling
system.
The
exposure
is
metered
with
aperture
stopped
down.
Programmed
AE
mode
cannot
be
used
with
screw
-mount
lenses.
There
is
not
automatic
aperture
setting
even
with
dedicated
flash
units.
/PEN
-
TAX
/PENTAX
-r-
A
SELF
550