Pentax Spotmatic Spotmatic Manual - Page 7

Advance, Cocked, Indicator, Exposure, Counter, Mount, Flash, Synchronization, Meter, Rewind, Loaded

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Film Advance Ratchet-type rapid wind lever (for film advance and shutter cocking). 10° pre-advancing and 160' advancing angle. "Cocked" Indicator A red disk appears in a small window alongside the shutter release button when the shutter is cocked, and blacks out when it is released. Film Exposure Counter Automatic re-set type. Lens Mount 42mm threaded lens mount. Flash Synchronization Equipped with FP and X flash terminals. Electronic synchronization at 1/60 sec. Exposure Meter Built-in meter measures the brightness of the ground glass, and couples directly to shutter and film speed settings. Film speed (ASA) setting ranges from 20 to 1600 (LV1-18 for ASA-100 film with standard lens.) Meter is powered with a mercury battery. Film Rewind Rapid rewind crank for speedy film take-up. Film rewind release button on bottom of camera body rotates while film is being rewound. Loaded Film Indicator Loaded film reminder dial underneath film rewind knob is marked "PANCHRO" (blackand-white), "COLOR" and "EMPTY." Dimension Width 5.6" (143mm) x height 3.6" (92mm) x thickness 3A0 (88mm). Weight 868 grams (1 lb. 14 oz.) with standard lens. Body alone: 621 grams (1 lb. 6 oz.) 100029: S 5

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Film
Advance
Ratchet
-type
rapid
wind
lever
(for
film
ad-
vance
and
shutter
cocking).
10°
pre
-advanc-
ing
and
160'
advancing
angle.
"Cocked"
Indicator
A
red
disk
appears
in
a
small
window
along-
side
the
shutter
release
button
when
the
shut-
ter
is
cocked,
and
blacks
out
when
it
is
released.
Film
Exposure
Counter
Automatic
re
-set
type.
Lens
Mount
42mm
threaded
lens
mount.
Flash
Synchronization
Equipped
with
FP
and
X
flash
terminals.
Electronic synchronization
at
1/60
sec.
Exposure
Meter
Built-in
meter
measures
the
brightness
of
the
ground
glass,
and
couples
directly
to
shutter
and
film
speed
settings.
Film
speed
(ASA)
setting
ranges
from
20
to
1600
(LV1-18
for
ASA-100
film
with
standard
lens.)
Meter
is
powered
with
a
mercury
battery.
Film
Rewind
Rapid
rewind
crank
for
speedy
film
take-up.
Film
rewind
release
button
on
bottom
of
cam-
era
body
rotates
while
film
is
being
rewound.
Loaded
Film
Indicator
Loaded
film
reminder
dial
underneath
film
rewind
knob
is
marked
"PANCHRO"
(black
-
and
-white),
"COLOR"
and
"EMPTY."
Dimension
Width
5.6"
(143mm)
x
height
3.6"
(92mm)
x
thickness
3A
0
(88mm).
Weight
868
grams
(1
lb.
14
oz.)
with
standard
lens.
Body
alone:
621
grams
(1
lb.
6
oz.)
100029:
S
5