Pentax Spotmatic Spotmatic Manual - Page 8

Short

operating

course

A

mercury

battery

for

the

light

meter

is

packed

separately.

Please

be

sure

to

insert

it

into

the

battery

housing

before

operating

the

camera.

For

battery

insertion,

refer

to

page

16.

1

•

•

S?

Ls'

0

0

°

125

45.

4

SET

FILM

SPEED.

Lift

the

outer

ring

of

the

shutter

speed

dial,

turn

it

around

and

set

the

same

number

as

the

ASA

number

of

the

loaded

film

to

the

small

red

index

which

appears

alongside

the

figure

1.

Then

cock

the

rapid

wind

lever.

SET

SHUTTER

SPEED.

Turn

the

shutter

speed

dial

and

set

the

speed

you

wish

to

use

to

the

index.

When

outdoors,

set

the

speed

at

1/125

sec.

or

faster,

depending

upon

the

light-

ing.

When

indoors,

set

it

at

1/30,

or

in

its

neighbourhood.

Change

the

shut-

ter

speed

later,

when

necessary.

(Refer

to

item

5,

page

7.)

2

3

COMPOSE

AND

FOCUS

While

viewing

through

the

viewfinder,

turn

the

distance

scale

ring

with

your

thumb

and

index

finger

until

you

get

the

sharpest

image

of

your

subject

at

the

microprism

centre

of

the

finder.

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