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Flash, Synchronization

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FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The Pentax ES has FP and X terminals at the front of the camera body, and an additional X contact on the built-in hot shoe atop the pentaprism housing. As indicated in the I table, set the shutter dial at 1/60 X for electronic flash, with the flash cord plugged into the X terminal. Set the shutter dial at 1/125 or faster for FP class flash bulb, with the cord plugged into the FP terminal. X r. SHUTTER SPEED FLASH FP TERMINAL x 1/1000 1/500 1/250 1/125 FP CLASS 1/60X Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount electronic flash like the Pentax Super-Lite II which also has a flash contact on the shoe bracket. In this case, you do not have to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the body front. The hot shoe flash contact turns to "hot" (switched on) only when you insert a shoe-mount electronic flash. It remains "cold" (disconnected) and you never get a shock even when using an electronic flash with its cord plugged into the X terminal on the body front. 3 ES EN TAX 1 4.0" When not using these terminals, keep the plugs inserted in the terminals.

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FLASH
SYNCHRONIZATION
The
Pentax
ES
has
FP
and
X
terminals
at
the
front
of
the
camera
body,
and
an
additional
X
contact
on
the
built-in
hot
shoe
atop
the
pentaprism
housing.
As
indicated
in
the
table,
set
the
shutter
dial
at
1/60
X
for
electronic
flash,
with
the
flash
cord
plugged
into
the
X
terminal.
Set
the
shutter
dial
at
1/125
or
faster
for
FP
class
flash
bulb,
with
the
cord
plugged
into
the
FP
terminal.
SHUTTER
SPEED
1/1000
1/500
1/250
1/125
1/60X
FLASH
TERMINAL
FP
FP
CLASS
x
Use
the
hot
shoe
flash
contact
when
using
a
shoe
-mount
electronic
flash
like
the
Pentax
Super-Lite
II
which
also
has
a
flash
contact
on
the
shoe
bracket.
In
this
case,
you
do
not
have
to
plug
the
flash
cord
into
the
X
terminal
on
the
body
front.
The
hot
shoe
flash
contact
turns
to
"hot"
(switched
on)
only
when
you
insert
a
shoe
-mount
electronic
flash.
It
remains
"cold"
(disconnected)
and
you
never
get
a
shock
even
when
using
an
electronic
flash
with
its
cord
plugged
into
the
X
terminal
on
the
body
front.
I
3
ES
1
40
.
"
EN TAX
X
r.
When
not
using
these
terminals,
keep
the
plugs
inserted
in
the
terminals.