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Exposure compensation: Viewfinder: Power source: Film transport: Film rewind: Mirror: Camera back: Other features: Size: Body weight: Via ASA film speed dial; exposure compensation guides to ±2EV provided beneath film rewind crank. Pentaprism viewfinder with split-image microprism focusing screen; shows 92% of picture area, 0.87X magnification (50mm 1.4 lens), -1.1 diopter eyepiece. Green shutter speed LEDs indicate handholdable shutter speeds from 1/1000th second to 1/60th second, yellow LED camera "shake" warning (1/30th -1 sec.►; red over/under exposure warning; flash synch/ready indicators. Two 1.5-volt silver-oxide batteries, (S-76 or equivalent) or alkaline batteries power shutter and auto exposure systems; LEDs flicker inside viewfinder as low-battery warning. Pentax Magic Needle Loading System; single-stroke rapid wind lever with 135° throw and 30° standoff angle; built-in shutter cocked indicator; accepts Winder ME-II and Winder ME for automatic film advance. Crank-type. Film rewind button doubles as multiple exposure button to disengage film advance mechanism. Swing-back, instant return type. Standard back; interchangeable with cordless dial data unit to be marketed; Dial Data ME also usable with hotshoe adaptor. Tripod socket, strap hooks; accepts wide range of Pentax lenses and system accessories, including close-up copy and special-purpose adaptors. 132mm x 85mm x 49.5mm. 423g (without batteries). 47*

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Exposure
compensation:
Via
ASA
film
speed
dial;
exposure
compensation
guides
to
±2EV
provided
beneath
film
rewind
crank.
Viewfinder:
Pentaprism
viewfinder
with
split
-image
microprism
focusing
screen;
shows
92%
of
picture
area,
0.87X
magnification
(50mm
1.4
lens),
-1.1
diopter
eye-
piece.
Green
shutter
speed
LEDs
indicate
handholdable
shutter
speeds
from
1/1000th
second
to
1/60th
second,
yellow
LED
camera
"shake"
warning
(1/30th
—1
sec.►;
red
over/under
exposure
warning;
flash
synch/ready
indicators.
Power
source:
Two
1.5
-volt
silver
-oxide
batteries,
(S-76
or
equivalent)
or
alkaline
batteries
power
shutter
and
auto
exposure
systems;
LEDs
flicker
inside
viewfinder
as
low
-battery
warning.
Film
transport:
Pentax
Magic
Needle
Loading
System;
single
-stroke
rapid
wind
lever
with
135
°
throw
and
30
°
standoff
angle;
built-in
shutter
cocked
indicator;
accepts
Winder
ME
-II
and
Winder
ME
for
automatic
film
advance.
Film
rewind:
Crank
-type.
Film
rewind
button
doubles
as
multiple
exposure
button
to
disengage
film
advance
mechanism.
Mirror:
Swing
-back,
instant
return
type.
Camera
back:
Standard
back;
interchangeable
with
cordless
dial
data
unit
to
be
marketed;
Dial
Data
ME
also
usable
with
hotshoe
adaptor.
Other
features:
Tripod
socket,
strap
hooks;
accepts
wide
range
of
Pentax
lenses
and
system
accessories,
including
close-up
copy
and
special-purpose
adaptors.
Size:
132mm
x
85mm
x
49.5mm.
Body
weight:
423g
(without
batteries).
47*