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TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA • •46 Your Pentax camera is a sophisticated, precision instrument built to give long-lasting, reiable service. It will serve you well if you treat it right, with proper handling and reasonable care. The major causes of damage are: 1. Dropping or banging the camera against immovable objects, which can damage the camera in many ways. 2. Water damage, particularly if the camera is submerged in salt water. Cameras are not waterproof! They must be protected from salt spray at the beach, splashing of any kind, and shielded from the rain. If your camera does get soaked, wipe it dry immediately and rush it to a Pentax service center. 3. Dirt and sand can cause serious damage to the shutter and other moving parts of the camera. Your camera needs periodic cleaning to keep it operating properly. To remove dirt and dust, you need lens-cleaning fluid, lens-cleaning tissues, bulbtype ear syringe, camel's hair brush, etc. Never use a solvent such as thinner or alcohol. 4. Humidity and temperature extremes should be avoided. Keep your camera out of direct sunlight, car trunks, and glove compartments. Shooting

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TAKING
CARE
OF
YOUR
CAMERA
Your
Pentax
camera
is
a
sophisticated,
precision
instrument
built
to
give
long-lasting,
reiable
service.
It
will
serve
you
well
if
you
treat
it
right,
with
proper
handling
and
reasonable
care.
The
major
causes
of
damage
are:
•46
•
1.
Dropping
or
banging
the
camera
against
immovable
objects,
which
can
damage
the
camera
in
many
ways.
2.
Water
damage,
particularly
if
the
camera
is
submerged
in
salt
water.
Cameras
are
not
water-
proof!
They
must
be
protected
from
salt
spray
at
the
beach,
splashing
of
any
kind,
and
shielded
from
the
rain.
If
your
camera
does
get
soaked,
wipe
it
dry
immediately
and
rush
it
to
a
Pentax
service
center.
3.
Dirt
and
sand
can
cause
serious
damage
to
the
shutter
and
other
moving
parts
of
the
camera.
Your
camera
needs
periodic
cleaning
to
keep
it
operating
properly.
To
remove
dirt
and
dust,
you
need
lens
-cleaning
fluid,
lens
-cleaning
tissues,
bulb
-
type
ear
syringe,
camel's
hair
brush,
etc.
Never
use
a
solvent
such
as
thinner
or
alcohol.
4.
Humidity
and
temperature
extremes
should
be
avoided.
Keep
your
camera
out
of
direct
sunlight,
car
trunks,
and
glove
compartments.
Shooting