Pentax Spotmatic II Spotmatic II Manual - Page 8

Short

operating

course

A

mercury

battery

for

the

light

meter

is

packed

separately.

Be

sure

to

insert

it

into

the

battery

housing

when

operating

the

camera.

For

bat-

tery

insertion,

refer

to

page

16.

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

.:mall

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

/

1

25

sec.

or

faster,

depend-

ing

upon

the

lighting.

When

indoors,

set

it

at

1/30,

or

in

its

neighbourhood.

Change

the

shutter

speed

later,

when

necessary.

(Refer

to

second

paragraph,

page

7.)

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

center

of

the

finder.

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