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INDEX ____________________________ Nomenclature Specifications .......... .. ........ ......... ..... .. ....... ................... . ..................... ..... .. Using New SMC PENTAX-A Lens • Lens Mounting ........ .................... ..... ..... ...... .... ............. .. Battery ......... .......... .... .......... .............. .. ....... ... ........... ... .. Basic Operating Instructions ....................................... Film Loading and Winding ................... .. .................
/"""" NOMENCLATURE o "Cocked" indicator o Rapid-wind lever ~ Shutter release button f) Shutter speed dial G) Film speed indicator e Shutter speed index o X contact hot shoe o Accessory shoe o Film rewind knob o Lens release lever ~ Distance scale f) Film rewind crank ~ Diaphragm/distance index o Exposure counter CD .
Gil Focusing ring ~ Viewfinder eyepiece ~ Sprocket ~ Strap ring lug ~ Film chamber Gl ~ ~ Film roller @i) Back cover WX flash terminal a.
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SPECIFICATIONS Type: Film and Negative Size: Standard Lens: Shutter: Viewfinder: Reflex Mirror: Lens Mount: Film Advance: Exposure Counter: Film Rewind : Flash Synchronization : Exposure Meter : Dimensions: Weight: 35mm SLR with built-in through-the-Iens exposure meter. 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. SMC Pentax -A 50mm f / 2 with fully-automatic diaphragm. Filter size : 49mm , Minimum focusing distance: 45cm. Rubberized silk focal plane shutter. Speeds : B, 1 to 1/ 1000 sec .
USING NEW SMC PENT AX·A LENS The Kl000 camera is primarily designed to work more suitably with the SMC Pentax or SMC Pentax-M lenses . Therefore, when you use the SMC Pentax-A lens like the standard lens on your Kl000 camera, it must be operated slightly differently from the other two types. Namely, be sure to set the diaphragm ring to any proper f-stop other than "A" (Auto).
LENS MOUNTING 1. Remove the rear lens and body mount caps. 2. Match the red dot ~ on the camera body with the red dot @ on the lens. Insert the lens into the body and turn it clockwise until the lens locks with a click . 3. In the dark, when the red dots are difficult to see, align the white plastic bump ~ on the lens barrel with the lens release lever ® by touch . Then turn and lock as above . 4. To detach, hold the camera with your left hand.
BATTERY An al kal ine battery is packed separately . Be su re to insert it into the battery chamber before operating the camera. CAUTION The battery is like a phonograph record. It can be damaged by skin acids . Handle by the edges with a dry cloth only. Be sure the battery is cleaned with the cloth before insertion into the camera. The battery is not rechargeable . Do not th row a dead battery into fire , as it may explode. Also, keep it beyond the reach of smal l children.
BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. TURN ON LIGHT METER Remove the lens cap and the meter circuit is on . The CdS cells measure the light coming through the lens for correct exposure. 2. SET FILM SPEED Lift the outer ring of the shutter speed dial and turn it until the same number as the ASA/ISO number of the film you're using appears next to the small orange index alongside the figure 1. 3. SET SHUTTER SPEED Turn the shutter speed dial and set the speed you wish to use to the index.
5. ROTATE DIAPHRAGM RING The needle moves as you turn the diaphragm ring. When the needle on the right side of the viewfinder image is at the center, you will get correct exposure. If the needle does not come to the center no matter how far you turn the diaphragm ring, change the shutter speed. When the needle is close to the (+) mark, you will get an over-exposure; change the shutter speed to a faster setting.
FILM LOADING AND WINDING Avoid direct light when loading your film. 1. Open the back by pulling up the rewind knob until the back opens. 2. 3. Place the film cassette in the cassette chamber, and push down the rewind knob. Insert the film leader into the slot of the take-up spool. Advance the film by alternately turning the rapid wind lever and depressing the shutter button until both sprockets engage the film perforations, top and bottom. Close the back by pressing it firmly. 4.
SETTING ASA/ISO FILM SPEED The ASA/ISO film speed rating of all 35mm films is given in the data sheet packed with each roll of film. The higher the ASA / ISO number, the more sensitive the film is to light. Lift the outer ring of the shutter speed dial and rotate it until the ASA / ISO number of your film is opposite the orange dot alongside the figure 1 . Be sure to set your film speed on the shutter speed dial because the dial is connected to the exposure meter. 2500 2 000 • 3200 .
COMPOSE AND FOCUS While viewing through the viewfinder, turn the focusing ring until your subject comes into sharp focus. Depending on the type of focusing screen you have, there are two ways of doing this. A cross-micropr ism focusing system consists of a Fresnel lens, made up of many concentric rings, with a microprism center underneath t he ground glass. With this system, when your subject is in focus, the image in the microprism center will be sharp.
SHUTTER Turn the shutter speed dial clockwise or counter-clockwise to the shutter speed desired . The shutter speed can be set either before or after cocking the rapid-wind lever. As you cock the shutter by turning the rapid-wind lever, the "cocked" indicator turns to red showing that the shutter is cocked. For use of the X setting (next to the 60) on the shutter speed dial, refer to page 19.
CAMERA HOLDING As a general rule, your camera should be held more firmly in the left hand, which does not release the shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand - the hand that releases the shutter - it may cause camera movement . Often, blurred pictures are due to camera movement. Horizontal position A. Hold the camera firmly with your left hand, and draw your arms close to your body . Vertical position B.
FILM UNLOADING After the final picture on the roll has been taken, the rapidwind lever will not turn (Caution : do not try to force the lever!, indicating that the film must be rewound. Lift the rewind crank up. Depress the film rewind release button and turn the rewind crank as indicated to rewind the film into its cassette. Rewind until the tension on the crank lessens, indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up spool.
FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The K1000 has an X terminal on the front of the camera body, and a separate X contact on the built-in hot shoe. The table on the next page shows which flash contact, which shutter speed and which flash bulb may be combined for maximum lamp efficiency. Unless these combinations are rigidly followed , there will be a failure in flash synchronization . Note the "X" setting is exactly as the 60 marked on the speed dial .
1 1000 SHUTTER SPEED ELECTRONIC FLASH FLASH BULB .17 x 1 500 1 250 1 125 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 ""4 1 2" M . MF .
DEPTH-Of-fiELD GUIDE Depth of field is the range between the nearest and farthest distances which are in focus at a given lens aperture. If you want to know (low great the depth of field is at a certain aperture, focus on a subject and look at the depth ·of·field guide on the lens. In the photograph below , the distance scale is set at 3 meters . . . the lens is focused on a subject 3 meters away.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMC PENTAX-A 50mm f/2 LENS 0.446 - 0.454 0.445 - 0.455 0.443 - 0.458 0.440 - 0.461 0.436 - 0.466 0.593 - 0.608 0.590 -0.611 0.580 - 0.622 0.572 - 0.631 0 .9 15 -1.103 fl16 0.430 - 0.472 0.422 - 0.482 0.562 - 0.644 0 . 546 -0.667 0.887 -1.148 0.844 - 1 .23 1 1/22 0.413 - 0.496 0.529 - 0.696 0.798 - 1.349 1.219 - 2.348 1.120 - 2.855 1/2 1 . 536' - 1.564' 1.878' - 1.923' 2.459' - 2.543' 2.939' - 3.064' 5.738' - 6.287' 7.533' - 8.530' 10.960' - 13.262' 20.802' - 31.
HELPFUL HINTS ON EXPOSURE PROBLEMS The light meter built into your K 1000 correctly reads the average of the I ight reflected from the entire scene as seen through the viewfi nder - with a little extra importance, or weight, given to what is in the center. Sometimes, however, there is a great difference between the light reflected from the background and the I ight reflected from the subject.
MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION An alkaline battery or the silver oxide battery in your K1 000 is used only for powering the exposure meter; the shutter mechanism is a totally manual operation . Therefore, your camera can still be operated even if the battery is worn out. (A good s'ign of a worn-out battery is that the black meter needle does not move when you remove the lens cap.
INFRA·RED PHOTOGRAPHY If you intend to take infra-red photographs, remember to use the infra-red index marked with an orange line on the depth-of-field guide_ First, bring your subject into clear focus . Then determine the lens-to-subject distance from the distance scale on the lens. Then match your lens-to-subject distance to the infrared index by turning the distance scale accordingly.
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make the first exposure in the normal way. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob e , and keep hold of the -rewind knob. Depress the film rewind release button €) and cock the rapid-wind lever. This .23 cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Finally, release the shutter to make the second exposure. Then make one blank exposure, before taking the next picture, to avoid overlapping as registration may not be exact.
RANGE OF LIGHT MEASUREMENT The exposure m eter of t he K 1000 measures the brightness of the ground glass. Therefore, the meter needle should be centered after you have focused your subject on the grou nd glass. The area (A ) in the table indicates the reading range of t he meter, and should not be interpreted as the ca mera 's total ra nge of f I stop-shutter speed co mbinations. As you w ill note fro m the table, with an ASA / ISO 100 fil m , yo u may use any shutter speed from 112 sec. to 1 / 1000 sec .
OPEN·APERTURE OR STOP· DOWN METERING Open-aperture SMC Pentax lenses have a diaphragm coupling lever ~ on the back of the lens which locks into the camera body to permit open-aperture metering. The super telephotos do not have a diaphragm coupler, so they must be used with the stop-down metering system. Use of the Auto-Extension Tube Set K permits open-aperture metering. It can also be set to stop down the diaphragm automatically.
USING CONVENTIONAL SCREW·MOUNT TAKUMAR LENSES Conventional screw-mount Takumar lenses (both Super-Takumar and SMC Takumar) can be easily mounted onto your camera by attaching them first to a Mount Adaptor K. Use of the Mount Adaptor K does not affect any aspect of normal lens function except as regards the following two points : 1. Due to the difference in coupling systems, the automatic diaphragm will not function. 2. Full -aperture metering lenses will function as stop-down meteri ng lenses.
HOW TO USE MOUNT ADAPTOR K 1. Screw the conventional Takumar lens into the Mount Adaptor K. 2. Attach the Adaptor/lens unit to the camera body by aligning the red dots and ® , and turning the lens clockwise until it locks with a click. (This takes slightly less than a quarter of a revolution.) e 3. To remove the lens, leaving the Mount Adaptor K attached to the camera body, simply unscrew the lens counter·clockwise . Other screw-mount Takumar lenses can then be attached in the normal way . 1.
RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND CHANGES The temperature range at which your camera will continue to function properly stretches from 50° C to - 20° C. However, resistance to cold could be hampered by oil which has become dirty. Therefore, if the camera is to operate at full efficiency in very cold conditions, it must be overhauled and all oil must be replaced. Sudden changes in temperature will often cause moisture to condense inside or outside your camera.
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CAMERA MAINTENANCE 1. Always keep the viewfinder eyepiece, lens and filter as clean as possible. To remove loose dust and dirt, first use the blower and then the brush of a lens brush. Do not try to wipe off granular dirt or dust - it's an excellent way of scratching the glass. Smudges, such as fingerprints, should be carefully wiped away with either a lens tissue or a clean, soft cloth. Clean, plain cotton handkerchiefs that have already been washed a few times are particularly good for this.
If your camera should get wet, dry it off immediately with a clean, soft cloth . Once a camera has become completely soaked, there is often nothing that can be done to make it right again. However, in such a case, take your camera as soon as possible to an authorized Asahi Pentax Service Center. 5. Where to keep your camera while you are not using it is an important point. The best storage place is cool, dry, clean and wellventilated.
WARRANTY POLICY All Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided the equipment has not been abused, al tered, or operated contrary to instruction.
unless you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation of the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. This warranty policy does not apply to Pentax products purchased in the U.S.A ., U. K., or Canada. The local warranty policies available from Pentax distributors in those countries supersede this warranty policy .
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