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ManualsBrandsAsahi Pentax - Honeywell Pentax ManualsDigital CamerasSpotmatic

Film type reminder dial

Use

the

film type dial to

show

what

type of film is in your camera. Sim-

ply

turn

the

dial so

that

the

type of

film in

the

camera

is opposite

the

•

mark.

To

check

whether

the

cam-

era

is loaded,

turn

the

film rewind

knob clockwise.

If

it

turns

freely,

the

camera is not loaded.

Film loading

A void direct sunlight when loading your

film.

1 Open

the

back by pulling

out

the

re-

wind knob until

back

cover snaps open.

2 Place

the

film cassette into

the

cas-

sette

chamber,

and

push back

the

re-

wind knob.

Draw

out

the

film leader

and

crease across one

or

two perfora-

tions back from

the

end of

the

leader.

Insert

the

creased portion into slot

of

the

take-up spool.

3 Advance

the

film by alternately turn-

ing

the

rapid wind lever and releasing

the

shutter

until both sprockets have

properly engaged

the

film perforations.

Close

the

back by pressing

it

firmly.

4

If

the

film is properly loaded,

the

re-

wind knob will

turn

counter-clockwise

when you advance

the

film by turn-

ing

the

rapid wind lever.

Setting ASA film

speed

The

ASA film

speed

rating

of all

35mm films is

given in

the

data

sheet

packed

with

D each roll of film.

The

higher

the

ASA number,

the

more sensitive

the

film. Lift

the

out-

er

ring

of

the

shutter

speed dial

and

rotate

it

until

the

ASA

number

of

your

film is opposite

the

red index

mark.

Be

sure

to

set

yo

ur

film speed on

the

shutter

speed dial because

the

dial is connected to

the

exposure

meter

system.

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