User manual PENTAX Z-1

[. . . ] Depth-of-field preview button and guide D e p t h - o f - f i e l dt a b l e : S M C P E N T A X 5 0 m m l e n s . Multiple exposure U s i n g c o n v e n t a o n a s c r e w - m o u n tT A K U M A R l e n s e s . . . . . , J . . :". . a SMC Pentax lenses nd Pentax a a c c e s s o r i ea r e e n g i n e e r e d n d s produced meticulouslyto Precise Asahi Pentaxspecifications. f Lensesand accessories rom '' o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r sa r e n o t # produced to these precise s p e c i fi c a t i o n sa n d , t h e r e f o r e , m a y c a u s ed i f f i c u l t i e s w i t h - o r . [. . . ] Once the r a p i d - w i n d l e v e r h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y c l o s e d , t h e m e t e r w i l l b e a c t i v a t e do n l y a s l o n g a s y o u a r e d e p r e s s i n gh e s h u t t e r b u t t o n . t T o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a ls h u t t e r . r e l e a s e l o c k t h e , shutter button by moving the lock lever@ so that t h e " L " b e c o m e sv i s i b l e . N O T E : l f y o u s h o u l d h a p p e n t o d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r button, while the shutter dial is set at " A U T O M A T I C " a n d t h e l e n sc a p i s o n , t h e r e fl e x mirror may fail to drop back down into place. To bring the mirror down, simplymove the shutter dial off "AUTOMAT|C. " o15 www. orphancameras. com Y o u r K 2 c a m e r ai s u n i q u e : i t a l s o o f f e r s m a n u a l electronicshutter operation over the full 1/1000 - 8 s e c . r a n g e . T h i s o p e r a t i o n i s u s e f u l f o r s h u t t e r - s p e e d - p r e f e r r es h o o t i n g s i t u a t i o n - w h e n d y o u n e e d f u l l c o n t r o l o v e r t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d . T o u s e a n y o f t h e s e s p e e d s , d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r d i a l lock pin @ , and turn the shutterdial from A U T O M A T I C t o t h e d e s i r e d s p e e ds e t t i n g . W h e n y o u a r e o p e r a t i n gt h e s h u t t e r m a n u a l l y , t h e b l u e n e e d l ei n t h e v i e w f i n d e r w i l l i n d i c a t e t h e shutter speed you have selected. Depressthe shutter button slightly and turn the diaphragm ring u n t i l t h e b l a c k m e t e r n e e d l em a t c h e s t h e b l u e needle. www. orphancameras. com 16r C r o s s - mi c r o p r i s m f o c u s i n g s y s t e m W h i l ev i e w i n gt h r o u g h t h e v i e w f i n d e r , t u r n t h e f o c u s i n g r i n g u n t i l y o u r s u b j e c tc o m e s i n t o s h a r p f o c u s . D e p e n d i n go n t h e t y p e o f f o c u s i n g s c r e e ny o u r c a m e r ah a s , t h e r e a r e t w o w a y s of doing this. A c r o s s - mc r o p r i s m f o c u s i n g i s y s t e m c o n s i s t so f a F r e s n e ll e n s , made up of many concentric r i n g s , w i t h a m i c r o p r i s m c e n t e r u n d e r n e a t ht h e g r o u n d g l a s s . W i t h t h i s s y s t e m, w h e n y o u r subject is in focus, the imagein t h e m i c r o p r i s mc e n t e r w i l l b e sharp. lf your subject is not in focus, the m icroprismwill break t h e i m a g eu p i n t o m a n y s m a l l dots. A s p l i t - i m a g ef o c u s i n g s y s t e m c o n s i s t so f a F r e s n e ll e n s w i t h a h o r i z o n t a ll y d i v i d e d s c r e e n . u n d e r t h e g r o u n d g l a s sW i t h t h i s s y s t e m , w h e n y o u r c a m e r a i s h e l d h o r i z o n t a l l ya n d t h e i m a g e is not in sharpfocus, all vertical l i n e s s e e nt h r o u g h t h e v i e w f i n d e r w i l l a p p e a rt o b e d i v i d e d i n t o upper and lower portions. To focus, simply adjust the focusing ring until the upperand lower portions are in perfect alignment. S p l i t - i m a g e f o c u s in g s y s t e m o17 www. orphancameras. com A s a g e n e r a lr u l e , y o u r c a m e r a s h o u l d b e h e l d m o r e f i r m l y i n t h e left hand, which does not releasethe shutter. lf you hotd yotn the shutter camera with the right hand - the hand that releases this may causecamera movement. -17. 2A2', 6. 234' - 25. 943' 5. 470', - 65. 66't', 1s', 14. 024' - 16. 123' 13. 874' - 16. 327' 13. 442' -16. 971 12. 907' - 17. 914', 12. 140' -'19. 544', 1 1. 3 3 1' , 22. 24A' '10. 259' tQ iol' 30' 26. 2AA' - 34. 941 25. 757', - 35. 928', 24. 2A6' 39. 255' 22. 569' - 44. 791', 2O. 4OA' -56. A24', 18. I OO', -88. 61l', 15. 479' , '6CA O?2' ao 209. 320 179. 436 -@ 125. 646', ry a9. 785' -@ 62. 490' - 44. 960' -6 31. 512' m f/2 +/a e t/5. 6 f/a 9. 178' - 41. 876' 7. 8't2' - 234. 444' o. bJJ' 13. 113', , '-@ 22. 955' 15. 423' -@ 10. 459', , '@ 1. 375' - 1. 653', - 8. 425' -@-6 11. 545 . 21 www. orphancameras. com I n n o r m a l p i c t u r e - t a k i n gs i t u a t i o n s , w h e n y o u t r i p t h e s h u t t e r , t h e r e f l e x m i r r o r s w i n g su p o u t o f the way. I n e v i t a b l y , t h i s c a u s e s s m a l l a m o u n t of vibration - and the longer the lensyou use, t h e m o r e n o t i c e a b l et h e v i b r a t i o n w i l l b e . T o a v o i d t h i s v i b r a t i o n , i t i s p o s s i b l et o l o c k t h e m i r r o r u p . ( N o t e : M o v i n g t h e m i r r o r k e e p sl i g h t f r o m t h e v i e w f i n d e r a n d e x p o s u r es y s t e m , s o f o c u s i n ga n d s e t t i n g o f t h e a p e r t u r e m u s t b e d o n e b e f o r e l o c k - u p . U s e m a n u a l e x p o s u r es e t t i n g , which, unlike AUTOMATIC, will not be affected b y m i r r o r m o v e m e n t . A l s o , y o u s h o u l d u s e a tripod for this kind of shooting. ) O n c e e v e r y t h i n gi s s e t , s i m p l y p u s h u p t h e l o c k up lever6 . To release he mirror, return the lock-up leverto its original position. The reflex mirror can be locked up either before o r a f t e r y o u a d v a n c et h e f i l m . www. orphancameras. com 22o b T h e s e l f - t i m e rd e l a y s s h u t t e r r e l e a s e e t w e e n 5 a n d d 9 s e c o n d s , e p e n d i n go n h o w f a r c o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e y o u h a v et u r n e d t h e s e l f - t i m e r . ( T h i s c a n b e d o n e @ o n e i t h e r " A U T O M A T I C " o r m a n u a l s h u t t e rs p e e d s e t t i n g s . H o w e v e r , w h e n t h e c a m e r a i s s e t o n " A U T O M A T I C " , s o m es t r a y l i g h t m a y e n t e r through the viewfinder. To prevent this, we o r e c o m m e n du s i n gt h e i n e x p e n s i v e p t i o n a l accessoryViewfinder Cap. ) , To operate, turn the self-timer lever down until it s t o p s . [. . . ] 100mm tl4 f13. 5 f14 t/3. 5 f 13. 5 tlz f/3. 5 t11. 2 f 11. 4 f11. 8 t11. 8 112. 8 112. 8 112. 5 f 13. 5 f14 tl4 f14 f/4 f14. 5 fl4 tl4 STOP-DOWNMETER ING LENSES SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax SMC Pentax Zoom 4OOmm . 1000mm 135 - 600mm t15. 6 fl4. s tl9 t16. 7 www. orphancameras. com 300 i;iki;iii. a. ati!/. i+ RESISTA NCEO T E M P E R A T ffi$ *ffic fffii T h e t e m p e r a t u r e r a n g ea t w h i c h y o u r c a m e r a will continue to function properly stretches from 50'C to -20oC. However, resistanceto c o l d c o u l d b e h a m p e r e db y o i l w h i c h h a s b e c o m ed i r t y . T h e r e f o r e , i f t h e c a m e r a i s t o o p e r a t ea t f u l l e f f i c i e n c y i n v e r y c o l d c o n d i t i o n s , i t m u s t b e o v e r h a u l e da n d a l l oil must be replaced. [. . . ]