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ASAHI Pentax SV / Super S2 User manual

User manual for ASAHI Pentax SV / Super S2. 6 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.

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Brand
Pentax
Model / document
ASAHI Pentax SV / Super S2
Document type
User manual
Language
English
Pages
6
File size
2.5 MB
Category
Film cameras
Document date
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ASAHI PENTAX
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The new Asahi Pentax SV and Super 52 cameras are so new that they are not yet being
exported and the instruction booklet for these new models has not been completed. This
instruction sheet is supplied with the instruction manual for the Asahi pentax Sl/S: cameras
to serve you to fully understand the different features of these new models.
The models SV and Super 52 are identically same as the Asahi Pentax model 53, with the
exception of the lollowing leatures  :
  MODEL SV has a new built-in self-timer and an automatic zero-resetting film counter.
  MODEL SUPER 52 has an all-new fully automatic Super-Takumar 55mm f 2 lens,
                   and is equipped with the same micro-prism Fresnel screen as in
                       the Asahi Pentax Sl and 52.
The following pages explain the above different'features and how to operate them properly.
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ASAHI PENTA)( SV

                   Turn the self-timer cocking wheel (B) clockwise as indicated by the
                   arrow mark until  it stops. when you depress the self-timer release
                       button (A), the shutter will be released in about l0 seconds. If you
                      depress the release button (A) after turning the wheel (B) about 50
                          degrees, the shutter will be released in about 5 seconds. Thus, you
                   can adjust the shutter release time between 5 and l0 seconds as you
                     wish. The cocking wheel (B) can be turned before or after you cock
                      the rapid wind lever of the camera. Remember that the shutter  is
                       released when the V-mark (D) comes to the front, as illustrated by

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Should youp Asahi Pentax cameras require warranty service, described on the last page of
our instruction booklet, they should be stent to uS, or to the dealer from whom you
originally bought them, or to our authorized repair centers or representatives in the
country where such dealer is located. When you desire to have warranty service performed
outside of the country where you originally purchased your equipment, our authorized
repair centers or representatives in the country outside of where you originally bought  it
will charge you a minimum servicing fee. The Asahi Pentax equipment is sold to you for
your own use and not for the purpose of resale, unless you have purchased it for your
friends. In acco.rdance with our international distributionship agreements, you are not
authorized to re-sell our products. Our warranty shall not accompany resold cameras,
and we will not assume any responsibility against import duty or any other tax levied on
the Asahi Pentax equipment imported for the purpose of resale without our written consent.

                                       (EID       Printed in JaPanASAHI OPTICAL GO., LTD-
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