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Pentax RIGHT SIDE User manual
User manual for Pentax RIGHT SIDE. 20 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Pentax
- Model / document
- Pentax RIGHT SIDE
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 20
- File size
- 4.8 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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. . -Hood lock
Hood for focusing finder glass
High speed shutter did
Film winding & shutter cocking knob
Exposure coun!er did
Shutter release button 1-
Slow speed shutter dial
Lens
Fdm rewinding knob
Rear Cover lock
Eye-level view finder
Synchronizer terminal F
Synchronizer ternrinal X
Distance scale ring
Diaphragm- - adjusting ring /"1
Pre-set adjusting ring 1Pre-set diaphragm index -
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR
Y OUR ASAHIFLEX
Before taki-- 7ictu---
Loading fill . .
Unloading film . . . .
Taking pictures . . . . .
Setting diaphragm
Setting shutter spe
Composing pictures
How to hold your camera . . . . 19
Flash synchronizer . . . . . . . 25
Interchanging lens . . . . . . . 25
Close-ups . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reproduction . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Open the back of the camera by pulling
lace the film cartridge into its position @,
few inches of the film and insert it into the
it of the take-up spool @. Slowly turn the
film winding knob Q clockwise and make
sure that both sprockets @ have properly
caught the perforations of the film. Again
yake sire that the film is being properly
transported on to the take-up spool, and then
cIose the back uushing down the rear cover
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F1 WHILE LOADING FILM I
As you wind the film, the film rewinding
knob automatically turns anti-clockwise. When-
ever loading a film cartridge, it is recommended
that you check whether the rewinding knob
turns anti-clockwise when turning the winding
knob. When the rewinding clutch is not set I at the proper position, or when the film is off
the sprockets or the take-up spool, the film may
not be transported to the right direction.
Always remember:-
Stop w~ndingthe fiIm when you feel a tight resrs-
tance as the film is at its end.
I f you keep windrng the film agarnsr the resistonce,
the film w i l l come off the cartridge, and i t may
no8 be rewound into the canridge. I f the film has
been wound off the cartrrdge, rt should be removed
from the camera in a dark room.
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Before focusing through the focusing l-1 Bnder glass, be sure that the shutter
has been cocked first.".d# Remove the lens protector cap, and erect the 4 1
focusing finder hood by pushing up the hood
lock Focusing will be made by obserling a.
the image on the focusing glass while turning I I
the distance scale ring @. When the image on
the focusing glass becomes clearest, an accurate
focusing will be obtained, and the same image
will be produced on the film plane as the shut-
ter is released.
To ensure accuracy in focusing, a magnifier
@ is attached to the rear finder hood. The
magnifier may be set parallel to the focusing
glass by holding the nipple on top of the mag-
nifier. When observing through the magnifier, l
keep your eye close to the magnifier.
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At distance 15 it. with 50 mm lens
and at the following diaphragm setting, the range of
distance shown below is in the same depth-of-field.11
On each of our TAKUMAR lenses, different depth-
of-field guide numbers are shown according to its focal
length.
Hence, when taking two or more objects of different
distance, it is necessary to adjust the diaphragm piro-
perly in order to bring these objects simultaneously in
focus as illustrated by the photograph.
With ASAWFLEX, you can clearly ske what is in
the depth-of-field on the focusing glass, You will also
see the extent of blurs that will be produced on the
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PRE-SET DIAPHRAGM
It is sometimes hard in single lens reflex camera
to obtain correct focusing when the diaphragm is set
prior to focusing because of the darkness of the focusing
finder glass. Hence, focusing is usually 'secured with
the diaphragm full open, and adjusting it after focusing.
To eliminate this inconvenience of keeping your
eyes off the focusing glass to set the diaphragm,
ASAHIFLEX is equipped with a pre-set diaphragm
i ring First, set pre-set diaphragm ring at the desired m.
diaphragm number, and focusing will be made on the
bright focusing finder glass with the diaphragm full To adjust th- +e-set 4iaphragm ring :
open. P r p to shutter release, turn the diaphragni For 58 mm f 2.4 lens--Turn the pre-set dia-
adjusting ring until it stops at the pre-set desired dia; phragm ring and set the desired
diaphragm number of this ring to phragm dial number. Using this pre-set diaphragm the red dot.
ring, you need not remove your eyes off the focusing For 50 mm f 3.5 lens-Turn the per-set dia-
when setting the diaphragm. phragm ring and set the desired
disphragm. . number of this ring to
the red line.
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The shutter has now been set, and your
ASAHWLEX is ready for taking p i c t u t e . a -
What remains is releasing the shutter. Thc
letters B and T on the shutter speed dialr
function as follows :
3J (Bulb)-The shutter is open as long as "f' the shutter button is pressed.
T (Time) -The shutter is open even if your
finger leaves the shutter buttor
after pressing. To close thc
shutter curtain, turn the slolr
speed shutter dial towards the
is shutter will be full open as long as the dial number 112. This settinn:-
used for long exposure timing. shutter button is pressed ; however, the
MODEL IIB Model IIB has na slow speed shutter .
1 Turn the shutter cocking knob clock- with T setting. When a long timing
wise until it stops. is desired with Model IIB, unscrew the
2. Lift the shutter speed dial, turn to the shutter ring and fix a shutter release
right or the lef; and set the desired cable with locking attachment. Thus'I speed number to the index. long exposure timing may be easily
As the shutter dial is set at B, the obtained with this Model.
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To obtain satisfactory synchronization with electronic
flash, it is preferable to set the shutter speed slower than
1/25 of a second. -
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S When using a synchronized flash at daytime as well as at
nigh6 time or in dark placer, you can always obtain a
bright picture OS shotpr, by the photograph even when
taken again86 the main lighc.
Token with synchronized A a r ~
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mat, m whieh a @W and pntagraph am
erected mdy, The camera may be lifted or
lamred simply togethw wjth the panurgraph.,
thcilitadng focuaing and eompasition. Fur-
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Standard TAKUMAR 5 8 mm F 2.4
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Lens element 5
Mininiun~lens aperture f 22
Distance scale 2 ft-50 f t and infinit?
Angle of tiew 31"
Weight 7 oas (200 gra)
Equipped wit11 pre-set diaphragm adjusting ring.
Sensational s t a n d a ~ d lens of f2.4 eiel
produced xlth 5 lens elements. 'lhe
focal length 1s deslgned at 58 mm f o ~
slngle lens ~eflexcamera, haxiny excel-
lent resol\ lny poner. Espec ]all\ de
s~ylled for t olor photoylaphg het auie
of the lntrra*lng popuiatlt) of tolor
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I TAKUMAR l00 mm F 3.5 Ions focal length
L
Lens element 3
Minimum lens aperture F 16
Distance scale 4.5 ft-100 ft, and infinity
Angle of view 2 P
Weight 9.8 ozs (280 grs)
Equippccd with pre-set diaphragm adjustir
Although composed of 3 elements,
aberrations are satisfactorily corrected.
Recommended for taking sceneries,
portraits, news pictures, etc.
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When taking distant objects, or using sloffi
. . - speedcable isshutter,recommendeduse of t oourpreventshurte~vibrationrelease
Lens element 2 of your camera or blurs on your pictures. See page 16 for details of attaching a release
Minimum lens aperture F 16 cable to your camera.
Distance scale
25 ft-1000, and infinity .
Angle of view 5' -
Equipped with rack-pinion
focusing adjustor.
Comparatively light, small and portable for its long focal
length of 500 mm. Capable of taking ~nterestingand unique
that other lenses may not be !ble to represent.
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