Pentax Spotmatic II - Manuals

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 10 Film wind and rewind 1 The first portions of the film cannot be used for picture taking as they have already been exposed to light. Generally, two blank exposures should be made before taking your fir...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 12 Automatic Diaphragm * When the preview lever is in the "AUTO" (automatic) position, and the exposure meter is turned to "OFF", the fully automatic diaphragm is at its largest aperture ...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 13 Shutter Turn the shutter speed dial clockwise or counter-clockwise to the shutter speed desired. The shutter speed may be set either before or after cocking the rapid wind lever. As you cock the shutt...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 16 Range of light measurement The exposure meter of the Spotmatic measures the brightness of the ground glass. Therefore, the meter should be turned on after you have focused your subject on the ground g...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 18 Flash Synchronization The Spotmatic II has FP and X terminals at the front of the camera body, and a separate FP/X contact on the built-in hot shoe. The table below shows which flash contact, which sh...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 20 Important Notes Always keep the meter switched off when not actually taking readings. Leaving the meter switched on will rapidly exhaust the battery. It is also necessary to keep the meter switched of...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 23 3. RUNNING TEST BEFORE USE Before embarking on a holiday, where your camera will be your constant companion or, in fact, any other reason for the camera being required on an important assignment, make...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 24 Interchangeable Lenses The Asahi Pentax offers many interchangeable lenses in a wide variety of focal lengths, all of which are highly respected by both professional and amateur photographers for thei...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 25 28mm DIFFERENCE OF ANGLE OF TAKUMAR LENSES 50~55mm 85mm 135mm 200mm 400mm 1000mm All photographs were taken from the same location and distance from the subject.

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 34 Ultra-Achromatic Takumar 85mm f/4.5 from 220m µ to1000m µ and photographic tests without filters show good results within these wave- length bands. Lens element 5Minimum aperture f/22Minimum distance ...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 35 SPECIFICATIONS OF TAKUMAR LENSES MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE ANGLE OF VIEW WEIGHT FILTER SIZE LENSHOO D SIZE LENS CAP SIZE NAME OF LENSES FOCAL LENGTH & MAXIMUM APERTURE MINIMUM APERTURE LENS ELEMENT D...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 42 • SHORT SOFT CASE Especially designed soft case without a nose for lens. This allows you to take pictures with the camera in the case for quieter operation. For use with SV and S1a only • SOFT CASE JU...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 43 Super- Lite II Electronic Flash The Asahi Pentax Super-Lite II is a compact easy-to-operate electronic flash unit produced with the same engineering skill that perfects the Asahi Pentax System of Phot...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 44 Spotmeter III Selective exposure photography … the most advanced concept in reflected light meters. The Spotmeter III utilizes an optical reflect system which gives a 21 ° angle of view on the ground ...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 45 ASAHI PENTAX Prism Binoculars The unique coated interference filter of the Asahi Pentax prism binoculars, another achievement of the Asahi Pentax engineering, eliminates ultraviolet and infrared rays ...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 46 ASAHI PENTAX Telescopes The superb Asahi Pentax telescopes, also designed and produced by the Asahi Pentax engineering group, are available in the following sizes: 30X, 40mm telescope, in white or bla...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 47 GUIDE BOOK FOR ASAHI PENTAX SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY The operating manual for the Asahi Pentax cameras is merely an instruction book for the proper care and operation of the Asahi Pentax cameras. It does...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 48 films, close-ups, copying, depth-of-field, developers, exposure, exposure meter, films, film speed, filters, flash, focal length, focusing, holding, lighting, loading, long-range work, monocular, mult...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 49 WARRANTY POLICY All Asahi Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve mont...

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher - http://whitemetal.com 52 Reproducers Comments This manual was recreated by hand-entering all text and by scanning all graphics found in the original manual. Every attempt was made to lay out this reproduction manual as it app...