Film wind and rewind
1
Before
turning
the rapid
wind
lever, slowly turn the film rewind
knob
clockwise
until
a slight
resistance
is felt.
This prevents
loosening or warping of the film.
2
The first portions of the film can-
not be used for picture taking as
they have already been exposed
to light. Generally, two blank ex-
posures
should
be made
before
taking
your first picture.
Cock
the rapid wind lever until it stops.
Watch to see that the film rewind
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knob automatically
turns
coun-
ter-clockwise,
indicating
that the
film is moving
from cassette
to
take-up spool.
Trip the shutter.
Cock
the
rapid
wind lever
for
the first
picture;
the exposure
counter
automatically
turns
to
'1', indicating
that
the first pic-
ture is ready
to be taken.
3
After
the
final
picture
on the
roll (20 or 36 exposures)
has been
taken,
the rapid wind lever will
not turn all the way as you stroke
it.
This indicates that the final
picture
has been taken
on your
film, and that the film must be
rewound.
DON'T open the back
of the
camera,
or all exposed
frames
will be ruined.
4
Unfold the film rewind
crank.
S
Depress
the film rewind
release
button.
Turn the rewind
crank
to rewind
the film into the film
cassette.
The film rewind crank
permits
rewinding
at a smooth,
even rate.
(Under some atmos-
pheric conditions,
erratic
or too
rapid rewinding
will cause static
electricity
marks
on the film.)
You will feel the tension on the
rewind crank lessen as the leader
end of the film slips off the take-
up spool.
Stop rewinding
when you feel
this
happen.
AVOID
DIRECT
SUNLIGHT
WHEN
UNLOAD-
ING YOUR FILM.
(The rewind
release
button
will
return
to
normal position as you load your
next
film
and
turn
the
rapid
wind lever.)
6
Pull out the film rewind
knob
(the
back
will open
automati-
cally), and remove the film cas-
sette.
Bright field focusing
1
You can start
viewing and focusing
before
and after
cocking
the rapid
wind lever.
When the preview lever
is in "AUTO"
(automatic)
position,
and the meter is at "OFF",
the dia-
phragm
is fully open except
for the
moment
of exposure.
2
Turn
the distance
scale
ring
until
your subject image is clearly in focus.
It
is not always
necessary
for you to
view and focus with the diaphragm
fully open.
In bright
sunlight,
you
can
easily
focus
with
diaphragm
closed to f/5.6 or f/8 and still ob-
serve the depth of field.
It is easi-
er, however,
to focus with the dia-
phragm
fully open as your
subject
image is much brighter.
When the letters "MAN" appears
beside the lever, the lens is in manual
position;
when "AUTO"
appears,
it
is in automatic
position.
Microprism
Honeywell
Pentax
cameras
have a
Fresnel
lens with a microprism
cen-
ter underneath
the ground glass.
As
you look through
the finder, you will
see that the Fresnel
lens consists of
many concentric
rings which provide
the brightest
possible image on the
ground
glass.
The microprism
is the center
por-
tion of this diaphragm.
When
your
subject
is in focus, the image in the
microprism
will be sharp
and per-
fectly .clear.
If
your subject
is not
in focus, the microprism
will break
the image up into many small dots,
much like an engraver's
screen.
You
can focus your subject on any por-
tion of the ground
glass.
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