INDEX Introduction — 1 Nomenclature 2 Specifications 4 How it works — 6 Film loading and winding 8 Setting ASA film speed 9 Film type reminder dial " Exposure factor control dial 10 Diaphragm setting 12 Compose and focus 13 TTL metering and automatic shutter 14 Viewfinder blinds 15 Open-aperture or stop-down reading — 16 Depth-of-field preview lever 17 Mechanical shutter " Film loading 18 Camera holding 19 Battery insertion and check Self-timer — 20 ——— 21 Flash synchr
HONEYWELL PENTAX Your Honeywell Pentax ES II is the most exciting 35mm SLR camera on the market today. It comes equipped with a through-thelens metering system with focal-plane electronic shutter for automatic exposure control. The fully automatic electronic shutter operates just like an electronic computer assuring you of perfect exposure everytime.
NOMENCLATURE Shutter speed index Rapid wind lever Shutter speed dial Shutter release button Shutter button lock lever.
Film rails Film guide rails Back cover Viewfinder eyepiece Accessory fitting groove Film roller Film take-up spool Sprocket Film rewind button Shutter curtain -Tripod receptacle -Battery housing -Film rewind crank - Film chamber 3
SPECIFICATIONS Type 35mm TTL-metering SLR camera with focal-plane electronic shutter for automatic exposure control. Film and Picture Size Standard Lenses 35mm film. 24mm x 36mm. SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.8 with fully automatic diaphragm. Distance scale: 0.45m (1.5 feet) to infinity. Filter size: 49mm. With depth-of-field scale. Shutters TTL-metering electronic shutter for automatic exposure control + mechanical shutter for manual speed selection. Horizontal run focal plane shutter.
Cocked Indicator A red disk appears in a small window alongside the shutter release button when the shutter is cocked, and blacks out when it is released. Lens Mount 42mm thread (Pentax-mount). Flash Synchronization FP + X contacts for conventional flash cord connection. X contact on hot shoe for convenient cordless flash connection. Exposure Meter CdS-activated TTL meter for open-diaphragm and stop-down reading. Light measurement range: EV1 — 18 with ASA 100 film. ASA speed scale: 20 - 3200.
HOW IT WORKS The batteries are packed separately. Be sure to insert them into the battery housing before operating the camera. For insertion, refer to page 20. 1. Load your film and set ASA film speed. 2. Keep this at " 1 x " for normal exposure. 3. Pre-select f/stop.
5. Keep this lever down for open-aperture exposure reading. (Lens aperture stays fully open, and stops down to pre-selected f/stop as you depress shutter release.) Move it up for depth-of-field preview or for stop-down exposure reading. (Lens aperture actually stops down to pre-selected f/stop.) 6. TTL meter reading. Softly depress shutter button. Electric circuit is now switched on. Meter needle starts moving and indicates correct shutter speed. 7.
FILM LOADING AND WINDING 1.Open the back by pulling out the rewind knob until the back cover snaps open. 4. Cock the rapid wind lever, and confirm that the film rewind knob automatically turns counter-clockwise, indicating that the film is properly loaded and is moving from cassette to take-up spool. Trip the shutter. Avoid direct light when loading your film. 2. Place the film cassette properly into the cassette chamber, and push down the rewind knob.
SETTING ASA FILM SPEED The ASA film speed is given in the data sheet packed with each roll of film. The higher the ASA number, the more sensitive the film. Lift the outer ring of the exposure factor control dial, and turn it until the same number as the ASA number of the loaded film appears in the ASA speed indicator window. FILM TYPE REMINDER DIAL Use this dial as a reminder of the type of film loaded.
EXPOSURE FACTOR CONTROL DIAL The scale (4x 2x 1 x 1 /2x) indicates exposure factor. Turn the outer ring of the film type dial, and set 1x against the orange arrow for normal exposures. Use this control only when necessary to give intentional over- or under-exposures within the range of these factors while working on "AUTOMATIC". For example, set the dial at 2x or 4x when shooting against the light, and at 1/2x against dark backgrounds.
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DIAPHRAGM SETTING Set the shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC". Rotate the diaphragm ring to pre-select the desired aperture such as follows: Fine weather . . f/8--f/11 Cloudy weather . . . f/4 — f/5 6 I n d o o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .f / 2 - f / 2 . 8 This is a rough guide to acquaint you with the automatic shutter operation. As you get used to it, you will have your own yardstick for aperture pre-selection depending on your subject and lighting conditions.
COMPOSE AND FOCUS While viewing through the viewfinder, turn the focusing ring until your subject comes into sharp focus. Pentax viewfinders have a Fresnel lens with a microprism center underneath the ground glass. As you look through the finder, you will see that the Fresnel lens consits of many concentric rings which provide the brightest possible image on the ground glass. The microprism is the center portion of this diagram.
TTL METERING AND AUTOMATIC SHUTTER For full-aperture reading, be sure that the stop-down lever is DOWN. The broader figures 2, 4 and 8 in the shutter speed calibration mean 2, 4 and 8 seconds respectively. The electronic shutter of the ES II is guaranteed to work properly down to 8 seconds. After cocking the rapid wind lever, press the shutter release button lightly to switch on the electric circuit. The meter needle in the viewfinder indicates the correct shutter speed.
Your ES II is provided with a shutter lock. To prevent accidental shutter release, lock the shutter release button by moving the lock lever to the left. An " L " becomes visible. VIEWFINDER BLINDS Inside the eyepiece of your ES II are convenient viewfinder blinds to shut out stray light which may enter the viewfinder from the rear. When using a self-timer or working in close-up, macrophotography, tripod-mounted telephotography, etc.
OPEN-APERTURE OR STOP-DOWN READING With the new SMC Takumar lenses with the diaphragm coupling lever , mounted directly on the ES II camera body, the TTL meter reads exposure through the full-open aperture for correct automatic exposure. For open-aperture reading the stop-down lever should be DOWN. With all other lenses, or when using Extension Tubes, Bellows Unit or Microscope adapter, remember always to push up the stop down lever for stopped-down aperture reading and correct automatic exposure.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW LEVER The preview lever on the lens should always be set to " A U T O " when the lens is used on the ES 11. The lever has an interlock that prevents it from being set to " M A N " when mounted on the ES II When mounted on a Pentax camera other than the ES or ES II the lever will operate normally.
FILM UNLOADING After the final picture on the roll has been taken, the rapid wind lever will not turn, indicating that the film must be rewound. Lift the rewind crank up. Depress the film rewind release button and turn the rewind crank as indicated to rewind the film into its cassette. Rewind until the tension on the crank lessens, indicating that the leader end of the film has been released from the take-up spool.
CAMERA HOLDING As a general rule, your camera should be held more firmly by the left hand which does not release the shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand — the hand which releases the shutter — it may cause camera movement. Very often, blurred pictures are due to movement of the camera. When you focus with the camera held horizontally (Position A), hold the lens barrel as illustrated. Cradle the camera with your left hand thumb and little finger.
BATTERY INSERTION AND CHECK Four 1.5V silver oxide batteries (Eveready S76E or Mallory MS-76H) power the TTL meter and electronic shutter of the ES II. The power circuit is on only when you depress the shutter release button (lightly for meter reading and completely for electronic shutter) with the shutter speed dial set at "AUTOMATIC".
SELF-TIMER The self-timer of the ES II releases the shutter after 5 — 1 1 seconds, depending upon how far anti-clockwise you turn the cocking lever. When using the self-timer, do not depress the shutter release button . . . it will immediately release the shutter w i t h o u t delayed action. Turn the cocking lever down 90°— 180°. Move the self-timer start lever as indicated . . . the self-timer will start operating. This self-timer has a unique interrupt function.
FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The Pentax ES II has FP and X terminals at the front of the camera body, and an additional X contact in the hot shoe atop the pentaprism housing. As indicated in the table, set the shutter dial at 1/60 X for electronic flash, with the flash cord plugged into the X terminal. Set the shutter dial at 1/60 or faster for FP class flash bulbs, with the cord plugged into the FP terminal.
When not using these terminals, keep the plugs inserted 23
DEPTH-OF-FIELD GUIDE Depth of field is the range between the nearest and farthest distances which are in focus at a given lens aperture. If you want to know how great the depth of field is at a certain aperture, look at the depth-of-field guide. In the photograph below, the distance scale is set at 5 meters . . . the lens is focused on a subject 5 meters away.
DEPTH-OF-FIELD TABLE: SMC TAKUMAR 50mm LENS 25
INFRA-RED PHOTOGRAPHY If you intend to take infra-red photographs, remember to use the infra-red index marked with an orange line or a small " R " on the depth-of-field guide. First, focus your lens on your subject. Determine the lens-to-subject distance from the distance scale. Then match your lens-to-subject distance to the infrared index by turning the distance scale accordingly. For instance, if your subject is in focus at infinity, turn the distance ring and move the infinity ( ) mark to the index.
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE For deliberate multiple exposures, make the first exposure in the normal way. Then tighten the film by turning the rewind knob (1), and keep hold of the rewind knob. Depress the film rewind release button (2) and cock the rapid wind lever. This cocks the shutter without advancing the film. Finally, release the shutter to make the second exposure. Then make one blank exposure, before taking the next picture, to avoid overlapping. Registration of the exposure counter may not be exact.
IMPORTANT NOTES Always keep the stop-down lever down for open-aperture reading. Also, be sure to keep it down when interchanging lenses; otherwise, the automatic diaphragm pin of the lens will hit the diaphragm activating lever in the body. Move it up only when checking the depth of field or using stop-down metering lenses or Extension Tubes, Bellows Unit, etc. inserted between the lens and the camera body.
The following two lenses will not properly fit the Pentax ES II camera body due to different mechanical design and construction: Super-Takumar 50mm f/1 .4 Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8 (with "1.8" engraved at the left end of the diaphragm ring and " 1 6 " at the right.) The length of a tripod's screw should not exceed the normal length of 4.5mm (3/16"). Do not extend it longer than this length when mounting your camera on a tripod.
GUIDE BOOK FOR HONEYWELL PENTAX SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY The operating manual for the Honeywell Pentax cameras is merely an instruction book for the proper care and operation of the Honeywell Pentax cameras. It does not, and can not, deal fully with every possible application of the Honeywell Pentax System of Photography because those applications are almost limitless.
This comprehensive book deals mainly with the following subjects: OPERATION AND TECHNIQUE: action, aperture, artificial light, camera care, carrying, choosing 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, multiple flash, perspective, printing, shooting, slide projection, Spotmatic operation, storing negatives, telescope, tripod, unloading, viewing.
WARRANTY POLICY Your new Honeywell Pentax ES II is warranted for one year against defects in material or workmanship. This covers either the original purchaser or the gift recipient. Any defect in your ES II will be repaired or replaced (at our option) and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within the 12-month period, provided the camera has not been abused, altered or operated contrary to instructions.
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