Pentax ES User Manual
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Table of Contents
NOMENCLATURE........................................................................................................................................................2
SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................4
HOW IT WORKS ..........................................................................................................................................................6
FILM LOADING AND WINDING..........................................................................................................................8
SETTING ASA FILM SPEED.......................................................................................................................................9
FILM TYPE REMINDER DIAL ................................................................................................................................9
EXPOSURE FACTOR CONTROL DIAL............................................................................................................10
DIAPHRAGM SETTING...........................................................................................................................................11
TTL METERING AND AUTOMATIC SHUTTER............................................................................................12
OPEN-APERTURE OR STOP-DOWN READING.............................................................13
MECHANICAL SHUTTER .......................................................................................................................................14
FILM UNLOADING....................................................................................................................................................15
BATTERY CHECK AND REPLACEMENT.........................................................................................................16
FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION...............................................................................................................................17
DEPTH-OF-FIELD GUIDE .....................................................................................................................................18
INFRA-RED PHOTOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................................19
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE............................................................................................................................................20
IMPORTANT NOTES ................................................................................................................................................21
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Asahi Pentax ES Operating Manual Excerpts
NOMENCLATURE
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55mm f/1.8 with fully automatic diaphragm. 7
SPECIFICATIONS
Type
35mm TTL-metering single-lens reflex camera with
focal plane electronic shutter for automatic
exposure control.
Film and Picture Size
35mm film (20 ir 36 exposures). 24mm x 36mm.
Standard Lenses
Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and
elements in 6 groups. Distance scale: 0.45m (1.5
feet) to infinity. Filter size: 49mm. With depth-offield scale.
Shutters
TTL-metering electronic shutter for automatic
exposure control + mechanical shutter for manual
speed selection. Horizontal run focal plane shutter.
Electronic shutter speeds: Unlimited variation
between 8 and 1/1000 sec. Mechanical shutter: B,
1/60 (X), 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec.
Viewfinder
Eye-level pentaprism finder with Fresnel lens +
microprism. 0.89x magnification with 50mm lens.
-1.0 dioptry. Shutter speed calibration, TTL meter
needle and battery "check" mark in the viewfinder
screen.
Focusing
Turn the distance scale ring until the subject image
in the viewfinder comes into sharp focus. Minimum
focusing distance: 0.45m (1.5 feet).
Reflex Mirror
Instant return type.
Film Advance
Ratchet type rapid wind lever. 10° pre-advance
and 160° advance angle.
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Film Rewind
Rapid rewind crank. Film rewind button on base of
camera body releases film from take-up spool for
rewind.
Film Exposure Counter
Automatic re-set type.
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 -
1600.
Exposure Factor Control Dial
1x for normal exposure. 2x, 4x, 1/2x for
intentional over- or under-exposure.
Battery
6V silver battery (Eveready #544).
Film Type Indicator
* (black & white), * (color daylight), * (color
tungsten) and EMP. (empty).
Dimension
Width 143mm (5.6") x height 98mm (3.86") x
thickness 91mm (3.6").
Weight
940 gr. (2 lb. 1 oz.)
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A silver battery is packed separately. Be sure to insert it into the
HOW IT WORKS
battery housing before operating the camera. For insertion, refer to
page 19.
1. Load your film and set ASA
film speed.
4. Set shutter speed dial at
"AUTOMATIC".
2. Keep this at "1x" for normal
exposure.
3. Pre-select f/stop
5. Keep this lever down for openaperture exposure reading.
(Lens aperture stays fully open,
and stops down to pre-selected
f/stop as you depress shutter
release.) Move it up for depthof-field preview or for stop-down
exposure reading. (Lens
aperture actually stops down to
pre-selected f/stop.)
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6. TTL Meter Reading. Softly depress the
shutter button. Electric circuit is now
switched on. Meter needle starts moving and
indicates correct shutter speed.
7. Electronic memory device stores exposure
reading information, whether through openaperture or stopped-down aperture.
8. Depress shutter button completely.
9. Memory device automatically releases
electronic shutter.
CORRECT EXPOSURE
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