
ASAHI PENTAX KX
Product No.
KX
camera is fundamentally based upon SP type camera except
23700
Mirror housing and other exterior parts, therefore assembly and
disassembly procedures or some of the adjustments which are
included in SP type camera are not mentioned here.
In this manual, exclusive adjustments for KX are mentioned.
Items
A.
Preface
B.
f-stop indicator adjustment
C.
Blue needle adjustment
D. Main SW adjustment
E.
Light metering adjustment
F.
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A.
Preface
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Lubricant
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and KM to prevent it from being scratched by a lens, when it
is mounted or dismounted.
Material of the mount for
KX
and
KM
is brass and that for
is stainless.
And mount ring of all interchangeable lenses are brass materials
except f 1.2/50mm lens of stainless mount.
Therefore, it
is
not allowed
to
wipe off the lubricant
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from the mount surface of camera.
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Fleon
TF
(Dupont made or Mitsui chemical) is used for cleaning
exterior parts especially platstic materials.
If ether or alcohol is used on plastic materials, the plastic will
change
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Do not push aperture-reader window from outside, because it
color.
falls into camera inside.
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B.
f-stop indicator adjustment
1.
Optics
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2.
Adjustment procedures
Fasten two screws beside Mini mirror
(L9).
Without mounting a
lens, look at f-stop indicator window above the picture frame
whether it is visible in the proper place.
f-stop indicator window should be located above the picture frame
separately one or one and half times wider than the width of
f-stop indicator window.
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