Honeywell ESII User manual

INDEX
Introduction— 1
Nomenclature2
Specifications4
Howitworks— 6
Filmloadingandwinding 8
SettingASAfilmspeed9
Filmtypereminderdial"
Exposurefactorcontroldial10
Diaphragmsetting12
Composeandfocus13
TTLmeteringandautomaticshutter14
Viewfinderblinds15
Open-apertureorstop-downreading— 16
Depth-of-fieldpreviewlever17
Mechanicalshutter"
Filmloading18
Cameraholding19
Batteryinsertionandcheck20
Self-timer— ———21
Flashsynchronization22
Depth-of-fieldguide24
Depth-of-fieldtableSMCTakumar50mmlens25
Infra-redphotography26
Multipleexposure27
Importantnotes28
GuidebookforAsahiPentaxsystemofphotography30
Warrantypolicy— 32

HONEYWELLPENTAX
YourHoneywellPentaxESIIisthemost
exciting35mmSLRcameraonthemarket
today.Itcomesequippedwitha through-the-
lensmeteringsystemwithfocal-planeelectronic
shutterforautomaticexposurecontrol.The
fullyautomaticelectronicshutteroperatesjust
likeanelectroniccomputerassuringyouof
perfectexposureeverytime.Thisnewelectronic
shutterletsyoushootautomaticallyatany
speedbetween1/1000and8 seconds!Ifthe
exactshutterspeedshouldbe1/459,1/733or
1/952seconds,thenthat'stheshutterspeed
thatwillbeautomaticallyselected.Ourpatent-
edmemorydeviceandelectronicshuttermake
itpossible.There'salsoanexposurecontroldial
forintentionalover-orunder-exposures.
ThePentaxESIIistheautomaticsingle-lens
reflexcamerathatworksautomaticallywithout
speciallenses.Itoperatesautomaticallywith
virtuallyallTakumarlenses,aswellas,bellows,
extensiontubes,andotherclose-upaccessories.
Thereasonisthattheautomationisincorporat-
edintobodyitself,notintothelens.Your
PentaxESIIisequippedwitha Super-Multi-
CoatedTakumarlens.Exclusivelydevelopedby
Pentax,Super-Multi-CoatedTakumarlensesre-
duceflareandboostcontrasttoa degreefar
beyondwhatwaspreviouslypossibleinoptical
technology.Yourpictureswillhavemoredetail
andrichercolorsthanispossiblewithanyother
systematanyprice.
Inadditiontotheexclusivenewfeaturesofthe
PentaxESII,you'llfindmanyoftherefine-
mentsthathaveestablishedPentaxasthe
leadingfinecameramakerintheworld.TheES
IIretainsthesametraditionalcompactnessand
classicfeel.Italsoisdesignedforusewiththe
accessoriesfromthePentaxsystem,including
alltheTakumarlensesrangingfromdynamic
wideangletopowerfultelephoto.ThePentax
systemisreadytogrowwithyou.
TheHoneywellPentaxESIIisanexcellent
choiceina finecamera.Wewishyouexciting
photographyintheyearstocome.

NOMENCLATURE
Shutterspeedindex
Rapidwindlever
Shutterspeeddial
Shutterreleasebutton
Shutterbuttonlocklever.
"Cocked"indicator
Exposurecounter
D-ringlug
D-ring
Depth-of-fieldpreviewlever(staysfixedexceptwhenthe
lensismountedona PentaxbodyotherthantheES)
Xcontacthotshoe
Batterycheckbutton
Exposurefactorcontroldial
Filmrewindknob/Back cover
opener
Filmspeedindicator
Reminderdialselector
Filmtypereminderdial
Stop-downlever
FPflashterminal
Xflashterminal
Diaphragmring
Depth-of-fieldguide
Diaphragmanddistanceindex
Distancescale
Focusingring
Self-timerlever(behindthisisStartlever)
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Backcover
Filmrails
Filmguiderails
Viewfindereyepiece
Accessoryfittinggroove
Filmroller
Filmtake-upspool
Sprocket
Filmrewindbutton
Shuttercurtain
-Tripodreceptacle
-Batteryhousing
-Filmrewindcrank
-Filmchamber
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SPECIFICATIONS
Type35mmTTL-meteringSLRcamerawithfocal-plane
electronicshutterforautomaticexposurecontrol.
FilmandPictureSize35mmfilm.24mmx 36mm.
StandardLensesSMCTakumar50mmf/1.4and55mm
f/1.8withfullyautomaticdiaphragm.Distancescale:0.45m(1.5
feet)toinfinity.Filtersize:49mm.Withdepth-of-fieldscale.
ShuttersTTL-meteringelectronicshutterforautomatic
exposurecontrol+ mechanicalshutterformanualspeedselection.
Horizontalrunfocalplaneshutter.Electronicshutterspeeds:
unlimitedvariationbetween8 and1/1000sec.Mechanicalshutter:
1/60(X),1/125,1/250,1/500,1/1000sec.Shutterbuttonsafety
lockalsoservesforTimeexposure.
Self-timerBuilt-inself-timerwithinterruptfunction.Re-
leasesshutterin5 — 11sec.
ViewfinderEye-levelpentaprismfinderwithFresnellens+
microprism.0.89xmagnificationwith50mmlens.Life-sizemagni-
ficationwith55mmlens.-1.0dioptry.93%viewfindercoverage.
Viewfinderblindscanbeclosedinautomaticshuttermode.
Shutterspeedcalibration,TTLmeterneedleandbatterycheck
markintheviewfinderscreen.
FocusingTurnthedistancescaleringuntilthesubject
imageintheviewfindercomesintosharpfocus.Minimumfocusing
distance:0.45m(1.5feet).
ReflexMirrorInstantreturntype.
FilmAdvanceRatchettyperapidwindlever.10°pre-
advanceand160°advanceangle.
FilmRewindRapidrewindcrank.Filmrewindbuttonon
baseofcamerabodyreleasesfilmfromtake-upspoolforrewind.
FilmExposureCounterAutomaticre-settype.
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CockedIndicatorA reddiskappearsina smallwindow
alongsidetheshutterreleasebuttonwhentheshutteriscocked,
andblacksoutwhenitisreleased.
LensMount42mmthread(Pentax-mount).
FlashSynchronizationFP+ X contactsforconventional
flashcordconnection.X contactonhotshoeforconvenient
cordlessflashconnection.
ExposureMeterCdS-activatedTTLmeterforopen-dia-
phragmandstop-downreading.Lightmeasurementrange:EV1—
18withASA100film.ASAspeedscale:20- 3200.
ExposureFactorControlDial— 1xfornormalexposure.2x,
4x,1/2xforinternationalover-orunder-exposure.
PowersourceFour1.5Vsilveroxidebatteries(Eveready
S76EorMalloryMS-76H).
FilmTypeIndicator-----------------(black& white),(color
daylight),(colortungsten)andEMP.(empty).
DimensionWith50mm lens:width143mm(5.6")x height
98mm (3.9")x thickness93mm(3.7").With55mmlens:width
143mm(5.6")x height98mm(3.9")x thickness90mm (3.5").
Weight930g(1Ib.14oz.)with50mm lens.879g(1Ib.12
oz.)with55mmlens.678g(1Ib.6 oz.)withoutlens.
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HOWITWORKS
Thebatteriesarepackedsepa-
rately.Besuretoinsertthem
intothebatteryhousingbe-
foreoperatingthecamera.For
insertion,refertopage20.
1.LoadyourfilmandsetASA
filmspeed.2.Keepthisat"1x"fornor-
malexposure.3.Pre-selectf/stop.
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4.Setshutterspeeddialat
"AUTOMATIC".
5.Keepthisleverdownforopen-apertureexposurereading.(Lens
aperturestaysfullyopen,andstopsdowntopre-selectedf/stopas
youdepressshutterrelease.)Moveitupfordepth-of-fieldpreview
orforstop-downexposurereading.(Lensapertureactuallystops
downtopre-selectedf/stop.)
6.TTLmeterreading.Softlydepressshutterbutton.Electric
circuitisnowswitchedon.Meterneedlestartsmovingand
indicatescorrectshutterspeed.
7.Electronicmemorydevicestoresexposurereadinginformation.
8.Depressshutterreleasebuttoncompletely.
9.Memorydeviceautomaticallyreleaseselectronicshutter.
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FILMLOADINGANDWINDINGAvoiddirectlightwhenloadingyourfilm.
1.Openthebackbypulling
outtherewindknobuntil
thebackcoversnapsopen.
4.Cocktherapidwindlever,
andconfirmthatthefilm
rewindknobautomatically
turnscounter-clockwise,in-
dicatingthatthefilmis
properlyloadedandismov-
ingfromcassettetotake-up
spool.Triptheshutter.
2.Placethefilmcassettepro-
perlyintothecassette
chamber,andpushdown
therewindknob.Insertthe
filmleaderintotheslotof
thetake-upspool.
3.Advancethefilmbyalter-
natelyturningtherapid
windleveranddepressing
theshutterbuttonuntil
bothsprocketsengagethe
filmperforationsproperly.
Closethebackbypressing
itfirmly.
5.Thefirstportionsofthefilmcannotbeusedforpicturetaking
astheyhavealreadybeenexposedtolight.Generally,twoor
threeblankexposuresshouldbemadebeforetakingyourfirst
picture.Inthiscase,besuretosettheshutterdialat"1000".
Advancethefilmuntiltheexposurecounterturnsto"1",
indicatingthatthefirstpictureisreadytobetaken.
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SETTINGASAFILMSPEED
TheASAfilmspeedisgiveninthedatasheetpackedwitheach
rolloffilm.ThehighertheASAnumber,themoresensitivethe
film.
Lifttheouterringoftheexposurefactorcontroldial,andturnit
untilthesamenumberastheASAnumberoftheloadedfilm
appearsintheASAspeedindicatorwindow.
FILMTYPEREMINDERDIAL
Usethisdialasa reminderofthetypeoffilmloaded.Tosetthedial,pullouttherewindknobsoftly,
andmovetheselectortofordaylighttypecolorfilm,fortungstentypecolorfilm,for
black-and-whiteandEMP.whenthefilmisnotloaded.
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EXPOSUREFACTORCONTROLDIAL
Thescale(4x2x1 x 1/2x)indicatesexposurefactor.
Turntheouterringofthefilmtypedial,andset1xagainstthe
orangearrowfornormalexposures.
Usethiscontrolonlywhennecessarytogiveintentionalover-or
under-exposureswithintherangeofthesefactorswhileworking
on"AUTOMATIC".Forexample,setthedialat2xor4xwhen
shootingagainstthelight,andat1/2xagainstdarkbackgrounds.
Inaddition,thedialcanbesetbetweentheindicatedpositionsto
achievemorespecificexposurecontrol.
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DIAPHRAGMSETTING
Settheshutterspeeddialat"AUTOMATIC".
Rotatethediaphragmringtopre-selectthedesiredaperturesuch
asfollows:
Fineweather. . f/8--f/11
Cloudyweather. . . f/4— f/56
Indoor...............................f/2-f/2.8
Thisisa roughguidetoacquaintyouwiththeautomaticshutter
operation.Asyougetusedtoit,youwillhaveyourownyardstick
foraperturepre-selectiondependingonyoursubjectandlighting
conditions.
TheshutterspeedoftheESIIisautomaticallydeterminedatany
speedwithintherangeof8 to1/1000sec.accordingtothe
brightnessofyoursubjects.
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COMPOSEANDFOCUS
Whileviewingthroughtheviewfinder,turnthe
focusingringuntilyoursubjectcomesinto
sharpfocus.
Pentaxviewfindershavea Fresnellenswitha
microprismcenterunderneaththegroundglass.
Asyoulookthroughthefinder,youwillsee
thattheFresnellensconsitsofmanyconcentric
ringswhichprovidethebrightestpossibleimage
onthegroundglass.
Themicroprismisthecenterportionofthis
diagram.Whenyoursubjectisinfocus,the
imageinthemicroprismwillbesharpand
perfectlyclear.Ifyoursubjectisnotinfocus,
themicroprismwillbreaktheimageintomany
smalldots,muchlikeanengraver'sscreen.You
canfocusyoursubjectonanyportionofthe
groundglass.
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TTLMETERINGANDAUTOMATICSHUTTER
Forfull-aperturereading,besurethatthestop-downleveris
DOWN.
Thebroaderfigures2,4 and8 intheshutterspeedcalibration
mean2,4 and8 secondsrespectively.Theelectronicshutterofthe
ESIIisguaranteedtoworkproperlydownto8 seconds.
Aftercockingtherapidwindlever,presstheshutterreleasebutton
lightlytoswitchontheelectriccircuit.Themeterneedleinthe
viewfinder indicatesthecorrectshutterspeed.
Iftheneedledoesnotdropto"1000",stopdownthelens
diaphragm.
CAUTION:
Atslowspeeds— slowerthan1/30sec.— putyour
cameraona solidsupportorusea tripodtoprevent
cameramovement.
Depresstheshutterreleasebuttoncompletelywhenreadytotake
yourpicture.Whentheshutterisreleasedandyourfingerisoff
theshutterbutton,themetercircuitisoffandtheneedlewill
returntothetopofthescale.
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YourESIIisprovidedwitha shutterlock.Topreventaccidental
shutterrelease,locktheshutterreleasebuttonbymovingthelock
levertotheleft.An"L"becomesvisible.
VIEWFINDERBLINDS
InsidetheeyepieceofyourESIIareconvenientviewfinder blinds
toshutoutstraylightwhichmayentertheviewfinderfromthe
rear.
Whenusinga self-timerorworkinginclose-up,macrophotogra-
phy,tripod-mountedtelephotography,etc.withyoureyeoffthe
viewfinder,closetheblindsbysettingtheshutterspeeddialat
"AUTOMATIC."
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OPEN-APERTUREORSTOP-DOWNREADING
WiththenewSMCTakumarlenseswiththediaphragmcoupling
lever, mounteddirectlyontheESIIcamerabody,theTTL
meterreadsexposurethroughthefull-openapertureforcorrect
automaticexposure.Foropen-aperturereadingthestop-down
levershouldbeDOWN.
Withallotherlenses,orwhenusingExtensionTubes,BellowsUnit
orMicroscopeadapter,rememberalwaystopushupthestop
downleverforstopped-downaperturereadingandcorrect
automaticexposure.
TheSMCTakumar85mmf/1.9(bottom,left)andSMCTakumar-
Zoom85mm-210mmlensesdonothavethediaphragmcoupling
lever; therefore,theyshouldbeusedontheESIIforstop-down
reading.
CAUTION:
AllSMCTakumarlensesupto300mmexcepttheabovetwoare
designedforopen-aperturereading.Whendirectlymountedonthe
ESII,theywillgivecorrectexposurereadingsatfullaperture.Do
nottrytotakemeterreadingsatstopped-downaperture,asthis
willindicatedifferentshutterspeeds.
AlsorememberthattheTTLmeteringdoesnotworkunlessthe
shutterdialissetat"AUTOMATIC".
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DEPTH-OF-FIELDPREVIEWLEVER
Thepreviewleveronthelensshouldalwaysbesetto"AUTO"
whenthelensisusedontheES11.Theleverhasaninterlockthat
preventsitfrombeingsetto"MAN"whenmountedontheESII
Whenmountedona PentaxcameraotherthantheESorESIIthe
leverwilloperatenormally.
MECHANICALSHUTTER
Inadditiontotheelectronicshutterforautomaticexposure
control,theESIIhasa mechanicalshutterforspeeds:1/60X for
electronicflashsynchronization,1/125,1/2501/5001/1000sec
plusB (Bulb).
Tooperateatanyoneofthesespeeds,justturntheshutterdial
from"AUTOMATIC"tothedesiredspeedsetting.Nowthe
electriccircuitandTTLmetercircuitareoff.
Tomakeanexposurelongerthan8 seconds,settheshutterdialat
B.Theshutterwillstayopenaslongasyoudepresstheshutter
button.Asyoureleaseyourfingerfromtheshutterbutton,the
shuttercloses.
Forextremelylongexposures,settheshutterlockbymoving the
levertotheleftwhiledepressingtheshutterbutton.Alternately,
usea cablerelasewitha lockingdevice.
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FILMUNLOADING
Afterthefinalpictureonthe
rollhasbeentaken,therapid
windleverwillnotturn,indi-
catingthatthefilmmustbe
rewound.
Lifttherewindcrankup.De-
pressthefilmrewindrelease
buttonandturntherewind
crankasindicatedtorewind
thefilmintoitscassette.Re-
winduntilthetensiononthe
cranklessens,indicatingthat
theleaderendofthefilmhas
beenreleasedfromthetake-up
spool.
Pulloutthefilmrewindknob
(thebackwillopenautomati-
cally),andremovethefilm
cassette.AVOIDDIRECT
LIGHTWHENLOADINGOR
UNLOADINGTHEFILM.
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