Pentax ES User Manual

Asahi Pentax ES Operating Manual Excerpts

Reproduced for Historical and Reference Purposes by Paul M. Provencher

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35mm TTL-metering single-lens reflex camera with

focal plane electronic shutter for automatic

exposure control.

35mm film (20 ir 36 exposures).  24mm x 36mm.

Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f/1.4 and

55mm f/1.8 with fully automatic diaphragm.  7

elements in 6 groups.  Distance scale: 0.45m (1.5

feet) to infinity. Filter size: 49mm.  With depth-of-

field scale.

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.

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.

Turn the distance scale ring until the subject image

in the viewfinder comes into sharp focus.  Minimum

focusing distance: 0.45m (1.5 feet).

Instant return type.

Film Advance
Ratchet type rapid wind lever.  10

°

 pre-advance

and 160

°

 advance angle.