Pentax PC-555 - Flash Photography

'.
FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY
a
As
you
depress
the
shutter button
halfway
in a
dark
place,
the flash
automatically
pops
up, and
the
camera
is set for
f
lash
photography.
Also when
you
take
a
picture
of
people
in
the shade
of
trees or in
a
dimly-lit
place,
the
flash can
be
used as a
supplementary
light.
Also when
you
wish to
use f lash
in
a bright
place
(daylight-sync
photography),
cover
the camera's
light-sensor
window
with
your
hand
and depress the shutter
button
halfway, so that
the flash
pops
up
automatically.
Number
of Flashes
About
eight rolls
of
24-exposure
film
or
f ive
rolls
of
36-exposure
film can
be shot with
this f
lash
with
f
resh alkaline
batteries at normal
temperatures.
Flash
Control
Range
O.7
-
2.8 m
(2.3
-
9.2 ft.) with
ISO
50 film
O.7
-
4
m
(2.3
-
13.1 ft.)
with ISO 100 f
ilm
0.7
-
5.6
m
Q.3
-
18.4ft.)
with
ISO
200
-
1600film
20
As
you
depress
the shutter button
halfway
in
a
dark
or
dimly-lit
place,
the flash automatically
pops
up and begins to
be
charged.
The f lash-ready
lamp near
the
viewfinder
eyepiece
will light
up in several seconds,
so
make
sure it
does,
and
then
depress
the shutter
button
further
to
release the shutter. After shooting,
be
sure to
push
the
flash
down to the
original
position.
1.
2.
www.orphancameras.com