Pentax Program Plus User Manual

SPECIFICATIONS
Type: 35mnn SLR camera with multi-mode automatic exposure controls, electronically-controlled
focal plane shutter, and open-aperture center-weighted Through-The-Lens metering.
Exposure Control Modes: Programmed AE, Aperture-priority AE, Metered Manual, and Programmed
Auto Flash mode.___
Exposure Control Mode Setting: By using combinations of settings on shutter dial and aperture ring of
"A" series lenses. __
Film: 35mm film. ___ _
Format; 24 x 36mm. _______
Lens Mount: Pentax KA Bayonet (A Pentax K bay onet m ount with electrical contact).
Shutter: Seiko MFC-E5 vertical-run metal focal-plane shutter, automatic exposure and manual
settings electronically-controlled speeds from 15 to 1/1000 sec., 1/100 sec., and B.
Electro-magnet i c shutter release with release button lock. _
Exposure Indication in Viewfinder: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) for Automatic and manual shutter
speeds, automatically set lens apertures, flash-ready sign with dedicated flashes,shutter-speed
_ setting error warning, battery life warning, and Programmed AE indic a t i o n (P).
Flash Synchronization: Hotshoe (X-synch contact, dedicated flash contacts), X - s yn c h at 1 /100 sec.
Dedicated Automatic Flash Coupling: Automatic setting of 1/100 sec. synch speed with dedicated
automatic flash units. Slower than 1/100 sec. synch flash photography Is possible at
Manual mode setting.
Self-Timer: Electronically controlled, delay time indication by flashing lamp approx. 12 sec. delay
time, possible to cancel at any time; initiate process by pressing shutter release button.
Viewfinder: Silver-coated pentaprism finder with split-image/microprism focusing screen; shows 92% of
the picture area, 0.82X magnification with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.1 Diopter eyepiece.
Mirror: Back-swing type instant-re t u r n mirror. ____
Film Loading: Magic-needle loading. _
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Pentax Program Plus Specifications

General

Lens mount	Pentax K mount
ISO range	25 - 1600
Film advance	Manual
Camera type	SLR
Exposure modes	Program, Manual
Metering	TTL, center-weighted
Flash	Hot shoe