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OPERATING MANUAT


Welcome to the world of Pentax MediumFormat Photography. The 67's picture formatgives an image area four t imes larger than thatof the 35mm SLR camera, assuring thephotogra pher of f inegrained, su perior q ual i tyimage definit ion on enlargements.

, , ,Careful reading of this operating manual will , ',help you take advantages of al l the photo- r

graphic capacit ies this equipment has to offer.Please be on the look out for the speciald i rect ions wi th a" . " mark in the coloredcolumn.

The names of the camera's working parts arel isted in the nomenclature section inside thefront and back f laps. Please keep the f lapsunfolded for quick reference while you readth is manual .

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Shut te r bu t ton

Shut te r lock lever

Exposure counter d ia l

Exposure counter

Exposure counter cont ro l d ia l

Safety device re lease but ton

Mi r ro r lock uP lever

Depth of f ie ld Preview lever

D is tance sca le

F i l t e r a l i g n m e n t i n

Lens (op t ion

Pentapr ism (op t ion)

Shut te r speed index /Bat te ry check lamp

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Shu t t e r d i a l

Lock p in

F lash t e rm ina l s

Accessory a l ignment p in

St rap lug

Lens re lease lever

Mi r ro r

Lens a l i gnmen t i ndex

M o u n t

Apertu re sca le

Aper tu re r ing

Focus ing r i ng


Notes to Users

Commercial ly avai lable lenses and accessoriesproduced by other manufacturers are notmade to our precise specif icat ions and there-fore, may cause difficulties with - or actualdamage to - your Pentax camera. We do notassume any responsibi l i ty or l iabi l i ty fordif f icult ies result ing from the use of lenses andaccessories made by other manufacturers withPentax cameras and photographic products.

Photographs and/or i l lustrat ions of theproducts in this operating manual may dif fer

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Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1aps \PREPARATIONS Ni.PUCNNONSAttaching shoulder s t rap. . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Insert ing battery.. . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - 5I nterchangea ble f i ndersMount ing 1ens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 - IShut ter re lease wi thout f i lm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 - 1 1LOADING FILMSett ing f i lm type (12012201 .. . . . . . .13 - 14Loading f i lm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 - 19Unloading f i lmBASIC OPERATIONShutter dial/button... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 -23

Setting apertureHold ing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Diopter adjustment and focusing. . . . . . . . . . . . .26 - 27Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

B(Bulb) and Time photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Mirror-lock-up leverFf ash photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32- 33Depth of f ield . . . . . .34Inf rared index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35ACCESSORTES ... . . . . . . .36 - 41

OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS ... . .42MATNTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43TROU BLE.SHOOTING ... . . . . .INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES ... . . . . . . . . . . . 46- 47WARRANTY POLTCY ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 - 49SPECIFICATIONS ... . . . . . . . . . . .S1

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PREPARATION

The shoulder s t rap can be at tached toof the four s t rap lugs on th e 67 camera

any pa l rbody.

ATTACH I NG SHOU LDER STRAP2

1. Open the c lasp by inser t ing a co in o r theShut ter cocking key in the d i rect ion of thea rrow.

2. Put the c lasp onto the st rap lug and pressthe lock.

3. Adjust the length of the st rap by changingthe posi t ion of the st rap c lasp.

. After f i t t ing the strap and adjust ing thelength, pul l the strap hard to see i f thestrap has securely attached to theca mera.


INSERTING BATTERY

Use one of the bat tery types ment ioned below;6V Alkal ine battery (4LR44, A54416V Si lver-ox ide bat tery (4SR44,544, PX28)

o l f the shut ter is operated wi thout a bat-tery or the battery is instal led incorrect ly,the safety device wi l l be act ivated andthe mir ror wi l l s top par tway up.

o Inser t a new bat tery when the mir ror is inthe normal posi t ion, not when i t is par t -way up, as i t wi l l shor ten the bat tery l i fe .

1 . L i f t up the c rank on the bo t tom o f thecam era and turn i t counterc lockwise, andtake out the battery case.

2. Put a new bat tery in to the bat tery case andreinser t the bat tery case making sure thatthe ( + ) and ( - ) marks on the bat tery cor-respond w i th t he (+ ) and ( - ) marks i ns idethe bat tery chamber.

3. To secure the battery case, turn the crank inthe d i rect ion of the arrow unt i l the red dotsa l i g n .


Press the bat tery check but ton at the back ofthe camera. l f the bat tery check lamp does notl igh t , the ba t te ry power i s insu f f i c ien t . In sucha case, replace the bat tery immediate ly .

Press the safety device re lease but ton wi th apo in ted ob jec t , and press the shut te r bu t ton

fo r one b lank exposu re . The m i r ro r w i l l t henre turn to i t s o r ig ina l down pos l t lon .

o When the bat tery power becomes insuf f i -c ient , the mirror wi l l s top partway up b lock-ing the v iewf inder.

r l t wi l l shorten the bat tery l i fe i f the bat terycheck but ton is pressed too f requent ly .

r The shut ter may work for a whi le even i f thebat tery lamp does not l ight . Howevet the

shut ter speeds may be inaccurate.


PRECAUTIONS ON BATTERY

o Use the Alkaline battery (4LR44, A544) orthe Silver-Oxide battery (4SR44, 544, PX28lal igning the polari t ies correctly.

o Always keep batteries out of the reach ofch i ldren.

o The misuse of batteries may cause hazardssuch as leakage, over heating, explosions,etc.

o To prevent explosion:never try to break a part,never recharge the battery,never throw into fire,never expose to excessive heat.

o The Alkal ine battery should last about 6months, while the Si lver-Oxide batteryabout one year with average use at normaltemperature. Howevel when the TTL pen-taprism is used, the battery wil l last less as i talso activates the TTL meter.

o At temperature below 0oC (32"F), batteryperformance may temporari ly decrease. Oneway to avoid this is to use the 67 remotebattery cord (optional) for keeping thebattery warm under your clothing.

o Keep a spare battery on hand for con-venience when shooting outdoors ortravel ing.

o Make sure to remove the battery when thecamera is not in use for an extended periodof time, as the battery may deteriorate andcause damage to the contact points.


INTERCHANGEABLE FI N DERS

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There are four types of interchangeable f inders(Optional) for the 67 camera as mentioned Grasp the finder on the top from both sidesbelow; and f i t i t into the f inder mount unt i l i t locks in

place with a click heard from both side of theEyelevelviewfinder: f inder mount.

O TTL Pentaprism Once attached, jiggle it back and forth to con-(O Pentaprism firm that it is securely locked.

Waist-level viewf inder:@ Rigid Magnify ing Hood@ Folding Focusing Hood


Press the lock p ins on both s ides of the f indei 'a nd l i f t i t stra ig ht u p.

o In a b r igh t env i ronment , f i lm may beaccidenta l ly exposed i f the f inder isdetached whi le the shut ter is open foran extended per iod.

o To prevent an accidental exposure,protect the f inder eyepiece from strongl igh t such as d i rec t sun l igh t .

Wi th the TTL pentapr ism or Pentapr ism,approximately 90 o/o of the tota l area is v is ib le.Wi th the R ig id Magn i fy ing hood or Fo ld ingfocusing hood, 100 o/o of the image area isv is ib le, but the image is la tera l ly reversed.


MOUNTING LENS

The 67 camera's lens mount has two types ofbayonet , inner bayonet and outer bayonet .Except SMCP 67 Sh i f t 75m m f 14 .5 and SMCP67 Sof t 120mm f /3.5, the inner bayonet lensesare equ ipped w i th au tomat ic d iaphragm.

1 . Detach the mount caps on bo th the cameraand lens by tu rn ing counterc lockwise .

For the outer bayonet lenses, pleaserefer to the operat ing manual , 67I NTE R C HAN G EAB LE LE N SES.

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2. A l ign the red indexes on the camera andlens , and tu rn the lens c lockwise . The lenswi l l be locked in p lace w i th a c l i ck .

o When an au tomat ic d iaphragm lens hasbeen attached on the camera beforemount ing the TTL pentapr ism, removethe lens and remount i t . This is for set-t ing the coup l ing p in o f the TTL penta-pr ism wi th the camera 's d iaphragmcoup l i ng s l i de .

3. To detach the lens, turn the lens counter-c lockwise whi le pressing the lens re leaselever.

o When the lens is d ismounted, at tach thecaps onto the lens and camera to preventd i r t f rom get t ing in the mechanism.


SHUTTER RELEASE WITHOUT FILM

The shut te r mechan ism o f the 67 camera isdes igned to be d isengaged when a f i lm is no tloaded. Shou ld you need to re lease the shut te rw i thout load ing f i lm, fo l low e i ther one o f thefo l low ing methods .

Open the camera back by s l id ing the re leaseta b.Turn the exposure counter d ia l counter-c lockwise un t i l the counter ind ica tes "1" o rmore.

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3. C lose the camera back wh i le keep ing yourf inger on the exposure counter d ia l . Turn thewind lever un t i l the shut te r i s cocked.

1. Cock the shut ter as descr ibed in the proce-dure A l .

2 . Open the camera back and inser t the shut te rcocking key in to the s lot below the windlever as i l lust rated. Then, the shut ter can bereleased wi thout c los ing the camera back.

o To prevent damage to the insidemechanism, never touch the shut tercur ta in or counter ro l ler .

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LOADING FILM(Please go through "BASIC OPERATION" be-fore actually loading a f i lm.)

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SETTING FILM TYPE

The 67 camera accommodates two types off i lm:120 type (10 exposures) and 220 type (20exposu res).Whenever changing f i lm types, the fo l lowingtwo adjustments must be made.

The plate posi t ion can be conf i rmed throughthe 1201220 f i lm indicator on the camera back.As shown in the photo, press and shi f t thepressure p late according to the f i lm type youare usrng .

o The th ickness of the f i lm d i f fers betweenthe 120 type and 220 type (120 type:With back paper, 220 type: Without backpaper) . F i lm drag and imprecise focusingwi l l occur , i f the pressure p late is not setcorrectly.

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120 type 22O type

With a coin or the shut ter cocking key, set theexposure counter contro l d ia l to correspondwi th the type o f f i lm you are us ing . The num-ber of exposure wi l l be set by th is d ia l (120type: 10 exposures, 220 type: 20 exposures) .

o Shou ld you have the d ia l se t in thewrong posit ion, i t can be corrected aslong as you have not gone past the gth

f rame o f the f i lm.

When th e 120 type G-exposure f i lm isused (5 exposures can be made by the67), p lease make 5 b lank exposures af terthe sth f rame.

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LOADING FILM (Avoid direct sunlight when loading or unloading film.)

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To avoid f i lm jams, load the f i lm correct ly ac-cord ing to the procedure ment ioned hereaf ter .1 . Open the back cover by s l id ing the re lease

ta b.

2 . Unfo ld the c rank o f the f i lm spoo l re ta inerknob, turn the knob counterc lockwise andpu l l down. Engag ing the ho le o f the spoo l tothe upper f i lm re ta iner , pu t an empty spoo lin to the f i lm chamber be low the w ind lever .Then, push in the re ta iner knob and tu rn i tc lockwise to lock in p lace.

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Tape

3. Remove the tape complete ly f rom a newf i lm to be pu t in the camera .

4 . P lace the new f i lm in the f i lm chamberbe low the shut te r d ia l in the same manneras the empty spoo l .

o To prevent damage, never touch theshut ter cur ta in.

5. Turn the wind lever unt i l the s lot of theempty spool faces upward. Then, pul l outthe f i lm 's leader and th read i t in to the s lo t .

o To avoid f i lm jam, ro l l the f i lm leaderf i rmly and evenly.

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6. Turn the w ind lever un t i l the spoo l has madeone revo lu t ion , wh i le p ress ing the f i lm lead-er as shown in the photo.

o Never tu rn the spoo l in the oppos i ted i rec t ion . l t may damage the w indmechan ism.

7. Make sure the leader is evenly ro l led ontothe spool . l f not , repeat the procedure 5 and6 unt i l the f i lm leader is set correct ly .

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8. Press on the f i lm as shown in the photowhi le tu rn ing the w ind lever so tha t theleader i s wound t igh t ly on to the spoo l . Besure not to press the shut ter cur ta in.

9 . Keep tu rn ing the lever un t i l the ar row mark(F i lm mark) a l igns w i th the index o f thef i lm type you are us ing .

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1 20 Type 22O Type

1O.Close the camera back .Keep tu rn ing thewind lever un t i l the counter ind ica tes "1" .The shut te r i s cocked and the camera is nowready for the f i rst exposure.

o Make sure to set the f i lm mark correct ly .Otherwise, the f i rs t f rame or last f ramemay be cut off .

. In some f i l f f is , a dot ted l ine appears be-fore the f i lm mark. Make sure not tobe m is led by t h i s mark ing .

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UNLOADING FILM

After you have exposed the proper number off rames of the type of f i lm you are us ing, theshut te r w i l l be d isengaged to a l low tu rn ing o fthe wind lever cont inuously. Keep turn ing thelever unt i l there is l i t t le res is tance, and openthe camera back. Af ter pul l ing out the f i lm re-ta iner knob, press down on the r im at the topof the spool . Take out the f i lm and seal the ro l l .

Seal

o Handle the exposed f i lm carefu l ly .Should the ro l l o f f i lm loosen, acc identa lexposure to l igh t may happen damagingyour photographs. Also, do not t ightenthe ro l l too much as th is may cause adamage to the f i lm.

o Do not force the wind lever when i tbecomes taut . l t may damage the shut terand/or wind mechantsm.

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RASIC OPERATION

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SHUTTER DIAL/BUTTON

To prevent camera shake, p lease press theshut te r bu t ton gent ly , wh i le ho ld ing thecamera securely . Please pract ice re leasing theshut ter to capture the moment as you desi rewi thout caus ing camera shake.

When the shut te r lock lever i s a l igned to thered do t , the shut te r i s locked. Th is i s he lp fu l toprevent acc identa l shoot ing.

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To set the desi red shut ter speed, rotate theshut te r d ia l in e i ther d i rec t ion un t i l the shut te rspeed ind ica ted on the d ia l matches the shut -te r speed index (Bat te ry check lamp) . Speedsfrom 1 to 111CI00, X and B can be set.

o l f you set the dial anywhere between thed ia l ' s ind ica ted se t t ings , such as "1000"and "X", the shut ter wi l l remain openunt i l one of the indicated speeds is set .

o l f the camera is left for a extended periodof t ime af ter cocking the shut ter ; theshut ter speeds wi l l become inaccurate.

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SETTING THE APERTURE

F-N umberThe aperture can be set by rotat ing the aper-tu re r ing un t i l the des i red F-number i s a l ignedwi th the index Ol .An in te rmed ia te F-numbercan be se t as we l l . The va lues o f F-number andin te rmed ia te F-number a re bas ica l l y asfo l lows;2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, g, 11 , 16, 22, 32, 452.4, 3.4, 4.8, 6.7, 9.5, 13.5, 19, 26, 3g

Almost a l l the SMC PENTAX/TAKUMAR 67lenses w i th inner bayonet a re equ ipped w i ththe au tomat ic d iaphragm. The d iaphragmstays fu l l y open un t i l the moment the shut te ris re leased.

o For lens detai ls, please refer to theoperat ing manual , 67 INTER-CHANGEABLE LENSES.

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