50Step 10

UNLOADING A FILM

1 The film automatically rewinds at the end of the roll.

During rewinding, blinks on the LCD panel, indicating that the film is being rewound, the exposure counter counts frame numbers in reverse.

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When the film is fully

rewound, blinks on the LCD panel.

Open the back cover and remove the film.

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When removing the film from the camera, avoid direct sun light.

A roll of 24-exposure film takes about 13 seconds to rewind.

Before opening the back cover, check that is blinking.

The shutter may be released a frame or more after the specified number of frames have been used as indicated on the film cartridge. However, those extra frames may be lost in processing. When you take important pictures, rewind the film when the film reaches the number of frames indicated on the film cartridge (see page 51) and load a new film.

If the custom function [CF10] is set to [2], the film is not automatically rewound. See pages 134 and 139.

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Pentax 57233 manual Unloading a Film, Film automatically rewinds at the end of the roll