Asahi Pentax ES Operating Manual Excerpts

FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION

The Pentax ES as FP and X terminals at the front of the camera body, and an additional X contact on the builtin hot shoe atop the pentaprism housing, As indicated in the table, set the shutter dial at 1/60 X for electronic flash, and the flash cord plugged into the X terminal. Set the shutter dial at 1/60 or faster for FP class flash bulb, with the cord plugged into the FP terminal.

Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe- mount electronic flash like the Pentax Super Lite II which also has a flash contact on the shoe bracket. In this case you do not have to plug the flash cord into the X terminal on the body front.

The hot shoe flash contact turns to "hot" (switched on) only when you insert a shoe-mount electronic flash. It remains cold (disconnected) and you never get a shock even when using an electronic flash with its cord plugged into the X terminal on the body front.

Reproduced for Historical and Reference Purposes by Paul M. Provencher http://whitemetal.com Not For Resale.

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