Asahi Pentax ES Operating Manual Excerpts

A silver battery is packed separately. Be sure to insert it into the

HOW IT WORKSbattery housing before operating the camera. For insertion, refer to page 19.

1. Load your film and set ASA

2. Keep this at "1x" for normal

film speed.

exposure.

4.Set shutter speed dial at "AUTOMATIC".

3. Pre-select f/stop

5.Keep this lever down for open- aperture exposure reading. (Lens aperture stays fully open, and stops down to pre-selected f/stop as you depress shutter release.) Move it up for depth- of-field preview or for stop-down

exposure reading. (Lens aperture actually stops down to pre-selected f/stop.)

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