Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1975
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Pentax K
Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical and electronic
Shutter speeds
8 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/125 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 8–6400
Battery
2× LR44 · powers meter and electronic speeds, mechanical backup speed without battery
All batteries for Pentax
Weight
680 g

Good to know

Without batteries, you can still use 1/125 s, 1/1000 s and B. [1]

Focus and set the exposure before using mirror lock-up; the instruction manual specifies manual exposure mode for this. [1]

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Sources

  1. Asahi Pentax K2: Bedienungsanleitung, technische Daten und Betrieb ohne Batterien
  2. Ricoh Imaging: PENTAX History, Markteinführung der K2/KX/KM 1975

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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