Pentax *ist
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The *ist is a 35mm autofocus SLR camera from Pentax introduced in 2003.
It is compatible with KA, KAF and KAF2 mount lenses. It uses an electronic vertical travelling metal focal plane shutter with speeds from 30 to 1/4000 of a second plus a B mode. Exposure modes include auto, picture with (action, landscape, close-up, portrait and night scenes), Av, Tv, and M modes. The finder has a 90% field of view with a 0.7x magnification. A diopter can also be used with a range of -2 to +1.0.
The TTL meter is based on 16 segment design with a range of 0 to 21 EV at (ASA 100), and can be set for DX-coded film speeds from 25 to 5000 ISO and manual speeds of 6 to 6400. Exposure compensation can be adjusted ± 3 EV at ½ steps. The built in flash has a GN of 11. Flash sync is at 1/125th of a sec. The motorized film transport is able to travel at up to 2.5 fps. It is powered by two CR2 battery. Date models can imprint Year / Mon /Day, Day / Hour / Min, OFF, Mon / Day / Year, and Day / Mon / Year.
