Pentax ME
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| Type: | 35 mm single lens reflex camera |
| Production period: | 1976-1981 |
| Lens connection : | Pentax K bayonet |
| Film format : | 35 mm (small picture) |
| Viewfinder : | Pentaprism |
| Viewfinder field: | 92% |
| Enlargement: | 0.97 times |
| Operating modes: | Av, X, B |
| Exposure metering : | TTL with the aperture open |
| Measuring range: | center-weighted |
| Correction : | +/- 2 EV |
| Shutter speed : | 1/1000 to 8 s, B. |
| Synchronization : | 1 / 100s |
| Power supply: | two 1.5 V silver oxide (A76, SR44) or alkaline (LR44) batteries |
| Casing: | Metal case |
| Dimensions: | 131 mm × 82.5 mm × 49.5 mm |
| Weight: | 460 g |
The Pentax ME was introduced in 1976 as the world's most compact single-lens reflex camera for 24 × 36 mm film format.
The introduction of the Pentax ME was a bold move by Pentax towards automation, as the aperture priority (Av) camera only had a single exposure mode. The photographer set the aperture, the camera selected the shutter speed accordingly. A +/- 2 EV exposure compensation was the only means by which the photographer could influence the exposure. In addition, there was a mechanical speed setting of 1/100 s, but this was only intended as a stopgap if the batteries were empty. Metering was not available in this mode. The selector lever around the release button had four positions: L (Lock), Auto, 100X (1 / 100s, X-Sync) and B.
The ME housing was black, the upper and lower housing cover chrome-plated and available in black. A ME SE (Special Edition) model variant was later introduced with brown leather. The camera has a hot shoe on top of the prism and a self-timer. The viewfinder was large and bright, larger than the Pentax K range of cameras introduced the year before.
Together with the ME and its sister camera MX, the SMC Pentax-M series of compact lenses for the K bayonet was introduced.
The ME was replaced in 1979 by the successor model Pentax ME Super and the simpler Pentax MV .
literature
- Clyde Reynolds: The Asahi Pentax Book , Verlag Dr. Wolf Strache Stuttgart, 1978
- Günter Spitzing : Pentax ... pentastic. 1978.
- Günter Richter: Taking photos successfully with the Pentax system. Moewig Verlag, 1985
swell
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount website , comprehensive information on Pentax cameras, lenses and accessories for the K-bayonet
- PentaxForums Pentax ME website (English)
