Pentax MX
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| Production period: | 1976-1985 |
| Lens connection : | Pentax K bayonet |
| Film format : | 35 mm (small picture) |
| Viewfinder : | Pentaprism |
| Viewfinder field: | 92% (95% image width and 98% image height) |
| Enlargement: | 0.95 times |
| Film transport: | manual or motorized (winder / motor) |
| Exposure metering : | TTL |
| Closure : | Cloth fastener (horizontal) |
| Shutter speed : | 1/1000 to 1 s, B. |
| Power supply: | Button cell |
| Dimensions: | 135.5 mm × 82.5 mm × 49.5 mm |
| Weight: | 495 g |
The Asahi Pentax MX was launched in 1976 and was built until 1985. At the time of its appearance, it was one of the smallest 35 mm SLR cameras with TTL exposure metering in its class. The MX is one of the fully mechanical cameras whose batteries are only required for the light meter. The camera uses the K bayonet . The camera was designed for professional use and accordingly integrated into an extensive system of accessories.
equipment
Camera drives
- Motor-Drive : The Motor Drive MX offered is extremely small and compact and achieves 5 images / second. The frame rate is infinitely variable in the range from 0.5 frames / second to 5 frames / second. The Motor Drive does not offer motorized rewind. The following energy sources are available for the Motor Drive: NiCd-Pack M, NiCd-Pack LX, battery handle M, power supply unit.
- Winder : The offered Winder MX enables single picture recordings and series picture recordings with 2 pictures / second. The Winder MX only fits the MX and cannot be used with the other cameras of the M series.
Camera back panels
The standard rear panel of the M can be exchanged for the following rear panels:
- Watch-Data-MX: a back wall with time or memo field
- Dial-Data-MX: a data back wall for imprinting date and numerical values
- Long film magazine: 10 m of film material for up to 250 shots.
Focusing screens
8 interchangeable types of focusing screens, from the full focusing screen to the version with cross-section / microprism ring. In principle, the lighter focusing screens of the Pentax LX can also be used. However, the exposure values measured by the built-in exposure meter are no longer correct and must be corrected. The focusing screens are changed by the lens bayonet (as with the Pentax LX).
Remote release accessories
There are a number of accessories for controlling the MX from a distance: Several remote release cables that are released via a switch, battery handle M, NiCd-Pack M, NiCd-Pack LX or the Pentax power pack. Infrared remote control that can trigger up to three cameras from a distance of up to 60 m.
literature
- Pentax MX operating instructions (German), o. J.
- 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
- Horst Keppler: The Asahi Pentax Way , Focal Press Limited London, 1981
Web links
- Further data at pentax-mx-fans.de
- English-language operating instructions ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 852 kB; web archive)
- Pentax MX Service Manual (PDF file; 5.75 MB)