Drop in the film and stick the leader in between any of weird white slats on the take-up spool.Ĭlose the back, waste a frame or two, and you're good. If they turn off immediately when you take your finger off the shutter with the lever out, the batteries are low.Įasy: pull up the crank to open the back. The viewfinder LEDs should stay on for a while when you tap the shutter and the film advance lever is pulled out. From left to right: motor drive coupler, cap, rewind button, tripod socket, battery cover, and gold motor drive electronic contacts. To lock the shutter release against accidental firing, turn the selector to L (lock).īottom, Pentax ME. The shutter release doesn't lock when the wind crank is pushed in. If its dark enough, the Pentax ME will expose much longer, even if the UNDER light is lit. The 8 second slow shutter rating is just for starters. I got great results hand-holding at 1/15 with a 50mm lens and at 1/8 with a 28mm lens. You need to use the exposure compensation dial, which is easy. Perfect! I got 39 good exposures on a 36-exposure roll. I kid you not: modern DSLRs don't show you how little depth of field you're getting with lenses of f/2 and faster. Used with slow zooms (f/4 ~ 5.6) the finder is much dimmer than modern cameras, but used with the fast lenses typical of its day, it shows much more than the finders of today's cameras. You'll actually see the difference in depth-of-field with an f/1.4 lens, which you can't with a modern finder. Unlike modern SLRs, the ground glass of the Pentax ME is optimized to get the most out of fast prime lenses. The finder of the Pentax ME is much bigger than the finder of the Canon 5D Mark II. It's certainly bigger than any of the crummy finders in wimpy DX cameras like the D2Xs or D90. The finder of the Pentax ME is much bigger than the finder of the Nikon D3X, the Nikon F6, or any Nikon SLR ever made. It's much bigger than the finder any modern SLR.
It's got a split-image in the center, a microprism surround, and ground-glass for the rest of the frame. Lenses doesn't feel as smooth mounting and unmounting as does the Nikon system. 0, 20 and 36 are in bright orange, and all even numbers are listed. The frame counter is easy to read, with bold, clear white numbers. It's much smaller and more solid than digital camera users would presume. Standard Lenses (sold along with the Pentax ME) In practice, batteries usually last for years. cells.īattery Life: Rated 1 year or 10,000 shots (250 rolls). Shutter Speeds: 1/1,000 ~ 8 seconds on AUTO (actually runs much longer if needed at night), Bulb, 1/100 mechanical X-sync.īattery: Two standard A76, S76, LR44, G13 or etc. Type: Electronic Seiko vertical metal focal plane.Ĭocked Indicator: Yes, red or black dot just below mode switch. Most other SLRs only offer 0.72x magnification. 92% coverage, 0.97x magnification (with 50mm lens), -0.5 diopter. Intro Specs Performance Usage Recommendations Specifications with commentary back to top Shutter-ready indicator (red dot on top of camera below mode dial, turns black after being fired and red when ready to fire).Įxposure compensation may be set to any intermediate value. I get 39 exposures per 36-exposure roll I shoot frame 0 through 38. So what: I got sharp shots hand-held at 1/15 with a 50mm lens and at 1/8 second with a 28mm lens.
Unlike premium cameras which use all sorts of dynamic dampers and counterbalances, the ME transmits mirror slap to the body.
#Objektiv til pentax manual#
No AE Lock (use the exposure compensation dial instead, or look at the meter and use the manual 1/100 setting). It has most of what you need, except it has: The Pentax ME is a much simpler version of the popular Pentax ME Super, not reviewed here. The finder of the Pentax ME is bigger than the finder any Nikon SLR, ever.
The Pentax ME is a very small SLR, smaller than even the eternal K1000, but it has a huge viewfinder. Even the model names are the same, spelled backwards. The ME is perfectly happy exposing for much longer than its rated 8 seconds if you're shooting at night. They read OVER and UNDER, and 1/1,000 to 8 seconds. The finder has a line of LED dots that light next to the corresponding shutter speeds. I got back 39 perfectly exposed transparencies. I shot a 36-expsoure roll of Fuji Velvia in an hour and had a blast. You focus and pick the aperture, and the Pentax ME picks the shutter speed automatically. The only manual settings are 1/100 and Bulb. It has aperture-preferred automatic electronic exposure control. The Pentax ME is a classic late 1970's basic 35mm film SLR.
#Objektiv til pentax pro#
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