About the product.
The Pentax ME was Pentax's 1977 statement that a serious SLR could be small. It is one of the most compact 35mm SLRs ever made, with a bright viewfinder, a quiet vertical metal shutter and a deliberately stripped-down philosophy: you set the aperture, the camera picks the shutter speed, and that is the whole interaction. Paired here with the Ozunon MC Auto 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8, a compact standard zoom covering wide to short portrait.
Specifications
- Body: Pentax ME — compact 35mm SLR, 1977-1979
- Shutter: Seiko MFC-E electronically controlled vertical metal, 8s to 1/1000s on auto
- Exposure: Aperture priority automatic only. There is no manual shutter-speed dial — the selector offers Auto, a mechanical 1/100 and Bulb. With dead batteries only 1/100 and Bulb work.
- Exposure compensation: Via the film-speed dial
- Metering: TTL open-aperture, centre-weighted, with a shutter-speed needle scale in the viewfinder
- Flash sync: 1/100s
- Mount: Pentax K
- Lens: Ozunon MC Auto 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8
- Format: 35mm film
- Weight: approximately 460-495g body only
- Power: 2x LR44 / SR44
Condition
- Cosmetic: Excellent++ condition, with little to no signs of age and use. The lens is clean.
- Functional: Fully working, including the meter.
Included
- Pentax ME body
- Ozunon MC Auto 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 lens
- Strap
- Lens cap
In short
A near-flawless example, fully working meter included. Worth being clear about how this camera works before you buy: the ME is aperture-priority only. You choose the aperture and it chooses the shutter speed, with a mechanical 1/100 and Bulb as the only manual options. If that suits how you shoot, it is one of the most pleasant small SLRs ever made.
