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Pentax ME
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I used one off and on for over 30 years. It's an excellent camera, but only does aperture exposure; no manual settings at all. You do get a 4x, 2x, 1, 1/2x, 1/4x exposure compensation dial. Couple it with the lovely Pentax-M primes and you're good to go.
I'm away from mine at the moment, so I can't remember if there's a little telltale window visible in the viewfinder showing the aperture. Read the reviews here. Good rating of 8.25.
TBF, mine is currently non-functional. It's started to rip the sprocket holes before the end of the reel, and the wind-on lever won't stay in the "stand-off" position required for the meter to stay on. Since I bought it new, I want to get it fixed, but Miles Whitehead said he didn't have and couldn't source a spring for the stand-off lever.
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I used one off and on for over 30 years. It's an excellent camera, but only does aperture exposure; no manual settings at all. You do get a 4x, 2x, 1, 1/2x, 1/4x exposure compensation dial. Couple it with the lovely Pentax-M primes and you're good to go.
I'm away from mine at the moment, so I can't remember if there's a little telltale window visible in the viewfinder showing the aperture. Read the reviews here. Good rating of 8.25.
TBF, mine is currently non-functional. It's started to rip the sprocket holes before the end of the reel, and the wind-on lever won't stay in the "stand-off" position required for the meter to stay on. Since I bought it new, I want to get it fixed, but Miles Whitehead said he didn't have and couldn't source a spring for the stand-off lever.
There must be an equivalent spring somewhere!
I wonder if these folk might have a solution? http://harrowtechnical.co.uk/camera-faults/
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Very nice camera, small and light, but I prefer the ME Super model: https://www.kenrockwell.com/pentax/me-super.htm
"The ME Super adds manual exposure, a faster shutter and a dedicated flash contact to the older ME."
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well been offered the ME for free. Would have liked to have been offered a Hasselblad 500CM but alas that was not what transpired
They were neat little SLRs in their day.
Check the metering and viewfinder. I had a ME Super that started to meter erratically after 20 years and the viewfinder had a bit of internal corrosion that developed slowly. Batteries tend to last a long time (button cells) so they can sit in the camera for a while. Check that the battery compartment is clean and no leaks or corrosion.