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Pentax Manual Focus - Camera Outfits

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Pentax K bayonet lens mount. Introduced in 1976 with it's sister model the Pentax ME and a new line of compact lenses called the SMC Pentax M series lenses.

New compact body design. - Databack, motordrive and autowinder capable. - One of the last fully mechanical cameras ever made. New type of metering cell: Gallium Photo Diode (GPD).

MX specification:

* Manual focus

* TTL metering, manual metering only, GPD metering cells

* Center weighted metering pattern

* LED metering display in VF

* Hot shoe and PC sync terminal (FP & X)

* Shutter speed range: 1 sec - 1/1000 plus B

* Horizontal moving, fabric shutter

* Batteries operate meter only, all shutter speeds are mechanical

* Flash sync at 1/60

* Self timer

* ISO film speed range: 25-1600, set manually

* Manual film advance and rewind

* Interchangeable focusing screens, need special tweezers

* DOF preview

* Mechanical cable release socket

* Shutter speed and aperture info visible in VF

* The word Asahi engraved on prism housing.

Turn meter on by pulling advance lever away from body or by pressing shutter release button half way. Meter auto turn-off after several seconds or by returning advance lever to flush position.

Optional accessories include: - Dial Data MX - Bulk Film Magazine MX - Winder MX (2 fps) - Motor Drive MX (5 fps). Uses: 2-MS76 batteries.