Pentax ME F with SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2.8 lens!
In 1981 Pentax launched a derivative of the ME Super called Pentax ME-F. The Pentax ME-F was the very first TTL autofocus and focus-confirmation SLR to reach the market. It is a representative of the prehistory of the autofocus SLR, together with the Olympus OM-30. The first really successful autofocus SLR was the Minolta 7000.
The differences from the ME Super were:
- Focus assistance mechanism (electronic)
- Electronic contacts added in the lens mount
- Switch for the focusing confirmation and for the sound (beep)
- Focusing confirmation at the bottom of the viewfinder: triangles left and right and a hexagon
- Brighter finder screen
- Different finder magnification
- 4 batteries (1.5V) instead of 2
- Body is 4.5mm taller and less than 1mm thicker
The focusing assistance mechanism tells the user that the center portion of the image is focused, by a green hexagon at the bottom of the viewfinder and a beep, 2 triangles (Left and Right) tell the user which way to focus when the subject is not in focus[1]. Pentax figured out that all users could benefit from this feature and it works with any lens mounted on the camera, Pentax has kept the same focusing confirmation indicator well into the 21st century. The focus confirmation has a selector lever with three positions: large aperture lens (f/2.8 or smaller), small aperture lens (f/3.5 or larger), or off. It also required more power, thus the ME-F uses 4 batteries instead of 2, the battery chamber that was a departure from standard design by having the 4 batteries side by side and a sliding gate. To fit all these new electronics the body had to be expanded a mere 4.5mm in height and about 0.7mm in thickness, and the weight increased to 480g.
~Perfect for a beginner through to professionals!
Overall condition - Excellent condition 9/10
~Example photos can be found here
~Camera manual can be found here
~Film for this camera can be found here
This camera has been cleaned, mechanically tested and is in full working condition. Light seals are replaced when necessary.
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