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The Pentax MX is a camera I have had for years. I purchased this one as a spare as my original was looking a bit worse for wear. I habe always found the MX to be very reliable and simp,le to use. The only battery required is to operate the light meter but I always use a hand held Weston Master V anyway. That means that the mechanical features of the camera can all operate without the need for battery power - something you cahn't say about any modern camera. Image quality depends on the lens you are using so if the lens quality is good then so will the images be. The self-timer in not something I use very often but it is a useful addition. Top shutter speed is 1/1000th sec which is typical for most cameras of that era except for say the Nikon FM2 which goes up to 1/4000th. Above all the MX is very compact really beautiful and atreat to use. After several years of digital only I am returning to film which I will use occasionally with Tr-X 400. Film slows you down and makes you think more about each picture which is why the MX is an excellent camera for photography students.Read full review
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Multi programs built like a Sherman tank excellent Pentax reputation of ruggedness Both auto and manual operation and the famous Pentax K lens mount
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The Super A is the black enamel version of the Super Program. It is a manual focus model, introduced in 1983. Its main competitors were the Nikon FG and the Canon AE-1 Program. It is small (131x87MM) for a SLR camera, about the same size as the MX and is light (490G) and pleasant to carry around. It is a very handsome camera, kind of a poor man's LX. It has program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes. There are two push buttons to change the shutter speed instead of a dial. Pentax (or compatible) "A" lenses must be used with the program and shutter priority modes. For aperture priority and manual modes, the older "K" lenses are fine. This model also has TTL flash when used with the proper dedicated Pentax strobes. It is completely useless without batteries, but they are the common S76 type. It will also play (almost) dead until you load it with film, so don't be fooled into thinking it is defective. The Super A & Super Program were the most advanced of the old style well built Pentax cameras. The later models used a lot of plastic and don't appeal to me. The only things I don't like are that the shutter release button is a bit stiff and the mirror slams the camera pretty hard. Maybe the mirror bumper on mine has just gotten hard with age.Read full review