I had an ME from 1979 until it died in about 1996, and enjoyed using it. Didn't mind that it was aperture-priority at all. I also got one free in a bigger deal, which I still have, but it will only work with manually controlled flash, for some reason - I guess the meter's dead. They are small compared with today's monsters, but I have narrow hands so that suits me well.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Smith Sent: Thursday, 12 March 2015 5:08 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: I've been given a full frame camera. John Francis wrote: > The ME was the only Pentax film body I owned that I didn't really like. > I bought one in 1978, IIRC, as a second body to go along with my MX, > but I found it to be a camera I didn't much enjoy using. > > I replaced it with an ME Super (and, later, with a Super Program), > both of which I did like; in fact the Super Program (and the MX) > served me well for over a decade until I joined the AF world with a PZ-1p. I've had, at some point, a whole stack of Pentax film cameras. I liked and could be happy with the K2, K2DMD, MX but above all of them by some way, the LX. The ME, ME Super I just didn't get on with, but as I now have a freebie, I'm going to see if I can live with it until a certain LX comes my way. What I immediately noticed, was how small the camera is compared to a DSLR, being so long since I picked up a film camera. Most manufacturers seem to be doing their best to makes DSLRs smaller and lighter, but please, not for me. I really like a larger camera with a bit of weight that you don't have to fiddle about with tiny controls (although they can get rid of the pop up flash, if they want to save weight!). Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
