Pentax MV1
Pentax MV1 |
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Maker: Pentax Dates: 1980-1981 Variants: black Camera Type: 35mm SLR Focusing: manual Lens mount: Pentax K Shutter: focal plane Seiko MFC Exposure meter: TTL, open aperture, Exposure modes: aperture priority ASA/ISO range: 32 to 1600 Finder screen: fixed Flash shoe: fixed hot shoe, contact for dedicated flash Flash speed: 1/100 TTL Flash: no Motor drive: external: Winder ME I (1.5i/s) or Winder ME II (2i/s) Battery: 2 x 1.5V Weight: 425g w/o lens Number produced: unknown |
In 1977, Pentax introduced two compact 35mm SLRs, the MX and the ME, after the Olympus OM-1 presented in 1972 had introduced a new trend for compactness in SLR cameras.
The Pentax ME was succeeded in 1979 by the more advanced ME Super and the simpler Pentax MV. The MV was in turn followed in 1980 by a less basic version, the Pentax MV1. The differences with the MV were the following:
- winder attachment for the ME I winder (1.5i/s) or ME II winder (2i/s)
- self-timer present
- memo holder on the back
- data back attachment for the Dial Data ME
- ASA range from 32 to 1600
Pictures courtesy of Brian Godbold. (Image rights) |
The Pentax MV1 is an aperture priority automatic camera, with an electronic focal plane shutter from 1s to 1/1000, synchronized at 1/100. The shutter curtains are metal and have a vertical movement. There is no shutter dial, and the camera cannot be used in manual mode, except for B and 1/100 exposures. The exposure meter is of the standard TTL open aperture center weighted type. It is activated by a slight pressure on the release button.
The Pentax MV1 has a 0.85× viewfinder, covering 92% of the field. The finder screen is fixed, with a split image image and a microprism ring in the center. Neither the shutter speed nor the aperture is displayed in the finder.
There is a self-timer and a hot shoe on the top of the prism with an additional contact for dedicated Pentax flash units. The selector around the release button has three positions: Auto, 100X (1/100, X sync) and B. The Pentax MV1 can attach the external Winder ME (1.5 i/s) or the later Winder ME II (2i/s). The Pentax MV1 can also use the Dial Data ME databack with an adaptor to slide in the hot shoe, or the later Digital Data M databack via a cord adapter and the hotshoe adapter.
The lenses are interchangeable with the K bayonet mount. Together with the M series was introduced the SMC Pentax-M series of compact lenses.
The Pentax MV1 was sold in black and in chrome finish.
It was followed in 1981 by the improved Pentax MG.
Links
In English:
- User's manual at Pentax Imaging
- Color Pentax MV1 PDF instruction manual from OrphanCameras.com
- Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-mount site
In French:
- Pentax M series at krg site
- Pentax MV 1 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
In Japanese:
Pentax K mount SLR Cameras |
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