Pentax KX
Pentax KX |
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Maker: Pentax Dates: 1975–1977 Variants: chrome, black, Motor Camera Type: 35mm SLR Focusing: manual Lens mount: Pentax K Shutter: Mechanical focal plane, horizontal, rubberized cloth Exposure meter: TTL, open aperture, Exposure modes: Manual 1-1/1000s, Bulb ASA/ISO range: 8 to 6400 ISO Finder screen: fixed microprism Flash shoe: fixed hot shoe, contact for dedicated flash Flash speed: 1/60 TTL Flash: no Motor drive: Special model MotorKX Battery: 2 × 1.5V (SR44, LR44 or equivalent) Weight: 631g w/o lens Number produced: unknown |
Note: This article describes the 1970s KX film SLR; the 2009 digital Pentax K-x is covered in its own entry.
Introduced in 1975, together with the Pentax K2,and KM This was the advanced-amateur model of the K series of Pentax bodies. It inherits most of the ergonomics form the Spotmatic family with the change from screw to bayonet mount. The KX is a fully manual camera, with a center-weighted lightmeter, mirror lock-up, and DOF preview.
The viewfinder is very informative, with a needle-match type lightmeter plus an indication of the selected shutter speed, a small window allows the user to see the aperture. Focusing screen is similar to the Spotmatic with a 0.93 magnification and microprism.
It was sold standard with the Takumar 55mm f/1.8 lens which allowed the use of the camera with both eyes open.
Pentax KX body image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
black KX image by wolf4max (Image rights) |
KX viewfinder image by Pablo Coronel (Image rights) |
Specifications
- Type: SLR body
- Manufacturer: Asahi Optical Co.
- Year of launch: 1975
- Films: 35mm, speeds up to 3200 ASA
- Viewfinder: pentaprism eye-level viewfinder
- Lens Mount: Pentax K Bayonet
- Shutter: Focal plane shutter, speeds 1 - 1/1000 second, flash sync 1/60 second
- Metering: CdS TTL average metering (stopped-down manual match-needle metering system) EV 1.7 ~ 18 (ISO 100) ASA range 20-3200
- Battery 2 SR44 (AG13) or equivalent
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