Pentax KM
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| Pentax KM image by mgtelu (Image rights) |
Note: this article describes the 35mm SLR from 1975. For the 2009 DLSR, see Pentax K-m
Pentax offered the Pentax KM as a slightly less expensive alternative to the Pentax KX in 1975. This is the camera the Pentax K1000 should have been, offering depth-of-field preview and a self-timer; two features missing on the wildly popular cheaper model.
The KM was essentially a Pentax Spotmatic F, but with a Pentax K lens mount and slightly revised styling, and ultimately replaced by the Pentax MX.
This camera features a shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/1000s and B. Flash sync speed is at 1/60 of a second. The CdS metering system has a range of 3 to 18 EV (ASA 100). Film speeds can be set from 20 to 3200 ASA. It is powered by a 1.5v silver oxide battery.
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| KM black image by wolf4max (Image rights) |
Links
- User reviews at Pentax Forums
- Pentax KM English instruction manual, from Mike Butkus
- Pentax KM page at My 35mm Film Camera Collection
| Pentax K mount SLR Cameras |
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| K2 | KX | KM | K1000 | MX | ME | ME Super | ME-F | MV | MV1 | MG | LX | Super-A | Program-A | A3 | P30| P30n/P3n/P30t | P50 | SFX/SF1 | SF7/SF10 | SFXn/SF1n | Z-1/PZ-1 | Z-10/PZ-10 | Z-20/PZ-20 | Z-50p | Z-5 | Z-5p | Z-70/PZ-70 | Z-1p/PZ-1p | MZ-5/ZX-5 | MZ-3/ZX-3 | MZ-5N/ZX-5N | MZ-7/ZX-7 | MZ-6/ZX-L | MZ-S | MZ-10/ZX-10 | MZ-50/ZX-50 | MZ-30/ZX-30 | MZ-60/ZX-60 | Pentax *ist | MZ-M/ZX-M |
