Pentax Super A

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Pentax Super A with Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 standard lens image by FreakFilm (Image rights)

Pentax introduced the Super A (or Super Program in North America) in 1983. It was accompanied by a new line of K mount lenses designated Pentax-A (K_A) whose "A" lock on the aperture ring permitted the body to set the f/stop for programmed and shutter-priority autoexposure modes. The camera can also be used in aperture priority AE, and has two flash modes (TTL auto flash and a programmed mode for dedicated flashes).

The Super A offered a wide shutter speed range of 15 to 1/2000 seconds, and accepted an external winder. Shutter speeds were selected electronically by using rocker buttons on the top panel, a method adopted from the ME Super.

The Super A was followed in 1984 by the related Program A/Program Plus — a less expensive model, which omitted the Super A's top LCD and 1/2000 second shutter speed, and offers programmed AE but not conventional shutter priority AE.

Links

• User's manual at Pentax Imaging
• Super A / Super Program user reviews at Pentax Forums

Super A with Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 wide-angle image by *jos* (Image rights)