C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The ME Super (1979) added manual exposure to the original ME (1976, aperture priority only). Its signature feature: shutter speed is set via two **push-buttons** on the top deck (up arrow / down arrow) instead of a traditional dial. LEDs in the finder show the selected speed. Vertical-travel metal shutter to 1/2000s — fast for a consumer SLR of the era. Compact body (445 g) with the K mount and full SMC Pentax-M lens compatibility.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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About this camera
The ME's manual-friendly successor. Push-button shutter speed control instead of a dial — and a 1/2000s top speed.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Pentax K |
| Years | 1979–1986 |
| Shutter | 4s – 1/2000s, electronic vertical metal |
| Flash sync | 1/125s |
| Meter | TTL center-weighted GPD with LED display |
| Modes | Aperture priority, manual (via push buttons) |
| Weight | 445 g |
| Battery | 2× SR44 (mechanical fallback only at 1/125s) |
Released 1979, between the ME (1976) and the Super Program (1983). The ME Super became Pentax's volume seller for the late 70s/early 80s amateur market — popular as a school camera and a graduation gift. Production ran seven years until 1986.
The ME Super is the gateway camera for many Pentax K-mount shooters. It's small, uses standard SR44 batteries (no mercury), accepts every K-mount lens ever made, and has manual mode (which the ME lacked). The push-button shutter control is initially weird but quick to adapt to. The 1/2000s top speed lets you shoot wide-open in bright sun without ND filters.
For 2026 buyers, used ME Supers run $80–200, making them one of the cheapest entry points into K-mount. The trade-off is plastic-on-aluminum build (less robust than the MX) and dependence on battery for any speed except 1/125s.
Pentax K-mount: K, KA (KA enables P-mode on Super Program but not ME Super), KAF, KAF2 lenses all mount. SMC Pentax-M kit lenses are size-matched (50/1.4 M, 50/1.7 M, 28/2.8 M, 35/2 M, 100/2.8 M, 135/3.5 M). Winder ME (auto-wind), AF200T flash with TTL.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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