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 Pentax Super Program (1983, sold as **Super A** in Europe) is Pentax's first SLR with **full PASM** (program / aperture priority / shutter priority / manual). Requires the new **KA mount lenses** for shutter-priority and program modes (the camera commands aperture electronically). KA = Pentax K with electronic aperture-coupling contacts. Older K-mount lenses still work but lose program/shutter-priority modes — they default to aperture priority or manual.
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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
Pentax's first PASM body. K-mount with new KA aperture coupling, full programmed mode plus shutter priority.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Pentax K (KA enables full PASM) |
| Years | 1983–1987 |
| Shutter | 15s – 1/2000s, electronic vertical metal |
| Flash sync | 1/125s |
| Meter | TTL center-weighted SPD |
| Modes | P, A, S, M |
| Mechanical fallback | 1/125s |
| Weight | 490 g |
| Battery | 2× SR44 |
Released 1983 alongside the new KA-mount lenses. Production ran 4 years until 1987 when the Pentax SF1 / SFX (first AF Pentax) launched. The Super Program was succeeded by the Pentax Program Plus (consumer-tier PASM) and ultimately the autofocus PZ-1P (1991).
For Pentax K-mount shooters who want full PASM in a manual-focus body, the Super Program is the choice. Lighter than the LX (490 g vs 565 g), with full program mode, and access to all KA-mount lenses (the SMC Pentax-A 50/1.7, 50/1.4, 28/2.8 A, 100/2.8 A — all excellent and cheap).
For 2026 buyers, used Super Program at $100–220 is a solid value. Trade-off: the body is plasticky vs the all-metal LX, no weather sealing, and the meter relies on SR44 batteries (no mechanical fallback above 1/125s).
Pentax K-mount: KA / KAF / KAF2 enables full PASM. Older K and M lenses lose program/shutter-priority but work in A and M. Common: SMC Pentax-A 50/1.7, 50/1.4, 28/2.8 A, 35-70 A zoom. Winder ME II, Winder MX, AF200T flash.
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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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