My relationship with the Pentax ME Super has been quite short. I initially thought it might just about supplant the MX, but after finding it increasingly frustrating throughout only shooting a roll and a half, I’ve decided I have no intention of shooting it again.
I’ve been a Pentax user since the days before people called themselves ‘shooters’ – since 1984, to be exact. The ME Super I bought then is worth far more to me than to anyone else, so I’ll never part with it. It’s had a variety of lenses for company: some best forgotten, some that I still use and value.
Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went to visit, as did my sister-in-law’s parents.
On face value, Pentax SFX is a fairly big and heavy, first generation autofocus SLR film camera with an obscure user interface, some superfluous features and a strong 1980s design. As such, it might seem that there’s not much to like, but I’ve totally fallen for mine!
Sometimes it feels like the days of cheap film photography thrills are over. Then I find myself in the possession of a camera like the Pentax MZ-5 and am reminded that this really isn’t the case at all.
