Based on the film proofs, we 100% restore the color, texture and noise of the film camera filter. I think I used Rodinal to develop the negatives.If youre desperate to recreate the entire process of shooting with a disposable film camera filter, Film Camera is the app for you.įilm Camera is inspired by the retro film camera of the 90s. Here’s a few taken a while back with the Pentax from a roll of Ilford FP4. The ME next to the later and slightly larger ME F Photographs taken with the Pentax ME There isn’t a lot of damping going on! Nevertheless, there’s no evidence of this affecting image sharpness.
You feel the movement of the mirror strongly when you release the shutter. One notable ‘feature’ of this camera is the way in no uncertain terms it lets you know a photograph has been taken. It also feels well made enough to stand a degree of jiggling about in a bag when not in use. It doesn’t take up much room in a rucsac and it doesn’t add greatly to the weight either, particularly with a dinky Pentax prime attached. The ME is the perfect SLR for backpacking or long days out in the fells. How can something this small create such a sense of space?
Looking through the ME eyepiece I get a similar experience to looking through my Olympus OM-1. There’s no depth-of-field preview button, auto exposure lock, or display of aperture in the viewfinder but what a viewfinder.
How can something this small create such a sense of space? On the Pentax me viewfinder It is basic, but not agricultural like a badly assembled Praktica (not all Prackticas though, as some are excellent). Its pared back features and aperture priority only approach make for a streamlined picture taking experience. Needless to say, the camera feels light light yet solid. This came apart on me, but I managed to fix it. The ME has an awkward, black plastic mode dial with a crappy little white unlocking button. I can see large hands struggling with it though. I have small hands for a six footer, so the size of the camera is okay for me. Small and smaller: Olympus OM-1 and Pentax ME The Feel There’s a fair amount of black plastic on the top plate and an absence of any pretty milled dials. Apart from its remarkable size, the ME is an undistinguished looking camera. Together with the MX (and later ME Super), it is the smallest 35mm SLR ever made. The ME is a paperweight without batteries, having an electronically controlled shutter that requires power. The MX was the flagship, fully mechanical camera that only required batteries for the meter. Superficially similar, they are poles apart in operation. The ME is the sister camera to the MX and was introduced at the same time. Why is the Pentax ME a Landmark Camera?ġ: The world’s smallest 35mm SLR alongside the MX and ME Super.Ģ: The first Pentax SLR to feature aperture priority exposure only. Four years later, Pentax went even smaller with the fully mechanical MX and the electronic ME. In 1972, Olympus revolutionised the design of 35mm SLR cameras by introducing the OM-1 the smallest SLR in the world. Pentax ME with seriously frayed original strap!
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