Pentax MX Light meter

Yes I know another MX question.

How big an area does the light meter read roughly ?

Is it comparable to spot, centre-weighted or matrix metering ?

Jason

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K30 & 18-55mm WR.

RTFM !

Or did the camera not come with one?

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K20D, *istD, MZ-S, Super-A, ME Super, MX
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, DA* 300,
DA 50-200, FA 24-90, FA 20-35,
M 400-600, A 50 f1.4, A 28 f2.8, A 70-210, M 35-80, M 50 f1.7
A x2S teleconverter and a few others ...

Centre weighted, as were pretty much all cameras in those days. I actually find the meter in mine is pretty accurate!

You can get the manual from here: link. The password is "Pentax" (case sensitive).

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Joining the Q

It didn't come with a manual BTW

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K30 & 18-55mm WR.

Thanks for the link Hefty

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K30 & 18-55mm WR.

You didn't check the links I gave you in your earlier post did you JPC1970?

Check them out for a bit of info on the MX, link

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Cheers, HG

K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K5+Tammy 18-250, a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.

Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...

I've some gallerieshere CLICKY LINK! and my PPG entries.

If you use slide film, tip the camera down a bit to exclude most of the sky when metering otherwise it tends to be about 1/2 a stop out. Or meter off the grass.

Off topic, I just got a roll of slide film back from my ES I picked up on ebay a little while back. I am pleased to say the metering is spot on, and the 135mm SMC Tak looks very nice too. I'll try and scan some images.

Cheers, Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
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