Pentax ME Super

1980

The ME Super replaced the ME in 1980. It remained similar in use – although the shutter speed choices were slightly different: the ME had a range of 8s – 1/1000, whereas the new ME Super had a range of 4s – 1/2000. The main difference in the two models was that the ME Super added full-manual control to the camera in addition to the aperture-priority exposure mode. It uses a vertically-traveling metal shutter curtain that allows X-sync at 1/125 (as most vertical-travel shutters do).

The ME Super is also notable as being one of the smallest-bodied 35mm SLRs ever produced.

Technicals Specifications:

Original List Price (1980): $179.95 (body only)
Price in 2022 Dollars*: $646.80
Manufacturer: Asahi Kogaku (Pentax)
Model: ME Super
Year Introduced: 1980
Film Format: 35mm SLR
Lens: Pentax K-Mount lenses
Shutter: Metal, vertical-travel
Self-timer: Yes
Shutter Speeds: 4s – 1/2000
Shutter Release: top
Built-in Meter: TTL
Film Speed/ASA Range: 12 – 1600
Flash Sync: 1/125
Film Advance: lever on top
Frame Counter: on top
Exposure Modes: Aperture-priority, Manual
Focusing Screens: non-interchangeable, split-image
Mirror: instant return
Battery: 2-SR44 (1.5v)

*Based on current information at
in2013dollars.com

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