Pentax MV1 + SMC Pentax-M 50mm F2

The Pentax MV1 is the friendliest camera in Pentax's compact M-series. Built on the ME chassis in 1980, it strips the interaction down to almost nothing: you set the aperture, and three coloured LEDs in the viewfinder tell you what the camera is doing — green for a good hand-holdable speed, yellow for slow, red for overexposed. No numbers to read, no modes to learn. Paired here with the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2, compact and sharp with Pentax's Super Multi Coating.

Specifications

• Body: Pentax MV1 — compact 35mm SLR, 1980
• Shutter: Seiko MFC vertical-run metal, 1s to 1/1000s on auto
• Exposure: Aperture priority automatic only. The manual options are a mechanical 1/100 (also flash sync) and Bulb; there is no exposure compensation dial.
• Metering: TTL centre-weighted, EV 3-19, ISO 25-1600
• Viewfinder display: Three-colour LED bar — green for correct exposure at 1/30-1/1000, yellow for slow speeds, red for overexposure
• Flash sync: 1/100s
• Mount: Pentax K
• Lens: SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2
• Filter thread: 49mm
• Self-timer: Working
• Format: 35mm film
• Weight: 425g body only
• Power: 2x LR44 / SR44

Condition

• Cosmetic: Excellent++ condition, with little to no signs of age and use. The lens is clean.
• Functional: Fully working, including the self-timer and meter.

Included

• Pentax MV1 body
• SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2 lens
• Lens cap

Near-flawless and fully working. The MV1 is aperture priority only, with no exposure compensation and no manual shutter speeds beyond 1/100 and Bulb — that simplicity is the point of the camera, and it makes it a genuinely easy first SLR. The LED display tells you everything you need without a single number to interpret.