This camera will be packaged securely and shipped immediately. It will naturally fit with any Pentax K mount lens, as well as the thousands of third party lenses that use the K mount. This camera uses the Pentax K mount, which is among the most versatile lens ranges in the world. The focus ring spins perfectly and the aperture ring clicks into its detents with precision. The glass elements are clean and free of dust, balsam separation, haze, and scratches. The aperture blades are free of oil and actuate beautifully. The included lens is in excellent mechanical condition and is fully functional. The lens mount is in perfect condition with no damage. The metering system works perfectly, as does the auto-exposure system. All knobs, dials, levers, and switches actuate as they should with mechanical certainty. The mirror box, shutter, pentaprism, and film compartment are clean and free of debris. All functions operate as they should and there is no sign of damage or wear. This particular camera is in excellent condition, mechanically and cosmetically. It offers exceptional build quality, ultimate technical capability, and beautiful ergonomics.Ī full review of this camera can be seen here. It's a camera that's equally comfortable in the hands of a pro photog or an amateur alike. The Pentax LX was that company's absolute best professional grade system camera. It also comes with new batteries installed and is ready to shoot. The larger frame also lent itself well to landscapes and portraits. Cameras like the Spectra AF and Spectra System had lots of manual controls for flash, focus, and more, while also remaining cheap and plentiful. This camera comes with a Pentax M SMC 50mm F/1.4 fast prime lens, and UV filter. The Spectra line was my favorite affordable way to get into Polaroid photography. *Polaroid Spectra System can be purchased on Amazon and eBay.Here we have a fantastic and fully functional Pentax LX professional 35mm film camera. Vintage photography enthusiasts shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a camera in functional condition. This particular model is not especially sought after by collectors, but it does have some value– even in non-functional condition. I sold it a few weeks later to a vintage camera collector for $25. I picked this Polaroid Spectra (pictured above) at a local thrift store for $5. While Polaroid no longer produces film for Spectra cameras, the Impossible Project continues to manufacture film for the cameras both in black and white and in color. Spectra cameras are thought to take higher-quality pictures than a conventional 600 Polaroid camera, due to the camera’s higher build quality and a proportionally larger print area. The Spectra/Image series also has many optional accessories, such as close-up lenses, special effects filters and a “law enforcement” kit. Over time, Polaroid has introduced many variants of the Spectra, but most include a ‘Quintic’ 125mm f/10 3-element plastic lens, self-timer, automatic exposure, and sonar autofocus in many cases the addition or removal of user controls is the only distinguishing characteristic between models. Polaroid Spectra ProCam (pictured to the right), which contains a folding viewfinder mechanism, is one of more desirable variants. Photo by: Tim Williams (Flickr Creative Commons) The Spectra range of cameras are better than the 600-film range, with most of the models utilizing an arc-shaped range of focusing lenses inside the body that swing across the exterior lens element to provide correct focusing, rather than adjusting the distance between internal lens elements. Excellent cosmetic condition fully functional. Spectra film (called ‘Image’ outside of North America) is rectangular (9.2 x 7.3 cm) rather than 600 film’s square format. Spectra film is otherwise identical to 600 film ISO speed, development method and operation remain identical. Polaroid Spectra System Camera Camera comes complete with Hard Case, Manual, Box and the original hand/neck strap. “Extensive control, accurate metering, accurate auto-focus with -get this- an actual readout of how many feet/meters away it focused in the viewfinder! I can’t recommend this camera enough for anybody who wants to use Polaroid or Impossible films.” “This is an amazing instant camera,” notes photography blogger Dan Finnen. The Polaroid Spectra System was an all-new line of cameras and had its own corresponding film. Polaroid introduced the Spectra system of cameras in 1986.
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