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Pentax MV-I
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Average Ratings for Pentax MV-I

  • Photograph Quality4.3 stars
  • Features2.5 stars
  • Ease of Use3.8 stars
  • Value for Money4.7 stars
  • Overall rating3.8 stars

 

3 Reviews For Pentax MV-I

  • Guest 22nd Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Good Points: Easy to use
    Not too heavy
    Works great with a range of different flashguns


    Bad Points: Force of the mirror moving away when taking a picture can induce some camera-shaking
    No manual options (except "B", which holds the shutter for as long as you press the button, which is great to capture lighting in a thunderstorm)


    General comments: The Pentax MV-I has been a great camera. I've bought it when it was new (in 1980) and stopped using it in 2006, because films were getting harder and harder to come by and get developed.
    The camera is made like a tank. It still 100% functional after 26 years of use. I've taken some great photo's with it.
    I've owned some other camera's during the time I owned the Pentax, because I was looking for a camera which would give me more options (to control the shuttertime etc), but I always got back to the Pentax.
    I used it with a standard 50mm lens and a Pentax-A Zoom 28~80mm lens. Changing lenses was easy and could be done in seconds.

    The reason I stopped using it in 2006 was that in developed some mechanical errors that could be quite annoying. It has a tendecy to not fully close the shutter anymore after I've taken a photo, and so it has ruined some pictures, because they got dramaticly over-exposed. I've had it repaired twice, but the problem came back everytime. It can't be trusted anymore to take good pictures.
    So in 2006 I stopped using it and got some simple digital 'point-and-click' camera. But I still sometimes miss that good ol' Pentax.

    I still own the camera though.

  • creativecolours 17th Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I like the Pentax MV-I it takes great pictures especiallly with black and white film, I'm still looking for a flash that will connect with the light meter inside the view finder, my flash works but it doesn't tell the light meter "theres a flash connected" so it's kinda iffy whether the flash will help or not anyway if anyone knows of a flash that's compatible please let me know.

  • Pratik Das. Rank: Lance Corporal 26th Mar 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Pentax MV-I has given trouble free service for over 20 years to me .