Editing Pentax MG

{{Infobox_35mm_MF_SLR|camera name='''Pentax MG'''
|image source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/89853469@N00/2091306483/in/pool-camerapedia/
|image=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2091306483_46ca069ace_m.jpg
|maker=[[Pentax]]
|dates=1981-1984
|variants=chrome or black
|lens mount=Pentax K
|shutter type=focal plane Seiko MFC<br>metal curtains, vertical travel
|min shutter speed=1s
|max shutter speed=1/1000
|sync speed=1/100
|exposure meter=TTL, open aperture,<br> center weighted
|exposure modes=aperture priority, 1/100, and Bulb
|iso range=32 to 1600
|finder screen=fixed
|shoe=fixed hot shoe, contact for dedicated flash
|ttl flash=no
|motor drive=external: Winder ME (1.5i/s) or Winder ME II (2i/s)
|battery=2 x 1.5V (SR44, LR44 or equivalent)
|weight=425g w/o lens
|number produced=unknown
}}[[File:Pentax_MG_in_good_condition.jpg|thumb|left|360px|Pentax MG]]In 1977, [[Pentax]] introduced two compact 35mm [[SLR]]s, the [[Pentax MX|MX]] and the [[Pentax ME|ME]], after the [[Olympus OM-1]] presented in 1972 had introduced a new trend for compactness in SLR cameras.

The Pentax ME was succeeded in 1979 by the more advanced [[Pentax ME Super|ME Super]] and the simpler [[Pentax MV]]. The MV was in turn followed in 1980 by the [[Pentax MV1|MV1]], then in 1981 by the '''Pentax MG'''.
The differences with the MV1 were the following:
* shutter speed displayed in the finder
* 0.87x finder
* chrome or black finish

The Pentax MG was an aperture priority automatic camera, with an electronic focal plane shutter from 1s to 1/1000, synchronized at 1/100. The shutter curtains were metal and had a vertical movement. There was no shutter dial, and the camera could not be used in manual mode, except for B and 1/100 exposures. The exposure meter was of the standard TTL open aperture center weighted type. It was activated by a slight pressure on the release button.

The Pentax MG had a 0.87x viewfinder, covering 92% of the field. The finder screen was fixed, with a split image image and a microprism ring in the center. The shutter speed chosen by the camera was displayed in the finder, the aperture not.

There was a self-timer and a hot shoe on the top of the prism with an additional contact for dedicated Pentax flash units. The selector around the release button had three positions: Auto, 100X (1/100, X sync) and B. The Pentax MG could attach the external ''Winder ME'' (1.5 i/s) or the later ''Winder ME II'' (2i/s). The Pentax MG could use the ''Dial Data ME'' databack with an adaptor to slide in the hot shoe, or it could make direct use of the ''Digital Data M'' databack.
The lenses were interchangeable with the K bayonet mount. Together with the M series was introduced the SMC Pentax-M series of compact lenses.

Production stopped in 1984.

== Links ==

* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/collection/serie-m.htm The Pentax M series at krg site]
* [http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-mount site]
* [http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pentax-mg_ca.html The MG at Aya's Cameras]
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11128 Pentax MG] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_MG Pentax MG entry in wikipedia]
* [http://www.photopentax.com/compatibilite-en.html The largest database K/PK mount lenses compatible Pentax (In english and French)]
* [https://www.jorek-foto.de/vintage-pentaxmg-01.html?expandable=6 Pentax MG on jorek-foto.de] - pictures of and with the camera (German language only)

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