Pentax ME - Camera

The light meter and electronic functions are not reliable. It can be used with 1/100s and bulb mode.

The light meter and electronic functions do not work. It can be used with 1/100s and bulb.

The autoexposure is unreliable, sometimes overexposing a bit (0.5 EV) out of tolerance. There's a screw missing from the bottom plate. The film rewind knob is stiff, which makes opening the back door difficult. There's notable dust in the viewfinder but it doesn't affect use much. It's worn externally. Quite beat up but not so bad as a user camera!

The light meter and the autoexposure are irregular and cannot be trusted. The frame counter doesn't work and the light seals should be changed.

The meter underexposes occasionally a stop over the tolerances, there is some corrosion on the battery compartment but it won't affect the use, and the light seals should be changed.

It has a spot of fungus, some haze, and an area of separation inside the viewfinder that will not affect use significantly. The fungus has been UV-treated to neutralize it and prevent its spread. It has some general wear with a few dents on the top of the prism cover. It needs new light seals and mirror bumper. It is otherwise in working condition.

The autoexposure system underexposes a bit, which will slightly affect value. It's inconsistent and can't be reliably compensated for, but using the 4x setting on the dial will give the best results. It needs new light seals! It shows moderate external wear but otherwise works well!

The autoexposure occasionally over exposes over the tolerances, the grips are starting to peel off, the light seals should be changed, there is some corrosion on the battery door, and there is some desilvering on the viewfinder.

The light meter does not work. Otherwise okay.

The light meter and shutter speeds are off. It needs new light seals. Otherwise working well.

The shutter speeds are not accurate and the self-timer does not work. The leatherette is missing from the film door. There's a dent on the prism. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The self-timer doesn't work and the light meter underexposes by 1 EV. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The shutter blades are worn and the meter underexposes 1 EV. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay, quite usable.

The film advance lever gets stuck. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The light meter does not work and the shutter speeds are too fast, resulting in notable (2-3 EV) underexposure. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The shutter speeds are a bit off, but mostly usable. The leatherettes are peeling and the light seals should be replaced. The self-timer does not work. Otherwise okay.

The fast shutter speeds are too fast, resulting in underexposure. Otherwise okay.

The shutter speeds are a bit inconsistent but stay within tolerances. The frame counter does not work. Otherwise okay.

The self timer does not work. The lens release button is quite stiff. The light meter underexposes a bit. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The shutter speeds are too slow, resulting in overexposure. Otherwise okay.

The frame counter doesn't work and the film advance lever's cosmetic cap is missing. The light meter underexposes by 1 EV. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay.

The light meter underexposes by 2 stops, which can be compensated with the ASA value. It needs new light seals. It has minor coating wear and separation on the viewfinder that do not affect use. The film advance is stiff and it has some cosmetic wear. It's otherwise okay.

The light meters' LEDs don't light up and auto mode does not work. It needs new light seals. It has some coating damage, separation & dust on the viewfinder that do not affect use. It has a few small dents on the top cover but it's otherwise okay.

The battery compartment door is stuck and it can't be opened, therefore auto mode can't be used either. It has some separation & dust on the viewfinder, and a tiny dent on the prism cover, which do not affect use. It needs new light seals. It's otherwise okay,

The autoexposure is -1EV out of tolerances but it can be compensated with the +1 exposure compensation dial or the ISO. It has some dust on the viewfinder, minor cosmetic wear and the winding lever cap is missing, which does not affect use. It needs new light seals. It's otherwise working well!

The frame counter is stuck at zero, the self-time lever is missing, the automatic mode doesn't work, it needs new light seals, the leatherettes are quite worn and it has moderate cosmetic wear. There is minor coating damage, dust and moderate fungus on the viewfinder that slightly affect use. The fungus has been UV-treated to neutralize it and prevent its spread. It's otherwise okay.

The light meter is inaccurate and irregular. It underexposes about one stop out of tolerances. The prism has minor de-silvering inside. The camera needs new light seals.

The light meter and auto-exposure modes are inconsistent and unreliable. Sometimes they're accurate, but other times they give almost random exposure values. It shows minor wear, including a few small dents, but otherwise works normally. It needs new light seals.

The shutter is inconsistent and needs service. It needs new light seals.

The light meter, the frame counter, and the auto exposure doesn't work. The light seals should be changed and the film door is slightlly bent but still closes. There is some wear on the body and on the viewfinder.

The self-timer doesn't work, there is a bigger dent on the prism and smaller dents all over the body, the weather selas should be changed, and there is some noticeable wear on the body.

Auto mode underexposes by more than one stop out of tolerances. The self timer crank is not working. The viewfinder has a crack in the plastic. It also has dust and haze inside that will affect the view. The camera is worn with dents on the prism. It needs new light seals and mirror bumper.

The light meter is not working correctly. The viewfinder has some minor separation inside. The camera needs new light seals.

It needs new light seals. The electronics do not work but it can still be used in manual mode. It's otherwise okay.

There's wear on the body and a big dent on the bottom plate that won't affect use. The camera underexposes by 1 stop over the tolerances. Otherwise ok.

The camera underexposes a over 1.5 stops, but it can be compensated with the 2x dial. It needs new light seals. It’s a bit worn externally, but works well otherwise.

The camera doesn't recognize lens aperture values, which affects use heavily. There's wear on the body, and the motor cap is missing from the bottom plate, which won't affect use. Flash sync and Bulb mode work fine. Otherwise ok.

The camera has a minor dent in the prism housing, minor dust in the viewfinder, and moderate cosmetic wear, none of which affect use. The kit is otherwise in great condition!

The meter doesn't work. There's moderate wear and some dents on the body, that will slightly affect use. It needs new light seals. Otherwise okay!