Pentax MV
The Pentax MV was introduced in 1979, alongside the Pentax ME Super, as a successor to the earlier Pentax MX and ME cameras. Despite being a later camera, the MV is actually a more basic version of the Pentax ME. The MV was meant to be a less expensive, stripped-down SLR camera with the same form and function as the ME. As such, the Pentax MV is an aperture priority camera with only basic controls. It does not have manual shutter speed controls, exposure compensation, self-timer, the ability to attach a winder, or any readouts for shutter and aperture in the viewfinder. The MV is still the same compact size as the ME - one of the smallest 35mm SLRs ever made. It uses all the Pentax K-mount lenses and works especially well when paired up with the 40mm f/2.8 "pancake" lens.
The Pentax MV was made only in black. It would be succeeded by the MV1 which added some of the aforementioned missing features, such as self-timer and winder attachments.
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