Asahi Pentax ME chrome | Analogue camera





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Asahi Pentax ME chrome, a compact 35mm SLR, tested and working.
Description from the seller
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The Pentax ME is a compact and lightweight 35mm SLR that delivers a classic film shooting experience in a small, well-built body. Its simple aperture-priority auto exposure makes shooting fast and intuitive—set the aperture on the lens and the camera selects the shutter speed automatically. The bright, easy-to-use viewfinder helps with quick focusing, and the K-mount system gives access to a wide range of excellent Pentax lenses. With its clean design and straightforward operation, the Pentax ME is a great everyday camera for film photography.
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100% Brand new, never been used.
99% A new, unused item with absolutely no sign of wear, but pre-owned.
97-98% Never used, but pre-owned.
95-96% Almost no signs of use.
93-94% Minimal signs of use, Still very clean.
91-92% Some signs of use.
89-90% Very good condition with normal signs of use.
80-85% As-is. It does not work normally. Use for parts.
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Appearance:
There are signs of use consistent with age and normal use, including scuffs and some paint wear/peeling.
Functional:
Tested and working. Shutter operation, AE (auto exposure), Bulb (B), and the self-timer have been checked and work properly. We also confirmed that shutter speeds change appropriately according to light levels.
Viewfinder: There are signs of age, and there is some small debris/dust as shown in the photos. In our opinion, visibility is not significantly affected; however, if you are very sensitive about viewfinder cleanliness, please refrain from bidding/purchasing.
Overall:
In our opinion, this item would be around 91–92% condition.
Thank you for reading!
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I ship it in Japan post (EMS or Small Parquet).
Attach the tracking number.
Shipping is only available to the address registered in Catawiki.
As it is shipped from Japan, it cannot be shipped to Russia.
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We will ship the item 3 business days after your payment clears.
International Buyers - Please Note:
This item will be shipped from Japan.
Import duties taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost.
These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying
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Catawiki requires a general condition grade (Mint / Near Mint, etc.), so we select the closest option.
Our personal rule is simple: “Mint” means truly unused / like new—so “Mint+++” is not a thing in our universe (if it were,
we’d probably have to invent “Super Mint Deluxe,” too). Condition labels can vary from seller to seller, and many buyers have experienced listings that sounded better than the item in hand. That’s why we focus on facts. Every item is carefully inspected, and we disclose the results honestly with detailed photos—no surprises, no magic words.
The grade is only a guideline; please rely on the description and images for the real condition. If you have any questions, we reply quickly and will do our best to help. Thanks for reading!
=^._.^=━━━━━━━━━Product Description━━━━━━━━━━=^._.^=
The Pentax ME is a compact and lightweight 35mm SLR that delivers a classic film shooting experience in a small, well-built body. Its simple aperture-priority auto exposure makes shooting fast and intuitive—set the aperture on the lens and the camera selects the shutter speed automatically. The bright, easy-to-use viewfinder helps with quick focusing, and the K-mount system gives access to a wide range of excellent Pentax lenses. With its clean design and straightforward operation, the Pentax ME is a great everyday camera for film photography.
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100% Brand new, never been used.
99% A new, unused item with absolutely no sign of wear, but pre-owned.
97-98% Never used, but pre-owned.
95-96% Almost no signs of use.
93-94% Minimal signs of use, Still very clean.
91-92% Some signs of use.
89-90% Very good condition with normal signs of use.
80-85% As-is. It does not work normally. Use for parts.
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Appearance:
There are signs of use consistent with age and normal use, including scuffs and some paint wear/peeling.
Functional:
Tested and working. Shutter operation, AE (auto exposure), Bulb (B), and the self-timer have been checked and work properly. We also confirmed that shutter speeds change appropriately according to light levels.
Viewfinder: There are signs of age, and there is some small debris/dust as shown in the photos. In our opinion, visibility is not significantly affected; however, if you are very sensitive about viewfinder cleanliness, please refrain from bidding/purchasing.
Overall:
In our opinion, this item would be around 91–92% condition.
Thank you for reading!
=^._.^=━━━━━━━━━Shipping━━━━━━━━━=^._.^=
I ship it in Japan post (EMS or Small Parquet).
Attach the tracking number.
Shipping is only available to the address registered in Catawiki.
As it is shipped from Japan, it cannot be shipped to Russia.
=^._.^=━━━━━━━━━Payment━━━━━━━━━=^._.^=
We will ship the item 3 business days after your payment clears.
International Buyers - Please Note:
This item will be shipped from Japan.
Import duties taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost.
These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying
=^._.^= ━━━━━━━━━KONEKO Camera’s philosophy ━━━━━━━━━=^._.^=
Catawiki requires a general condition grade (Mint / Near Mint, etc.), so we select the closest option.
Our personal rule is simple: “Mint” means truly unused / like new—so “Mint+++” is not a thing in our universe (if it were,
we’d probably have to invent “Super Mint Deluxe,” too). Condition labels can vary from seller to seller, and many buyers have experienced listings that sounded better than the item in hand. That’s why we focus on facts. Every item is carefully inspected, and we disclose the results honestly with detailed photos—no surprises, no magic words.
The grade is only a guideline; please rely on the description and images for the real condition. If you have any questions, we reply quickly and will do our best to help. Thanks for reading!

