<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
Super	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
highly	O
successful	O
35	O
mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
produced	O
by	O
Pentax	B-Application
of	O
Japan	O
between	O
1979	O
and	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
a	O
development	O
of	O
(	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
replacements	O
for	O
)	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
feature	O
semi-automatic	O
(	O
aperture	B-Algorithm
priority	I-Algorithm
)	O
operation	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Application
M	O
series	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
manual	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
MX	I-Algorithm
and	O
briefly	O
the	O
semi-automatic	O
,	O
automatic-focus	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
.	O
The	O
ME	O
Super	O
added	O
a	O
manual	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
feature	O
set	O
of	O
the	O
ME	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
ME	O
Super	O
was	O
a	O
better-specified	O
camera	O
than	O
the	O
ME	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
model	O
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
lower-end	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
ME	O
:	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Pentax	B-Application
MV	O
model	O
,	O
quickly	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Application
MV1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hotshoe	B-Algorithm
features	O
an	O
additional	O
shoe	O
contact	O
for	O
dedicated	O
Pentax	B-Application
flash	O
units	O
,	O
not	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
preceding	O
ME	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
lost	O
in	O
later	O
,	O
more	O
fully	O
automatic	O
models	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
Super-A	I-Algorithm
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
long-lasting	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
ME	O
Super	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
LR44	B-Algorithm
(	O
or	O
equivalent	O
)	O
batteries	O
power	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
finder	O
screen	O
is	O
fixed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
split	O
image	O
and	O
a	O
microprism	B-Architecture
ring	O
in	O
the	O
centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
Super	I-Algorithm
supports	O
a	O
manual	O
ISO	O
range	O
from	O
12	O
-	O
1600	O
ASA	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
using	O
a	O
dial	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pentax	B-Algorithm
ME	I-Algorithm
Super	I-Algorithm
can	O
attach	O
to	O
the	O
external	O
winder	O
ME	O
(	O
1.5	O
i/s	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
later	O
Winder	O
ME	O
II	O
(	O
2i/s	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
mount	O
a	O
Dial	O
Data	O
ME	O
databack	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
later	O
Digital	O
Data	O
M	O
databack	O
via	O
a	O
cord	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lenses	O
are	O
interchangeable	O
with	O
the	O
K	B-Algorithm
bayonet	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
SMC	O
Pentax-M	O
compact	O
lenses	O
were	O
introduced	O
during	O
the	O
lifetime	O
of	O
the	O
M	O
series	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
