Pentax SFX

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The Pentax SF-X is a camera model from the Japanese Pentax brand that was manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. (called PENTAX Corporation since 2002). It is also known as the Pentax SF-1 in the United States, and was first produced in 1987. It was Pentax's second Autofocus 35mm SLR after the Pentax ME F. It was the world's first AF SLR with built-in auto flash.

Contents

The SF-X comes from the same family as the slightly newer Pentax SF7/SF10.

Features

Exclusive Accessories (from SF1 Camera Sales Brochure)

 Substituted for the camera's back cover, this data back not only imprints the selected data on  the film, but also controls the shutter release according to predesignated times and intervals.   The mode/data adjustment is push button easy and the large LCD window displays the selected data  It offers six recording  modes: (1) Date (2) Time (3) A six-digit random number (4) One letter  plus a two-digit count up number  (5) One letter plus a two-digit count down number  (6) blank –   or no imprint.  For interval shooting, it offers five modes: (1) Shooting start time (2) Interval  length (3) Number of exposures  (4) Duration of Exposure and (5) Precharge signal of an external  flash unit.
 This data back imprints selected data clearly on the film from five recording modes:   (1) Year/Month/Day  (2) Month/Day/Year  (3) Day/Month/Year  (4) Day/Hour/Minute or   (AM-PM/Hour/Minute)  and (5) Off – no imprint.  A simple push button  control makes mode  selection fast and easy, and the large LCD window displays the selected data.
 This accessory grip replaces the standard Lithium Battery Grip and holds four " AA " size  batteries. N-Cd batteries not usable
 Attached to the SF1's hotshoe, this adapter allows you to position an accessory flash like   the AF400FTZ away from the camera via the 5P Sync Cord.  It also provides an easier access to   the shutter release button when using the AF080C Ring Light Set.
 Connected to the release socket of the camera body, this one-meter long switch lets you release  the shutter without touching the shutter release button, especially useful in preventing camera  shake and vibration during extended-time exposures using its lock mechanism.
 This cord connects a Pentax infrared receiver on the hotshoe to the release socket for remote   shutter release using a Pentax infrared transmitter.

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References

  1. "Pentax SFX Manual" (PDF). CameraManuals.org. p. 92.

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