
There is little to no information about the Cosina PM-1 SLR online. Cosina were a Japanese firm that mostly made bits of cameras, lenses most often. They seemingly decided a foray into their own SLRs would be a good idea, and proceeded to rip off other manufacturer's designs.
I got my PM-1 at a boot sale for £3, a true bargain. I put a roll of expired film through it recently and came out with some fantastic shots. It's light, looks cool, and most of all, is black. It matches all my other gadgets by being black. I'm a bit of a stickler for these things.
The lens mount is a Pentax K mount, which although common, doesn't match any other camera I have. Less than helpful, but I'm willing to make an exception as it is so damn gorgeous. I have a 50mm Cosina 1:2 lens on it at the moment, all the photos taken so far have been with that lens, so it's pretty versatile. I'm looking to get something wider, maybe 28mm, for street photography... maybe next month :)
How strange I just bought the exact same model today at the boot sale for £1. appears to be in good order got to get some film now and see if its all working
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! :D The light seals needed replacing in mine, they'd gone all sticky and useless. Other than that, the only thing missing is a DOF preview button, in my opinion. Great little camera, still my favourite.
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