Pentax UC1 75th anniversary
This camera looks like its had a tough 75 years but it’s only been 21. Pentax celebrated its 75 anniversary in 1994 and produced a few limited edition cameras as well as ones like this. This Espio MiNi otherwise know as the UC-1 was available both in black and silver but it’s only the sticker that distinguishes this one. This particular camera looks like it spent some time around salt water or a nervous sweaty handed photographer with the chrome eroded away revealing its true plastic nature. Just the same I thought it was worth a roll of film to see if it worked. And true to its appearance it worked but not perfectly. It seems that there were a few blank frames where no picture was captured. When it did work and this is true of other Espio Mini’s it produced good results. The lens is a simple 3 element design (32mm) that produces sharp images from corner to corner with accurate exposure. For more post about my other non pitted UC-1 look here October 2014 February 2014 April 2013 or March 2012
One thing about one camera: The Pentax UC-1 allows close focusing down to 1 ft and has LCD frame lines in the viewfinder to help compensate for the parallax.
