favorite this post Jan 3 VINTAGE Pentax ME Super 35mm film camera package $250 (Issaquah) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Co., Inc. Pentax Zoom 90-wr 35mm Film Camera Waterproof Water Resistant Wireless Remote Picture Taker Camera w/ Infrared Remote Control Attached on the Side for the Pentax Zoom 90-wr Camera---multi Af Pentax Zoom Lens with Black Color Camera Case(waterproof, Water Resistant, Wireless Remote Changes to the Terms & Conditions shall be effective immediately, and subsequent use by you of the Ricoh Imaging Gallery shall constitute your acceptance of these changes. FEATURED ARTISTS. Find out more about 35mmc here. That’s why the ME’s on permanent loan by now, the otherwise cameras need some play, too. AND, a Takumar 35mm super-coated, which honest to Pete takes superb photos on my Sony A7. I’m almost disappointed in myself for not getting on better with it – especially having been so besotted with it all those years ago when I worked at the shop. The Pentax literature claims these buttons to solve the “fumbling nature” of the dials of the day. Pentax K1000 Manual Focus SLR Film Camera with Pentax 50mm Lens Minolta X-700 Film Camera And A 50mm f/1.7 Manual Focus Lens Pentax SF10 kit - Includes: 35mm film camera and Takumar 28-80 lens Pentax K1000 Manual Focus SLR Film Camera with Pentax 50mm Lens. I must admit, I could probably make the exposure compensation option work. In fact I’ve just bought an MPP Microtechnical 5″x4″ field camera in a moment of complete insanity, so I shouldn’t grumble about a slightly larger Pentax SLR , Hmm… yeah… good point. You can get one from ebay for about £20-£30 pounds with a 50mm 1.9 lens. I am selling all of my film cameras, but not Pentax LX and Rolleiflex. The Pentax K1000 (originally marked the Asahi Pentax K1000) is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. from 1976 to 1997, originally in Japan. The issue is though, this just isn’t how I like to shoot with film cameras. And b. And I do also have the MX, K2 etc etc to back that statement up with. Nothing unusual for an SLR of this era. I’m sorry that you didn’t like it, having myself an MX and an ME SUPER, the thing that maybe tricked you is thinking of it as an computerized MX and not for what it really is: an humanized ME. I was done. Unfortunately whilst all this sounds great, there is one thing missing for the way I like to shoot auto exposure cameras. It is slightly smaller than the Pentax MX, or at least it’s slightly narrower whilst also being ever so slightly taller. Having just read through nearly 300 pages of the Sony RX100 vii user manual (with such “features” as how to choose which eye the eye-focussing will track) I am definitely tilting towards a KISH, Keep It Simple Hamish, viewpoint. The funny thing was, that negative experience with the Meyer lens crept into my psyche when shooting with the 50mm too. Pentax ME and Pentax K1000. … The camera was able to use 220 film as well, though this feature is now moot as 220 film is no longer manufactured. ... Pentax Digital and Film Camera $100 (sea > Seattle) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. After the MZ series came the final Pentax film SLR, the *ist (not to be confused with the digital *istD). Would you like to write for 35mmc? Any personal information that is submitted by the artists will be for internal use only and will not be shared with the public or any other parties. Maybe also because there is only one option for compensation: The ISO dials. NEED TO SIGN UP. Find out how here. Which was, of course, a big part of my attraction to it. GR PHOTO CONTEST OCTOBER 2020. It belongs to the last series of film SLRs made by Pentax – the MZ series (called ZX in the USA), the third generation of Pentax 35mm film cameras to incorporate autofocus. The narrow field of view meant I didn’t suffer the issue too much, but there were a couple of shots that were heavily backlit that I had to switch the camera to manual for.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_16',184,'0','0'])); A slightly extreme situation, but nonetheless, to take this I had to switch to manual, take a reading off the trees with the sun out of the frame, re-frame and shoot. It is a great camera, Great memories… When in auto mode the shutter speed indicator in the viewfinder shows you the speed the camera will shoot at. The panorama feature is a wonderful asset. I just couldn’t make a switch with one hand, and using it during winter was a frustration show. I believe that this is the best camera which Pentax created. I was allowed to take my first pictures with the Pentax in 1975 when I was 8 years old. Ricoh Imaging reserves the right to make any and all changes to the pentaxphotogallery.com and to change, modify, add or remove terms of these Terms & Conditions at its sole discretion without notice to the user. I wanted to take a photo of some trees that were heavily backlit. Some people make the excuse that it was impossible for it to have AE lock as it has OTF (film plane metering). Camera & Photo Deals Best Sellers DSLR Cameras Mirrorless Cameras Lenses Point-and-Shoots Sports & Action Cameras Camcorders Photography Drones Security ... Pentax K1000 Manual Focus SLR Film Camera with Pentax 50mm Lens 3.5 out of 5 stars 220. Second warning will result in a permanent dismissal from the Gallery, and possible legal action. Asahi Opt. $135. Not a whole different mode and switches that has to be flipped and set. With rare exception, the answer to that question is the Pentax K1000 and it’s widely known as the film camera for beginners. Great performance. Another weird thing about the LX, as mentioned above, is the exp comp dial lock button. The camera uses 120 film and exposes images on a 6 x 7 centimeter area (hence the name). There are four models in the Pentax 67 range. The Pentax ME was a direct competitor to the Nikon EM. With AE implemented it’s almost unforgivable to not have it. As I said at the beginning of the article, I shall move it on to someone who doesn’t shoot like me and revert to the MX. K2 DMD, noted… thanks for the gas, as usual … . eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_17',188,'0','0'])); None of the things I like about the Pentax ME Super make it right for me as a camera. I’ve wanted one fo, I now have a grip and hood for my Makina 67. Maybe I should sell the ME Super and MX and upgrade… or just get a CE-4… choices!! First Name * Last Name * Email * If you are human, leave this field blank. First off I own a few Pentax K1000, a K1000 SE, and K2, they are my most used cameras. Hamish, I guess we each have our individual deal-breakers and for me it would have been a lack of a Depth of Field preview. Completely agree on exposure lock. A locking compensation dial and no AEL?! Learn More. As another mentioned above, the LX is a really nice camera to fondle, which makes you want to take it along and use it. Get the best deal for PENTAX LX Film Cameras from the largest online selection at eBay.com. Vintage model Pentax cameras have only the basic features needed to produce a clean, crisp image and are a great option for your first 35mm film camera. Only K2 DMD has expo lock and ability to see aperture in wf. Originally I set my sights on one because of the AE-lock, but in practice I found it hard to use. As well as some other otherwise brilliant models form Pentax (like SuperA). Make Offer - Pentax AF-330FTZ Shoe Electronic Mount For Pentax AF Cameras NOS NIB #739 Pentax AF-330FTZ Auto Zoom Camera Flash Unit Hot Shoe Mount w/case , EUC $50.00 I love that era of Agfa cameras. WANTED TO BUY OLD SLR FILM CAMERAS NIKON CANON PENTAX & MORE $9,999,999 (oxr > VENTURA) hide this posting restore restore this posting. My fingers know every nuance of every control on the ME Super without having to engage my brain beyond what I’m trying to take a picture of. And I realised this almost as soon as I started using it. Perhaps the reason I’m not bothered by the exposure lock thing is that I started using the ME Super before I had any notion of such a thing. This film is way better for about the same price with a five box, plus a stop faster. screensaver). Alternatively, please feel free to chuck a few pennies in the tip jar via Ko-fi: Learn about where yout money goes here. Or maybe even an Agfa Selectronic 3, the cool-looking half-brother of the CE-4s? I admit to taking the ultra lazy option with my ME Super – I just use it to shoot Portra or HP5 at ISO100, on the basis that I can leave it to it and as long as the meter gets within 2 stops I’ll be fine. As of 2012, there are two offerings, one in the 6×7 format—the Pentax 67 II, and one in the 6×4.5 format—Pentax 645NII. Here is my observation: Regarding film camera image quality, truthfully the choice of which Pentax film camera used does not matter. However if this condition is ignored, in extreme cases, Ricoh Imaging will notify authorities to settle this matter legally. I also have a Super A that is a subtle but important improvement – instead of the impossible to press tiny white blob, the lock button on the mode dial is bigger and easier to press, so it’s easier to flick to manual. Ricoh Imaging reserves the right to use all approved pictures as it wishes for display in all areas of this website and subsequent Photo Gallery applications (i.e. These are the ones with traditional dial AND exposure lock. I’ve just published a review of the Pentax ME Su, Me and Chris from @skyllaneyoptomechanics have bee, I’ve just shared an article about a recent exper, MS-Optics 50mm f/1.1 Sonnetar Review – Exploring, Pentax Espio 170SL – A One Roll Review. Fuji Superia 200 color film was used for these images, not widely available now; its not my favorite film, I actually don’t like it. Whilst making comparisons to the MX, it’s fair to say that viewfinder is nearly as impressive too. I requested my adviser to give me some consulting lab testing, which he did and I bought the camera. A credit will be provided under all images. Am i right that AE on this pentax is very similar to the OM2n ? The alternative is to switch the camera back to manual or use exposure compensation. It’s such a lovely thing apart from the lack of AEL though – the build quality and feel in the hand (particularly with the grip) is totally different to the ME etc. There’s a little white button on the dial that has to be pressed for it to be switched out of the auto mode which I repeatedly found difficult to do. Big, high-contrast rangefinder focusing patch. btw love your reviews! The submitted images must be the photographer's original work. Great review, Back in the early 80’s I wanted to buy a Pentax ME Super, and the salesman in the photo shop convinced me to buy a Chinon CE-4 over the Pentax because of features like AE lock with a simple button push, multiple exposures and easy manual override. The issue is, neither of these cameras have an exposure lock feature, and for the way I shoot AE cameras, exposure lock is just something I can’t live without. The aforementioned lack of auto exposure lock will not be the end of the world for a lot of people, but for me – especially for the way the Pentax ME Super is otherwise designed – it just doesn’t work. As history would prove though, dials and wheels are a lot more favourable than little buttons for changing shutter speed. The exposure compensation dial is much nicer to turn too. Buy and sell used Pentax film cameras at KEH Camera. Switching to manual is no issue with the LX, doesn’t interfere with the workflow, and the needle readout is very good. Pentax Film SLR Discussion: 6: 05-05-2019 08:53 AM: Nature Apple hunter: Bengan: Post Your Photos! The answer is of course not to struggle. As much as I quite enjoy those articles, I couldn’t bring myself to write one about a camera as nice as the Pentax ME Super. Plus Pentax makes a nifty adapter allowing one to use their (or any other makers) m42 screwmount lenses on K mount bodies. PENTAX-DFA 85 F1-4ED SDM Gallery. I found the camera was choosing all sorts of weird and wonderful shutter speeds in auto mode, so I decided to shoot it on manual mode. – the exposure information in the VF is much handier and easier to read. In my experience the olympus is the champion of metering. Pentax ZX-50 SLR Film Camera Sample Photos Also known as Pentax MZ-50: more photos: Film Size: 135 Picture Size: 24x36mm: Marketed: 1997: Lens Mount: KAF-Random Pentax ZX-50 Samples from 230 available Photos more. Lift and rotate for speeds between 12 and 1600 ISO. It is the sole responsibility of the submitting photographer to obtain a written release from any recognizable person in a submitted photo. | Free shipping on many items! Yeah, I’ve read people saying that about the LX too. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Would like to write for 35mmc? The MX viewfinder is stunning, so anything that’s “nearly as impressive” has to be a good thing. Alternatively, for as little as $1 a month, you can help support the upkeep of 35mmc and get access to exclusive content over on Patreon. For as little as $1 a month, you can help support the upkeep of 35mmc and get access to exclusive content over on Patreon. Yeah, I would love the Agfa! All photographs and text appearing on 35mmc.com are the exclusive property of the named author (except where stated otherwise) and are protected by copyright. Are there any other cameras you’re thinking about – have you seen the other comment about the k2 dmd? It just goes to show how far we have come now with our AE, AF, Auto-everything cameras. REGISTER HERE. minneapolis > photo/video... « » press to search craigslist ... Pentax Auto 110 Film Camera Box Set $150 (Roseville, MN) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Ricoh Imaging reserves the right to deny access to pentaxphotogallery.com to anyone at any time. Where the MX is a fully manual and mechanical SLR that works with or without batteries, the ME Super is all but entirely battery reliant. The finder of the Pentax ME is bigger than the finder any Nikon SLR, ever. I was happy shooting it in manual mode, but switching between manual and auto just felt too fiddly. Because I spent a [email protected] tonne of money getting it working, and well, it’s cool. $400. For my money, I prefer a dial, but really the Pentax ME Super system works fairly well. How do you get on with just switching it back to manual – do you find that to work for you in the sorts of situations I’m talking about? The first time I used it in anger was when testing the Meyer 100mm. That Chinon lasted me for decades. Pentax 67II Medium Format SLR Film Camera with 75 mm lens Kit 4 out of 5 stars (1) 1 product ratings - Pentax 67II Medium Format SLR Film Camera with 75 mm lens Kit In practice, both seem very big and bright, and my success rate with the ME Super didn’t seem to suffer by comparison. Unfortunately, only manual stop down or lenses with a manual stop down switch can be used, and they can only be used in manual stop down mode. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The problem became even more clear when finishing the roll shooting with a 20mm Pentax-M lens. Learn how your comment data is processed. Unfortunately, in shooting it, not only have I found myself put off it, but it has actually put the final nail in the coffin of any ideas I had about buying a Pentax LX too. But when, some 50 years ago, I started using 35mm SLRs I never had the luxury of AE lock on my Nikkormat and then my OM1 and OM2. Both use 120 or 220 roll film. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You have to keep your finger on it, which would be okay, if it wasn’t the thumb of your focusing hand. Find great deals on Pentax film cameras Cameras, including discounts on the FUJIFILM - INSTAX Mini 90 Neo Classic Instant Camera - Brown. The lack of AE lock in the LX is bizarre. Financing options available. Even if a Chinon body would check all the technical boxes, I’d still pick up the ME super or K2 DMD. All applicants must make sure to provide correct and valid personal information. The lens then stops down at the moment the shutter is fired. That button makes switching the camera off a two-handed faff. The MZ-S is the flagship camera of this series. I still use the two I have occasionally. I just about manage to convince myself it’s ok, but it still bothers me sometimes. Back in 2005 in the very early days of working in a camera shop, there was one on the shelf. The 125X mode doesn’t need to be set for that speed to be shot if the batteries die, it just works at that speed. Photographs containing nudity, obscenity, profanity, pornography, violence, and anything that is lewd or offensive in nature, or otherwise inappropriate images will be excluded from the website. Some people would say this only works with spot metered cameras, but I get good results using cameras with a centre weighted meter too. I agree with you about the annoying little white button. Plus those have an ability to show aperture in finder. Pentax has a reputation for their refined glass lenses which produce those razor sharp photos with brilliantly enhanced colors. There’s a stack of other cameras out there that could offer me what I want from an AE camera, so why struggle with this one?! Using the same lens on each film body capturing the same scene, same settings, produces the same exact results. I didn’t even take the photo, the camera died to me in that moment. Feb 23, 2016 - Vintage Pentax 35mm SLR Film Cameras. The Pentax ME is a very small SLR, smaller than even the eternal K1000, but it has a huge viewfinder. Some of the other students had amazing cameras- an inherited Praktica, or daddy’s spare Olympus and there was a girl who had been a professional photographer who had a dazzling Nikon setup and whose work looked outrageously good. I plan to modify mine, to partially fill in the one larger hole under the knob that the sprung pin pushes all the way into. These are both excellent cameras with Multiple exposure button, exposure lock button, stop down lever, 5 &10 second self timer, exposure comp, and the ce4s has top speed of 1/2000th second. How much the value of the Pentax ME Super has been going up in recent years is testament to these facts! These cameras build on the Pentax SLR design experience. FEATURED COLLECTION. Somehow it is the most right feeling SLR that Pentax made. But this of course is nonsense because it gives you a meter reading before you take the pic – otherwise what is that readout you see in the VF when composing a shot? 5 Photos; 6 Pentax ME Super – Final Thoughts; I’ve long liked the look of the Pentax ME Super. I only ever had an original ME fully auto, as a ‘pair’ with a MX and was perfectly happy with the exposure compensation dial.. Interesting… I thought I had done away with that particular bit of GAS. Pentax is one of the few camera manufacturers still producing medium format cameras. Camera & Lenses; Login. If any applicants appear to provide false information, he/she will be removed from the Gallery. I suspect many users never switched out of Auto. If you can get past the battery reliance and the slightly unconventional controls, it’s a small (tiny) solid feeling SLR with a really quite awesome viewfinder that works in aperture priority with basically any Pentax K or M42 lens. If an artist takes another person's picture and submits it under his/her own name, he/she will be disqualified and may be required to pay for compensations. 4.1 out of 5 stars 309. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. That’ll put the protruding bit at the front, in easy reach of your index finger for one-handed operation. $250. This is an entirely fair article, and it’s unfortunate that the deal-breaker is (pretty much) the only shortcoming of the ME Super. When I got home, I unloaded the film half way through and loaded it into the MX. In simple terms, with a manually stopping down lens attached, when you adjust the aperture and the view through the finder gets darker, the meter in the camera responds accordingly and therefore the camera will automatically shoot at an appropriate shutter speed. The photographer also certifies that the images submitted have never been copyrighted or, if copyrighted that the photographer is the copyright owner. 35mmc is a blog authored, edited and published by Hamish Gill featuring daily articles submitted by readers. So it can AE lock on that. Maybe I’m just wishing it would turn into an MX, but they’re awfully expensive. Don’t get me wrong though, this isn’t supposed to be one of those contrarian articles slamming a popular camera. Ricoh Imaging has the option, at its sole discretion to decide whether to crop, edit or otherwise alter the images accepted into the Gallery as well as remove any images from its website. Will correct myself. Unlike anything else Pentax has offered. PENTAX Medium Format Digital Cameras. I imagine the K2 will be the same size as the K1000, which is substantially bigger- I think I know someone with a K1000 that I might ask to borrow, as I’ve never used one. PENTAX 100 YEAR CONTEST. … Are you calling me stupid?! I’ve long liked the look of the Pentax ME Super. But the Pentax ME super became one of the cameras that I tinkered with the most. Even AE was a luxury until I got my OM2. Maybe it was out of tune ? My uncle bought a Pentax SV in Japan probably in 1965 for my father here in the Netherlands. Thanks, out of interest, how do you get the most out of the ME super then? And honestly just so nice to hold. Nah, it meters fine, in normal framing situations it does a good job. If only Pentax would make MZ-3 from metal instead of plastic with the same quality level , in terms of control ergonomics that would be near perfect small SLR…. So why do I have the LX? Back in 2005 in the very early days of working in a camera shop, there was one on the shelf. Then, the straw that broke the camel’s back was trying to shoot it with the 35mm Lidyth I have on loan from Meyer. For more articles on 35mmc about the subject matter discussed here, please click one of the following tag links: 35mmc is free to read. Find out how here. And by the time I was shooting The Pentax ME Super on manual mode, I just wished I was using the Pentax MX (with its stiff dial) instead. The Pentax ME Super viewfinder has a slightly lower magnification of .95x compared to the .97x of the MX. KISH, I like that!! Perhaps the person who wrote the literature had otherwise been using a Pentax MX with its difficult to turn shutter dial…? Even the model names are the same, spelled backwards. enlarge. So you can think of the LX as a super MX that happens to have an AE setting! I wonder how many of the Pentax ME Super users down the decades actually USED the manual facility? I was a Nikon man back then though, and rather than buying it with my first wages, I picked up a Nikon 70-300 lens that was on the shelf for a similar amount of money. Vastly underrated camera, K-mount lenses are great glass; easily producing results that are on a par with most better known "pro" lenses. seattle > photo/video... « » press to search craigslist ... Pentax Digital and Film Camera $100 (Seattle) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Unfortunately the option to switch to manual exposure is just a little too fiddly on the Pentax ME Super. That is to say, you set the aperture on the lens, but the lens doesn’t stop down, instead the lever in the lens tells the camera what aperture it’s set to so as to give you a meter reading. The modes are all fairly self explanatory otherwise. Yeah, for all that, I’m just going to stick to the MX. The dial is a little difficult to turn, especially with cold hands, but it would probably be at least a bit easier in the warmer months. Like a Leica M. It just feels unusually dense and solid for its small size, with perfectly smoothed off edges. 26 offers from $135.00. There’s something about the Pentax haptics that makes it hard for me not to want to shoot them – non existing or useless AE-lock aside. If it had a button to do so… In aperture priority mode with lenses that have a “diaphragm coupling lever”, it allows open lens metering. It doesn’t need it as when you use exp comp there is a big honkin flag in the VF showing u that you are using exp comp! A few years ago I asked my father if I could have his Pentax camera and he gave it to me. favorite this post Jan 11 Kollmorgen Cinelux 70/35 5.75 inch E.F. 70mm / 35mm projection lens $400 (Savage) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. In fact, it’s simplistic nature also points to the other thing that attracted me to it – that being how it works as an aperture priority camera. And just rotate for -/+ 2 EV exposure compensation. I really love my K2 DMD, it is just solid in every aspect and if it counted, I constantly picked it up over the ME super. Again, I overcame this by switching to manual, but it felt far to clunky having to do so. I’m pleased to know AEL would sway someone who was happy with it – reassuring that I’m not being too much of a fussy idoit! Leica MP. I really, Back toward the end of the summer, I shot a roll t, This Pentax Q7 arrived today. Shooting the LX in manual mode is much nicer than shooting my MX in manual mode. I had one of these without the lock once a little while ago – it basically didn’t work as the dial was too easy to turn/knock. Pentax Super Program 35mm SLR Film Camera with F/1.7 50mm Lens Excellent COLLECTION. I was a graduate student, perusing my PhD, so no money. I was hugely optimistic before I started shooting it, but I totally failed in that optimism to account for the fact that I just don’t get on with auto exposure cameras that don’t have some sort of exposure lock. | Browse our daily deals for even more savings! Funnily enough, I so very rarely use DOF preview. I’ve used them since 3rd year of architecture school, which was, er… 1993 and I bought one because they were cheap, and were cheap to replace if you killed it. These cameras have limited features, making them easy to maintain, yet they have exactly what you need to take beautiful, artistic pictures. Letting the meter to its own thing here resulted in under exposure – despite much of the tree being in the centre. Pentax Super Program 35mm SLR Film Camera with SMC Pentax-A 1:2 50mm Lens. Funnily enough I was recently thinking about buying another one as I’ve accumulated some nice K-mount lenses recently and bought an MX instead which I like very much but find a lot harder work than the ME Super. $10. It’s not too bad to change to manual, and has a nice dial when you do, but the exposure compensation dial has an annoying lock at 0. PS once I had used cameras with an exposure lock I realised what a great feature it was, but I still like using a ME for ‘old times sake’. Had a K1000 in the 1970s, before migrating to the MX. Of course this doesn’t make the Pentax ME Super a bad camera. For two reasons – 1. the shutter speed dial is much nicer to turn than the stiff knob on the MX. I initially thought it might just about supplant the MX, but after finding it increasingly frustrating throughout only shooting a roll and a half of film, I’ve decided I have no intention of shooting it again.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-box-3','ezslot_2',179,'0','0'])); After coming to this conclusion, I thought I should write a little review before sending it on its way to someone who I am sure will enjoy it as much as it deserves to be enjoyed. Get the best deals on PENTAX Vintage 35mm Cameras when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Having moments before set the Pentax ME Super back to auto, I had to fiddle with the tiny white button to switch to manual, faff about getting a meter reading I was happy with… … half way through doing this, I gave up. The only other thing I wish it had was depth of field preview (as the MX has). My feelings for the ME super are a lot like yours by now, even though I shot it for years. $120. All artists share his/her personal information through the Artist Biography page at his/her own risk. Unfortunately you have to pay ten times the price to get the big orange shutter button. eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-box-4','ezslot_12',182,'0','0'])); On the other shoulder of the camera is the combined exposure compensation and exposure index selection dial. I do initial testing on all my 35mm film cameras with Kodak 200; it’s very good for the price. The “Super” moniker somehow makes you expect at least such a simple feature. 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