Pentax prominently featured...

MD Optofonik · 07-15-2016, 03:15 PM - **1 Like**

in the Netflix series, "Stranger Things", episode 2.

Just sayin'.

Triggrhaapi · 07-18-2016, 09:58 PM

I think that was an ME Super.

reeftool · 07-21-2016, 06:56 PM

Pentax is very visible in several episodes. It's also a very well done series. I don't often binge watch but I did with this show. The show does take place in the early 80's and Pentax was a very popular camera in those days and seen everywhere. It was "THE" camera for students so the writers have done a fine job of supplying the student with the proper tool. I didn't catch the model but I thought it was a K1000. Now I'll have to go back and watch it again which is OK because it's that good.

imagesfromobjects · 10-29-2017, 03:31 PM

Awesome show! After the episode, I found this on Google. The prop person said MX, but...

Stranger Things Camera comparison - Album on Imgur

rawr · 10-29-2017, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by imagesfromobjects

Awesome show! After the episode, I found this on Google. The prop person said MX, but...

Noooooo.

“We needed to buy multiples to smash..” Lynda Reiss, prop master of the show.

It was a ME Super. Expect them to become a little bit scarcer on eBay now.

**TwoUptons** · 07-28-2019, 04:44 PM

So I'm a few years behind... and just saw it for the first time today...

None of the ME Supers I'm used to seeing have the AOCo logo on the front, which the camera in the series did...

Is it possible it's a regular ME? Did the ME Super ever have the logo?

Could they have flubbed the continuity and used more than one camera?

-Eric

pentax360 · 07-29-2019, 01:10 AM

Yeah, I did noticed it.
I second awesome show!

ddharriman · 07-29-2019, 01:36 PM

Yes, it's the ME, already pointed out: Pentax in the Movies - Page 19 - PentaxForums.com

Best regards,

reeftool · 08-07-2019, 06:25 PM

Just an hour ago I scrolled past a KEH ad on Facebook offering the Stranger Things kit. An ME Super, M50 lens and a Vivitar Thyristor flash along with the same strap.KEH Camera - KEH Camera added a new photo. | Facebook

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07-18-2016, 09:58 PM	#2
Triggrhaapi Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Los Angeles Photos: Gallery Posts: 47	I think that was an ME Super.

07-21-2016, 06:56 PM	#3
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	Pentax is very visible in several episodes. It's also a very well done series. I don't often binge watch but I did with this show. The show does take place in the early 80's and Pentax was a very popular camera in those days and seen everywhere. It was "THE" camera for students so the writers have done a fine job of supplying the student with the proper tool. I didn't catch the model but I thought it was a K1000. Now I'll have to go back and watch it again which is OK because it's that good.

10-29-2017, 03:31 PM	#4
imagesfromobjects New Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 5	Awesome show! After the episode, I found this on Google. The prop person said MX, but... Stranger Things Camera comparison - Album on Imgur

10-29-2017, 04:34 PM	#5
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by imagesfromobjects Awesome show! After the episode, I found this on Google. The prop person said MX, but... Noooooo. “We needed to buy multiples to smash..” Lynda Reiss, prop master of the show. It was a ME Super. Expect them to become a little bit scarcer on eBay now.

07-28-2019, 04:44 PM	#6
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,214	So I'm a few years behind... and just saw it for the first time today... None of the ME Supers I'm used to seeing have the AOCo logo on the front, which the camera in the series did... Is it possible it's a regular ME? Did the ME Super ever have the logo? Could they have flubbed the continuity and used more than one camera? -Eric

07-29-2019, 01:10 AM	#7
pentax360 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: OR Posts: 436	Yeah, I did noticed it. I second awesome show!

07-29-2019, 01:36 PM	#8
ddharriman Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 345	Yes, it's the ME, already pointed out: Pentax in the Movies - Page 19 - PentaxForums.com Best regards,

08-07-2019, 06:25 PM	#9
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	Just an hour ago I scrolled past a KEH ad on Facebook offering the Stranger Things kit. An ME Super, M50 lens and a Vivitar Thyristor flash along with the same strap.KEH Camera - KEH Camera added a new photo. \| Facebook