Originally posted by iswmle Thanks for the replies! I have read through the AF SLR camera reviews. The me-f is the only one I found that had a statement about confirmation with manual lenses, or maybe I read it googling, my head is spinning researching this. I figured maybe all Pentax af bodies did confirm, but couldn't find it for sure. I really don't want to pick a camera out and be disappointed. As I said, I only have one AF lens, I love vintage glass! But my eyes don't! Lisa
Hi Lisa. The MEF is the only AF body that has an AF focus confirmation LED AND the manual focusing aid on the focusing screen, later AF cameras did not offer the manual focus aids, but they all have focus confirmation LEDs (and I think they all can be set to beep when in focus). The MEF & SFX/SF1 cameras also have LED arrows to indicate which direction to turn the focusing ring to attain focus (only works if the focus ring turns the 'Pentax' way - many 3rd party lenses focus the other way).
Also, if you have any K mount lenses without the 'A' setting on the aperture ring, you should ideally be looking for a camera that has a non-crippled mount so it can open-aperture meter. The cheaper cameras often couldn't do this - effectively limiting them to later lenses.
This link shows the MZ/ZX cameras with crippled mounts:
MZ/ZX-Series Film Bodies
Suggestions would be: Z-1/PZ-1, MZ-5n/ZX-5n, MZ-3, MZ-S, SFX/SF1
The MEF - although a proper 'old school' camera has a very early AF system, which isn't as responsive as later cameras and is more likely to faulty due to being much older bodies & technology.
John.