What is the cheapest used Cosina CT-1A in the UK?

The cheapest used Cosina CT-1A currently listed is £37.00 at eBay, based on 5 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Cosina CT-1A for Sale — From £37

£37.00 Low price

£85.31 High price

5 Listings

1 Retailers

Great for: general student beginner

Cosina's budget mechanical K-mount SLR — the CT-1A, metered manual, 1982.

The Cosina CT-1A was a 35mm film SLR introduced in 1982 as a revision of Cosina's budget K-mount CT-1. Cosina produced many closely related bodies, some sold under other brand names, and the CT-1A continued the line's role as an affordable, simple SLR on the Pentax K bayonet.

It is a single-lens-reflex camera for 35mm film on the Pentax K mount. The CT-1A is a metered-manual SLR with TTL metering and a mechanically controlled focal-plane shutter, so it fires without a battery, the cell serving only the meter. Its controls are basic and conventional for a budget body.

It suits beginners and students wanting a low-cost mechanical body for learning exposure. The metered-manual approach and mechanical shutter are forgiving, and K-mount lenses keep the outfit inexpensive and easy to extend.

The CT-1A is cheap and common on the used market. Inspect the foam seals and mirror-damper foam, confirm the mechanical shutter fires across all speeds with no battery, and test the meter with a fresh cell. Check the film advance, rewind and screen; the plastic-heavy build is entry-level, so examine for wear, but the simple shutter is comparatively repairable.