Used Miranda MS-3 for Sale — From £21 | UsedLens.co.uk

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Great for: general beginner student

Miranda's Dixons-era autoexposure SLR — Cosina-built CT9 derivative in Pentax K mount, aperture-priority plus manual.

The Miranda MS-3 was a 35mm autoexposure SLR sold in the late 1980s by the UK retailer Dixons, which had bought the Miranda name after the original Japanese maker ceased trading in the late 1970s. The camera was actually built by Cosina and is essentially a lightly restyled Cosina CT9, following the MS-1 and MS-2 Super in the same house-brand range.

It carries the Pentax K bayonet mount, so it accepts the large pool of K-mount lenses from Pentax, Cosina, Sigma and other makers of the period. Exposure is aperture-priority automatic with a manual setting on the selector dial. Construction combines a die-cast aluminium chassis with plastic outer panels; the body measures about 136x85x50mm and weighs roughly 425g without a lens, with a conventional film advance lever and frame counter.

As a budget K-mount body the MS-3 suits beginners and students who want straightforward aperture-priority shooting with access to cheap, widely available lenses. Handling is light and simple, though the finish and viewfinder are basic compared with the Japanese-brand SLRs it undercut in Dixons stores.

On the used market MS-3s sell cheaply, often paired with a Miranda-branded kit zoom. Check that the meter and auto-exposure respond to light, that the battery compartment is free of corrosion, and that the shutter fires at all speeds. Light seals and the mirror bumper foam are usually degraded by now and often need replacing before use.

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