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Pentax UC-1





Pentax UC-1

Pentax UC-1




Lens:


32 mm f/3.5

Exposure Control: EV 2.6 to EV 17
Maximum shutter speed: 1/400th sec
Battery: DL123A
Dimensions (inches, WxHxD): 4.2 x 2.3 x 1.4
Weight (without batteries): 155 gm / 5.4 oz

I can't say much about the Pentax UC-1 since it only flew twice and fell from the payload section both times. It is small enough (barely) to fit into the 2.63" body tube. I flew it in the Silver Bullet named because of its bright silver coating.

One positive note is that even after falling from about 1000 feet and landing in a field it still worked! I thought I had secured it better in the payload section but it fell out a second time. It couldn't survive the second bounce.

 


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