just purchased a pentax me super camera

Iam taking a photography course at my local college.the course requires a film camera. I found a pentax me super for $19.00,it came with a flash and two lenses.it works very well.I figured how to work the settings in manual mode.I am an amateur photographer.I have been doing it about 1 year, so I have been using an xti and a 40D. I use a light meter sekonik L358 and fotowand gray card to get the correct exposures.can I meter off the gray card with the pentax if so how is it done.

Just point the camera at the grey card, excluding all else from the view, and take a reading. Make sure of course that the light falling on the grey card is the same as the light falling on the subject.

For most subjects this won't be necessary though as the camera meter is quite accurate on its own. You can apply compensation using the exposure compensation dial that sits round the rewind crank.

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum, here is a manual for your new camera link

I used my ME Super on manual most of the time. For small objects etc. I would meter off a gray card. For landscapes I found that when using slide film "auto" was not accurate enough so I used manual and would meter excluding almost all sky, preferably off some grass which usually worked pretty well. For BW and print film most "normal" circumstances worked pretty well on auto. In fact, I think I spent less time fiddling with exposure on my ME Super than I do with my K10/K20 although, of course, I didn't have the luxury of the histogram to consult!

Enjoy the camera. They are lovely little beasts. I have four now!

Cheers, K.