Actually, I don't think I was misreading you at all. I use an LX as a
primary camera and wanted an all mechanical (battery only needed for meter)
second body. But DOF preview is important to me as is interchangeable
focusing screens. If there is a K body that fits these requirements I'd
like
Jim Apilado wrote: I now own - LX, SF1n, and PZ1-P.
hi Jim, if you get a moment I would love to hear your thoughts on the SF1n
vs. the PZ1-p as an owner of both. I have 2 SF1n's and keep wondering about
swapping one out for a PZ1(p) and would value your thoughts on it.
Regards,
/\/\ick...
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Skofteland, Christian wrote:
Actually, I don't think I was misreading you at all. I use an LX as a
primary camera and wanted an all mechanical (battery only needed for
meter) second body. But DOF preview is important to me as is
interchangeable focusing screens. If
A few months ago Phototechnique or 35mm Photo ( one of those magazines)
listed their version of the top 25 cameras of all time. Included in the 25
was the Pentax Spotmatic. Why you may ask did they include it. Because,
they said, it was the life support system for those marvelous Super
Hi Juan ...
If I recall, you have the same version of the 'cron as I (the one just
before the current version with the built-in hood), and I've not noticed
any similar problems. I suppose if you shot the scene at a certain angle
relative to the light source the chances of this happening would be
.
--graywolf
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From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, William Robb wrote:
FWIW, I have 2 MX's. On one, the meter doesn't work at all
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
It amazes me how people who buy a worn out 20 plus year old camera are
sure those cameras were junk to start with.
Well, 20 years ago I was almost ready for nursery school, so I can't speak
to that. :) All I can really say is that I've seen a lot
On Monday, October 22, 2001, at 12:39 AM, William Robb wrote:
How about pink? You could have a genuine Pentax MX Barbie.
The Barbie camera must also be fitted with giant silver flowers, or
people will recognize it as a fake.
-Aaron
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Chris;
Which K-series body provides a full mechanical shutter speed range (1sec -
1/1000 ) DOF preview, interchangeable focusing screens and a decent
motor/winder?
I just bought an MX on ebay for half of what I normally see them go for.
I'll let you know how it is when i get it later this week.
: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!)
dick graham wrote:
A few months ago Phototechnique or 35mm Photo ( one of those magazines)
listed their version of the top 25 cameras of all time. Included in the 25
was the Pentax Spotmatic. Why you may ask did they include
: Monday, October 22, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!)
I was excited when I read that Pentax was coming out with a TTL metering
system in the Spotmatic. I had a Honeywell Pentax H3 (still have it) and
was looking forward to this new technology.
I
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Skofteland, Christian wrote:
Which K-series body provides a full mechanical shutter speed range (1sec -
1/1000 ) DOF preview, interchangeable focusing screens and a decent
motor/winder?
I think you're misreading what I'm saying. I'm not saying that the MX is
a bad
At 19:41 21-10-2001 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
Many people, myself included, often praise the MX because it's fully
functional,
except for the light meter, without batteries. Well, yes, being all-mechanical
is a great feature of the MX, but the *real* reason for having one is because
it's a
The MX is the least favorite camera of mine. I've used it twice, maybe
three times, in 2½ years. It feels flimsy, the film advance is
non-linear, and it sounds like a cheap piece of goods.
Wendy Beard wrote:
At 19:41 21-10-2001 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
Many people, myself included,
Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
An extra battery and a roll of film are also small enough to throw in
your bag just in case and maybe even smaller ;-)
Yeah.
If you've got 'em!
--
Mark Roberts
www.robertstech.com
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From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!
The MX is the least favorite camera of mine. I've used it
twice, maybe
three times, in 2½ years. It feels flimsy, the film advance
is
non-linear, and it sounds like a cheap piece of goods
to the GripB
for the LX (although smaller), i have a winder but its to big to leave on
all the time.
Regards,
Paul Jones
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From: Wendy Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, William Robb wrote:
FWIW, I have 2 MX's. On one, the meter doesn't work at all, the
film advance works sometimes, and the shutter works about half
the time that the film advance works. [snip]
I'm with Bill and Shel on this one. I've seen quite a few MX's come
through
Hi Chris ...
Apart from any mechanical considerations, the camera - especially when
compared to the Spotmatic era cameras, the K-series bodies, the LX, the
ME-S, a Leica, older Nikons, and others - just feels cheap. I've not
had any real problems with mine, although the film advance now seems
Shel writes about the MX:
It's that flimsiness that makes me reach for the ME S when I want
something lighter and simpler than the LX.
Chris Brogden wrote:
I'm with Bill and Shel on this one. I've seen quite a few MX's come
[...]
MX bashing in pentax-discuss? What's next, SMC isn't
, 2001 2:14 PM
Subject: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!)
Shel writes about the MX:
It's that flimsiness that makes me reach for the ME S when I want
something lighter and simpler than the LX.
Chris Brogden wrote:
I'm with Bill and Shel on this one. I've seen
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From: Juan J. Buhler
Subject: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX
rules!)
I thought the MX was one of the best regarded bodies out
there.
I want to get a second one, looking for a black one at the
right price...
I'll spray paint both of mine
It seems I must make amends for my blasphemous statements bout the MX.
I believe that SMC is amongst the best there is.
A few months ago there was some discussion about lens flare on the Leica
list, and, if I recall the series of events correctly, someone commented
on the remarkable resistance
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