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How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
I don't understand why it is scary. Virtually all 35 year old cameras need their seals and buffer foam etc. renewed if it hasn't been done already. The LX is only different in that rather than just manifesting itself in black muck all over the insides of the camera, it also affects the mirror. The...
Posted by co049 on 20/05/2015 - 12:51
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
Well, here's the update on my LX experience: It ended. To recap — I bought an LX which the owner said did NOT have the sticky mirror problem. It did. I returned it. I found another LX on eBay from Japan. It arrived, and everything seemed fantastic. I quickly got to really appreciate the camera,...
Posted by CKDexterHaven on 21/07/2015 - 00:42
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
Well, here's the update on my LX experience: It ended. To recap — I bought an LX which the owner said did NOT have the sticky mirror problem. It did. I returned it. I found another LX on eBay from Japan. It arrived, and everything seemed fantastic. I quickly got to really appreciate the camera,...
Posted by Cuthbert on 26/07/2015 - 22:34
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
The real problem is that you are using a camera that dates back to the 1980s, so it's quite old now. I would expect any camera of that vintage to benefit from a general service and recalibration. Different models will tend to fail in different areas, so that too is probably predictable. The LX wa...
Posted by tyronet2000 on 29/07/2015 - 13:16
Film - The great teacher
I couldn't disagree more. Digital has opened up the hobby for photographers, encouraging experimentation with things such as focal length, aperture, shutter speed etc. without feeling that one is "wasting" a picture. I'm sure "better" photographs have emerged as a result, even if thousands of pi...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 04/08/2015 - 20:02
Film - The great teacher
I couldn't disagree more. Digital has opened up the hobby for photographers, encouraging experimentation with things such as focal length, aperture, shutter speed etc. without feeling that one is "wasting" a picture. I'm sure "better" photographs have emerged as a result, even if thousands of pi...
Posted by McGregNi on 05/08/2015 - 18:03
Film - The great teacher
If you're going to through the term teaching in the mix, then I don't know that film is the best option. You don't get that instant feedback of your settings, so there's a huge delay between see what I did there and see what I got as a result. Personally I focus on image creation. There's a bun...
Posted by richandfleur on 05/08/2015 - 23:56
Film - The great teacher
Whether it's digital or film, composition, lighting and exposure, aperture, shutter speed, focus point etc are all required to achieve the final image. As mentioned above, switching between film and digital doesn't remove the need for these aspects of photography. I don't know, as I get older I ...
Posted by richandfleur on 06/08/2015 - 01:47
SFX Brochures
I'll take 'em. I'll sort things out this evening when I get back from site. K.
Posted by womble on 30/08/2015 - 08:14
Slide film and ND grads
I think in general, the idea is to meter without the grad first, targeting the darker parts. (eg ground midtones) so that they will expose correctly ....a sky would often blow out then. Then the grad is placed to bring the sky back down without changing the exposure, so the end result is less DR i...
Posted by McGregNi on 04/10/2015 - 14:15
Thought some of you film lovers might like to see this......
I have an MZ-3 body in silver, though in this case I'd prefer black. Eric Hendrickson installed the improved motor with metal gear and an MZ-M focus screen. It's an okay camera, but it's still a "plastic Pentax"... Chris
Posted by ChrisPlatt on 18/11/2015 - 02:06
Thought some of you film lovers might like to see this......
[quote:3496ace15f="Jonathan-Mac"]Ummmm... where is that? Sorry Jonathan - I missed your comment the other day.... ...it's in my Pentax shrine ....okay, it's in the study :wink: I was wondering of you'd seen it somewhere or if it was actually in your possession. I have a couple of 5Ns which I'm...
Posted by LennyBloke on 18/11/2015 - 08:11
Super A / LX - metering for ISO 12800 - Pushing Film.
Ok, so after getting back home and playing with the EV dial, it's not possible to turn it past the max ISO speed.
Posted by pointandshoot on 26/11/2015 - 08:58
Super A / LX - metering for ISO 12800 - Pushing Film.
Ok, so after getting back home and playing with the EV dial, it's not possible to turn it past the max ISO speed. had this with the ME Super - wanted to push some 400, so i turned the ISO up to may and tried the compensation, but it wouldn't go. ended up using manual to compensate and push higher. ...
Posted by laurencea on 28/11/2015 - 10:57
Got some slide film. Which body would be best?
Doesn't really matter although it sounds like you have more choice of lenses in K-mount rather than M42. Just be aware that slide film is very fussy about exposure so be careful with your metering. K. Just wondering whether the Super A or the P30t is more likely to be more accurate? THe P30t was...
Posted by Jetsam1 on 19/02/2016 - 17:47
Pentax P30 automatic rewind
As above - after pressing the rewind button which dis-engages the film advance - allowing the film to be re-wound. Once re-wound, opening the back (by pulling up the rewind knob) will re-engage the film advance and 'drop' the rewind button for the next film.
Posted by johnha on 08/03/2016 - 01:56
ZX-5 shutter/advance issue HELP!
Well, I *think* it is all repaired and working! It was a 3 day process, and I finally got it all back together! That was the worst (most complicated) thing I've ever had to repair. It makes all the right noises, and appears to be functional, I guess the real test will be to develop some film!...
Posted by marktbaldridge on 20/03/2016 - 03:57
The 45.
Many years ago, I spent a large portion of my student grant on a new Pentax MX, it lasted me up until the digital era, and after a few bridge cameras I came back to Pentax with acquisition of a K-5. It rekindled my interest in photography as well as my interest in the photographic equipment. I was...
Posted by ronniemac on 05/09/2016 - 00:24
My re-acquaintance with the MX
ust bought a Pentax again to relive my youth, first bought and used an Mx back in 1981, just managed to grab this with original boxes Mx body and original box and instructions 40mm with original box and lens case 135mm with original box soft case and I still have a winder upstairs in ...
Posted by lxmike on 13/02/2017 - 00:09
Pentax MX winder issues
Edit: sorry I thought you meant the camera winder Apparently the winder mechanism on the later MX's had a smoother action as it was better engineered. The later MX's had a plastic film holder indicator on the back door as opposed to the earlier metal film holders. Seems to run true as both min...
Posted by nocturnal on 25/02/2017 - 19:24
