A smaller camera system - your views please!
Posted 11/06/2026 - 20:49
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40/2 is perfect for travel.
Posted 12/06/2026 - 15:29
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All this talk of the MX takes me back - I used to have an M35/2, M50/1.4 and M85/2.0 with my black MX and winder, a great little outfit and it certainly fits the bill for size and weight, But I'm not going back to the film days - if I did I'd have to have a darkroom set up (I was never overly happy with others D&P'ing my black and white stuff), and there's no way that would get the green light in our house
LennyBloke
Posted 15/06/2026 - 11:45
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LennyBloke wrote:
All this talk of the MX takes me back - I used to have an M35/2, M50/1.4 and M85/2.0 with my black MX and winder, a great little outfit and it certainly fits the bill for size and weight, But I'm not going back to the film days - if I did I'd have to have a darkroom set up (I was never overly happy with others D&P'ing my black and white stuff), and there's no way that would get the green light in our house
Changing bag, dev tank and either a scanner or a backlight for digitally 'scanning' your negs with a DSLR and Macro lens and job's a good'un. Folds down to not a lot of space, either!
All this talk of the MX takes me back - I used to have an M35/2, M50/1.4 and M85/2.0 with my black MX and winder, a great little outfit and it certainly fits the bill for size and weight, But I'm not going back to the film days - if I did I'd have to have a darkroom set up (I was never overly happy with others D&P'ing my black and white stuff), and there's no way that would get the green light in our house
Posted 15/06/2026 - 21:33
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Benz3ne wrote:
Nope - if I went back to film I'd have to go the full mile! The absolute delight to see your 20" x 16" black and white image appearing in the dim red light of your home darkroom just cannot be beaten
LennyBloke wrote:
All this talk of the MX takes me back - I used to have an M35/2, M50/1.4 and M85/2.0 with my black MX and winder, a great little outfit and it certainly fits the bill for size and weight, But I'm not going back to the film days - if I did I'd have to have a darkroom set up (I was never overly happy with others D&P'ing my black and white stuff), and there's no way that would get the green light in our house
Changing bag, dev tank and either a scanner or a backlight for digitally 'scanning' your negs with a DSLR and Macro lens and job's a good'un. Folds down to not a lot of space, either! All this talk of the MX takes me back - I used to have an M35/2, M50/1.4 and M85/2.0 with my black MX and winder, a great little outfit and it certainly fits the bill for size and weight, But I'm not going back to the film days - if I did I'd have to have a darkroom set up (I was never overly happy with others D&P'ing my black and white stuff), and there's no way that would get the green light in our house
LennyBloke
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7 years
Cymru
Pentax MX
40mm f/2.8
Some film.
Done.
That said, I might limit myself to one lens for my annual trip to Belgium this year. Which one, I'm not sure of yet...