Pentax MX-1 Brassed Off...

Not the best picture in the world, but I think it looks pretty good. Will post some better pics tomorrow.

Amazing, you've had it for one day and look at the amount of hard use it's had already....I think you might have cheated.

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Best regards, John

oh that does look good!

Keep that man away from my Z3

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Best wishes,

Andrew

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some better pics:

They should have left the brass unpainted in the first place

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Regards,
Michael
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By hand or machine buffer?

Does the plastic lens on the front look the part?

Only the extended barrel is plastic. The lens body is metal.

I've had my silver MX-1 for a year about. No sign of brassing yet in spite of regularly being slipped into it's padded bag compartment.

I've had the silver version for a while now and was always curious what it may look like "aged"? There aren't any pics of silver ones on the net - until now . To be honest it's not that much different but I really like the look of it. Painted the lens cap logo red as well as it gies nicely with the writung in the lens I think!?

This is what natural brassing looks like:

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Best regards, John

Looks more like copper under the silver finish..

I don't get the point of doing that at all.

If you ever go to sell it you've effectively devalued it by making it look like it hasn't been looked after. Odd.
Just to add, my Super A body has little or no wear or brassing on it and thats bordering on 30 years old.

The Super A won't show brassing as the top and bottom plates are plastic. Brassing occurs when the black paint wears off to show the actual brass finish beneath. You'll only find that on older, traditionally made cameras, and they would show eventual brassing with wear. This was seen in favourite old cameras, used for years and the brassing would become a sort of affectionate bond with the photographer. The camera as Old Faithful if you like.

The MX-1 has brass top and bottom plates, so could be destined to be an old favourite, just like a comfy pair of socks.....

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Best regards, John

Im pretty sure my Super A has brass top and bottom plates and exhibits some brassing from use, either that or my P50 does, cant remember which one (or both).
I understand how brassing occurs though thank you.

I still don't get people trying to falsely make their camera look used. Its a tool, not a fashion accessory! Although I do wonder when I see the number of colour combinations for K30 / K50 / KS1 / KS2s!