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Sunny February afternoon with the MX

pschlute
Posted 14/02/2019 - 16:55 Link
Lovely weather here again today, and as my K1 is in for repair I got my old MX out of retirement to take a few pictures on b+w down at Newark Priory on the River Wey.

It is fun using film again, really makes you stop and think about every shot.

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bjolester
Posted 14/02/2019 - 20:26 - Helpful Comment Link
Beautiful camera! The MX and KX are my favourite Pentax film cameras.
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swarf
Posted 14/02/2019 - 20:52 Link
Lovely camera! When it came out I couldn't afford one and had to settle for an ME instead. I've still got it, and the 40mm pancake that came with it, they both still feel and handle beautifully.

I hope that you explored past the Priory through to the area the other side of the lock.

Phil
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pschlute
Posted 15/02/2019 - 04:06 Link
swarf wrote:


I hope that you explored past the Priory through to the area the other side of the lock.

Phil

Not this time Phil, but I have done many a walk up to Walsham Gates and Ockham Mill, and the other direction to Papercourt lock. This summer I might do a series on the Wey Navigation and it's Locks.
Posted 15/02/2019 - 16:42 Link
Lovely camera Peter... have one of these myself... don't take it for a spin nearly often enough... hope you had a good outing with it...

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stub
Posted 15/02/2019 - 18:49 Link
Enjoy your outing... Ballhead looks impressive...! But cant figure from your photo how it puts the camera in portrait mode..?
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pschlute
Posted 15/02/2019 - 20:07 Link
stub wrote:
Enjoy your outing... Ballhead looks impressive...! But cant figure from your photo how it puts the camera in portrait mode..?

Release the lock and move the set-up to portrait orientation.

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pschlute
Posted 15/02/2019 - 20:17 Link
thingsthatihaveseen wrote:
Lovely camera Peter... have one of these myself... don't take it for a spin nearly often enough... hope you had a good outing with it...

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It is 38 years old now. I have had it serviced/seals replaced once in that time. Not used it for a few years, but everything appears to work, I will find out when i see the pictures

I had the MX from 1981 until 1991 when I got a Z-1. The Z-1 gave up the ghost recently but I have a replacement. I will give that an outing soon. In recent years I have built up a small collection of film SLR's with a K1000; MX; ME Super; ME-F; Super-A; and LX. Makes it more bearable being without the K-1

When i get the pictures processed I will post them on here.
womble
Posted 19/02/2019 - 23:13 Link
Took mine round the world. LX with colour film, MX with BW. Lovely cameras both.
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
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