Pentax ME super & Pentax MG - New seals and recovered.
by DaveHolmes
ME super with the M50-1.4 in orange leather
MG with the M40-2.8 in purple leather
Shot with the K-x and Tamron 17-50 at f5.6 using a desk lamp and YN560 off camera... (any tips for product shots appreciated!!)
Wow! Pentax should hire you
Ha! Can't take the credit I'm afraid... A gent named Alan did them for me... He does a lot of Olympus re-covers but is local to me...
If you want to contact him this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200745512204?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1... is one of his ebay listings...
The MG is actually purple rather than the blue it appears to be...
Alan is trying to source a bright-blue leather to cover my MX with at the moment... and he'll do the seals on that too...
My Honeywell-Pentax Spotmatic is the one I'm not sure about... It's in almost pristine condition already...
Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
Flash:
Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
Film:
Pentax-MX & M50mm f1.4; Spottie & 55mm f1.8; MG & M40mm 2.8...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveholmesphotos/
Now thats what the K-01 should have looked like... !
Aye... Pentax could've saved a fortune by not commissioning Marc Newson and digitalizing an ME body!
Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
Flash:
Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
Film:
Pentax-MX & M50mm f1.4; Spottie & 55mm f1.8; MG & M40mm 2.8...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveholmesphotos/
Don't wreck your SP!
...
I don't think it's very fair to be desribed as 'wrecking'...
These have been cleaned, serviced and are more importantly used to take pictures
I love the design of Pentax's older SLRs... They're beautiful...
I don't think that taking a non-conformist approach to standard and conformist black leatherette detracts from their physical design, in terms of beauty in any way - If anything I think it makes the classic design features more noticable... An accentuation of beauty...
The Spottie will indeed be re-covered in the near future... Undoubtedly some will love it and some will hate it...
Maybe in pink or lilac... Maybe turquoise...
Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
Flash:
Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
Film:
Pentax-MX & M50mm f1.4; Spottie & 55mm f1.8; MG & M40mm 2.8...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveholmesphotos/
Will be interested to see how the orange holds up to sweaty hands though. I guess there is a reason most cameras have always been black!
I was just wondering where you left recover your cameras, since I'm also a prod owner of a Pentax ME and still using it for some special motives. However the leather (still original state) is starting to remove from the case and I thougth of somehow leaving renew this leader by a specialist... where did you do that?
Anyway; they both look great!
Best regard - Martin Grambone
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