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I could not afford a black MX either John, it was all I could do to scrape 1/2 the cost of the silver MX from my milk round and selling my bike. My mum and dad had said they would match the rest as a Christmas present, I think the MX cost £160 back then!
I did wonder wether to get a silver MX-1 to match but I do like the black MXs, but I'd never part with the original one
Chris
I did wonder wether to get a silver MX-1 to match but I do like the black MXs, but I'd never part with the original one
Chris
Comment by co049 posted on A Pentax Christmas at 25/12/2013 - 15:40
Pentax MX through the ages Christmas 1979 to 2013
Comment by co049 posted on A Pentax Christmas at 25/12/2013 - 11:46
Welcome to the forum, I'm having a MX-1 for Christmas it's tucked away under the tree! I was not allowed to try it out to make sure it was OK no mater what reason I gave
I'll have to wait till next summer before I can get a K3 so I'll be watching to see what images you all post
I'll have to wait till next summer before I can get a K3 so I'll be watching to see what images you all post
Comment by co049 posted on Hello from Norfolk UK. at 21/12/2013 - 08:20
ronniemac wrote:
The MX cause its so neat and portable,(although I prefer the KX/LX exposure needle to the MX traffic lights).
The LX because it has versatility and is everything a 35mm camera should be.
I like the MX traffic lights, it's easy to +/- EV with them. The LX does not have a exposure needle it uses the LEDs which indicate the correct shutter speed.The MX cause its so neat and portable,(although I prefer the KX/LX exposure needle to the MX traffic lights).
The LX because it has versatility and is everything a 35mm camera should be.
I've got an ; LX, MX, ME Super & MV which one to use? normally a choice between the LX or MX.
Comment by co049 posted on Whats the best Pentax manual camera? at 09/12/2013 - 12:28
I have taken advantage of the recent dip in MX-1 prices and just ordered one for my Christmas present! It's 34 years since I got my first MX, Christmas 1979. I had saved up my weekend job money and matched 1/2 the cost that my parents had promised to match. After reading all the positive comments about the MX-1 it should live up to its predecessor
Comment by co049 posted on MX-1 or original Q??? at 03/12/2013 - 22:13
bwlchmawr wrote:
My second favourite camera after the Spotmatic... K10 is my third favourite. In case anyone is interested.
I know a stripped-down digital version of an MX (or Spotmatic) wouldn't really appeal to many people but it's a tantalising thought.
I think a lot of people on here would go for a digital MX, not fancy auto functions just an old fashioned manual camera with a digital sensor. Shame Pentax don't see a big enough market to make worth their whileMy second favourite camera after the Spotmatic... K10 is my third favourite. In case anyone is interested.
I know a stripped-down digital version of an MX (or Spotmatic) wouldn't really appeal to many people but it's a tantalising thought.
Comment by co049 posted on My Pentax MX at 03/12/2013 - 22:05
womble wrote:
Not quite so compact with the power winder, databack and the shift lens but a classic camera all the same. K.
True, but with them removed and a 40mm f2.8 fitted it's very compact. A classic camera at home with any task!Not quite so compact with the power winder, databack and the shift lens but a classic camera all the same. K.
Comment by co049 posted on My Pentax MX at 03/12/2013 - 21:20
BrixtonNick wrote:
Your reasoning sounds very much like my explanation for making a steel bicycle frame...I did a one week course with a framebuilder and went home with a frame I'd made from Reynolds tubing...I did every bit of the measuring and cutting and brazing and filing and machining myself. It would have been cheaper and easier to buy an off-the-shelf carbon fibre frame...which would also have been lighter and faster to ride. But the pleasure of learning a traditional skill from the only person in the world who runs such a course, working with an oxyacetylene torch and a lathe and a host of other tools, none of which I'd ever seen, let alone touched...I can't put the joy of it into words. And now my daily transport is my own handiwork.
Which framebuilding course did you do? there is a chap running them up here in Lincolnshire called Dave Yates, I understand they are booked up years in advanceYour reasoning sounds very much like my explanation for making a steel bicycle frame...I did a one week course with a framebuilder and went home with a frame I'd made from Reynolds tubing...I did every bit of the measuring and cutting and brazing and filing and machining myself. It would have been cheaper and easier to buy an off-the-shelf carbon fibre frame...which would also have been lighter and faster to ride. But the pleasure of learning a traditional skill from the only person in the world who runs such a course, working with an oxyacetylene torch and a lathe and a host of other tools, none of which I'd ever seen, let alone touched...I can't put the joy of it into words. And now my daily transport is my own handiwork.
I still ride steel frames after all these years, they have a bit more soul than carbon; mabe its is the same "Old Skool" feeling as shooting film over digital
Comment by co049 posted on I know nothing about photography but I've bought an LX. Help! at 28/11/2013 - 12:35
Chris