No, just that the information will be shown in a box next to the image. I understand that there are programs available that will imprint the date, but alternatively in Photoshop you could add a date manually by adding Text to the image and then saving it accordingly.

I always have felt that adding a date spoils an image, but I know there are some circumstances where you might well want to do so.

The date and time you took the picture are embedded along with the image file, but not shown on the picture. The info you want will be revealed when you open it in Photoshop. It will also tell you what shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length you used, and more.

Don't forget the OM1 was actually pretty unremarkable spec-wise. CdS meter with needle readout. Fully manual. Not even multi coated lenses. It was successful beacaue of the power of advertising. And all those professionals who claimed to use it soon went back to their Nikons...

The MX and ME were a different technology altogether, and I suspect they were on the drawing board long before the OM1 appeared. Pentax do not release cameras quickly....

Some years ago, my Dad bought a Spotmatic and although I was never able to use it I did see that it was a beautiful piece of engineering. dad moved on to Nikon, which I thought was clunky and old-fashioned by comparison.

Eventually I could afford an SLR, and the SP1000 was the first purchase. I've owned lots of other cameras as well, but the pentaxes have the best design ethos, backwards compatibility and performance in relation to a very reasonable cost. That means I like them....

Take a new MX and you would have a jewel, a thing of beauty. And a very practical and efficient design. The same applies to lots of other Pentaxes as well, but I am especially fond of the MX. If I ever found a new, boxed one that had escaped sale, I'd buy it!

I have now "unstuck" this thread. It's had "sticky" status for quite a while now, but it is pretty much off-topic for a photographic forum, so maybe it is time to get back to all things Pentax?

Don't forget the MZ5 and MZ3, both very versatile modern AF SLRs. I have been using the latter for Images of England, but now that project is over I wonder if that is the last film I will shoot.

As long as they have an aperture ring they will be fully functional.

If you wished to, you could use an MZ5/MZ5n/MZ3 just like an MX or any other manual camera. The display is different, but the handling is pretty much the same.

For useablity I would rate the MX as the classic manual camera. Perfect.

The MZ series have the advantage of better metering, autofocus, built in winder and other modern features.

There are lots of these cameras out there, and if you can find a good one then they are all still very useable.

Elegance in design.

There are two fully manual bayonet bodies - the K1000 and the MX - that maight be worth considering. It is not impossible to still find good examples of these at fairly reasonable prices. Of the two, I favour the MX for its more compact body and better LED readout and metering.

Of the auto bodies, by which I mean you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed, then perhaps the ME Super is the one of choice. It also gives you the option of setting it manually vis a push-button system.

There are plenty of other choices that could be made, but to keep it simple then the above ones should serve you very well.

Just to clarify the point, the 18-55 is a very respectable lens when stopped down, but is a little soft wide open. This might be a good thing for some subjects, such as portraiture.

The 16-45 is a very superior high class lens that is worth its higher price.