wakarimasen
Well-known
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
I agree, the Pentax KX is a terrific camera. It is my most often used 35mm SLR.
I like this model so much I now own three of them, all serviced by Eric Hendrickson.
FWIW I also use a Nikon F2, though not nearly as often as any one of my KX bodies.
Chris
Fraser
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I would love to get my hands on some old L glass for my F1s, its funny I've never really got into Fd lenses in a big way not like Nikkors. The only Fd lens that I have and like is the 50mm 1.4 nfd, plenty of Fd bodies though!
I had actually packed my F1s away in the attic and only recently got them out again don't get me wrong I love Nikons but the quality of the New F1 is on another level.
airfrogusmc
Veteran
Thanks guys and I have the 55 1.2 Aspherical which is an amazing lens. The 24L is whats on the new F-1 and I had an 85 1.2 Aspherical which was amazing. I would recommend the chrome mount Asphericals over the Ls.
The new F-1 has only been in the shop 1 time and that was about 10 years ago. It had a problem with the meter. Not bad for a camera I bought new in 1982 IIRC and have shot well over 100,000 frames.
The new F-1 has only been in the shop 1 time and that was about 10 years ago. It had a problem with the meter. Not bad for a camera I bought new in 1982 IIRC and have shot well over 100,000 frames.
Pentode
Well-known
No one could deny the prowess of the early Nikons and Canons, but since the OP suggested going off the beaten path, I'll throw out a little Minolta love:
The XK was a marketing failure, but one helluva camera. A beautiful, nice to shoot, armored truck of a camera.
While dainty by comparison, the entire SRT family was also fantastic. Really well designed and built and super-reliable.
I'll give an honorable mention to the XD-11 for being a wonderful camera to shoot, but I have had issues with dirty electrical contacts on them more than once, so I can't fairly call it better built than the other two, as much as I'd like to.
The XK was a marketing failure, but one helluva camera. A beautiful, nice to shoot, armored truck of a camera.
While dainty by comparison, the entire SRT family was also fantastic. Really well designed and built and super-reliable.
I'll give an honorable mention to the XD-11 for being a wonderful camera to shoot, but I have had issues with dirty electrical contacts on them more than once, so I can't fairly call it better built than the other two, as much as I'd like to.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
I sometimes think that the Praktica L series SLR was the best. it was light, plentyful, not too costly, and they never let me down.