Pentaxians... Any out there?

[Retro-Grouch]

On ebay? "A few tiny scuffs, but so beautiful!"

 

[David Hughes]

That's the wonder of ebay...

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Nick, wonderful photos you’ve made of Tasmania. My best friend is from Burnie.

Thanks All of my Dad's family is from Burnie!

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Snow Peppermint and Little Horn | Tasmania

Pentax MX, SMC Pentax 135/f2.5 and Portra400

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

NICE! Very nice indeed!

 

[p.giannakis]

Boulder field | Cradle Mountain

Pentax MX, SMC Pentax 28/f2 and Portra400

Oh, this is a brilliant picture!

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Cradle Mountain | Tasmania

Pentax MX, SMC Pentax 135/f2.5 and Portra400

 

[Skiff]

This may be true of 35mm Pentaxes, but the 645, designed for professional use, seems to be abundant in near-mint condition. Considering that these were targeted at pro wedding photographers (weddings shoots are like combat zones, but with better food), I'm puzzled but happy that there's so much nice, mint equipment available cheaply.

It is right that the Pentax 645 models were also designed for professional use.
But the minority of them have been used by professionals. And that is also valid for almost all other medium format cameras.
Because I remember an interview with the Hasselblad global sales manager about 20 years ago: He said that about 80% of all Hasselblads have been bought by enthusiast amateurs, and only the rest by professionals.
A little bit later after that interview I asked at a photo fair Rollei about that topic: And they confirmed these numbers as valid for them, too.
The enthusiast amateur market has always been essential for the medium format film camera manufacturers.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Gerjan's new Asahi Pentax screwmount guide and my two SV's. Both of these have been overhauled by the excellent Alan Robertson at F16 Camera Service.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Cradle Mountain from Marions Lookout | Tasmania

Pentax MX, SMC Pentax 28/f2 and Portra400

 

[zuikologist]

Fantastic composition, beautiful, subtle colour and tone.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Dolerite slab | Cradle Mountain

Pentax MX, SMC Pentax 28/f2 and Portra400

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Celery Top Pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius) | Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area, Tasmania

Pentax SV, Super Takumar 50/f1.4 8-element and Portra400

 

[Andy Kibber]

Gerjan's new Asahi Pentax screwmount guide and my two SV's.

Where did you get that guide? Googling turns up the old guide from 1999.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Where did you get that guide? Googling turns up the old guide from 1999.

I contacted Gerjan through Facebook. He’s quite active on the various Takumar/Pentax groups.

 

[Andy Kibber]

I contacted Gerjan through Facebook. He’s quite active on the various Takumar/Pentax groups.

Thanks! Excellent recent photos BTW. Stunning landscapes

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Mountain Pepperberry (Tasmannia lanceolata) | Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area, Tasmania

Pentax SV, Super Takumar 50/f1.4 8-element and Portra400

 

[ChrisPlatt]

Many rely on Eric Hendrickson for Pentax film SLR repairs.

Please note Eric has a new shipping address:

Eric Hendrickson
PO Box 1145
Loudon, TN 37774

email: pentaxrepairs@aol.com
Website: https://pentaxs.com

If there's a sticky or RFF list of repairers please update,

Chris

 

[Andy Kibber]

Thanks for the update Chris. Eric is the best!

 

[Godfrey]

Ah, activity on the Pentaxian thread!

I was a Pentaxian about a decade and a half ago. You're motivating me to pull out my SMC-Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special, fit it to either the M4-2 or CL digital, and go make some photos with it. That's the last piece of Pentax equipment I own... and the 43/1.9 lens is my all-time favorite Pentax lens.

G