edho
edho
hans voralberg
Veteran
My OM2-SP, got an OM-2n as well but it's in Vietnam atm.
Wompa
Amature Photogeek
Ohh thats the real deal! I love the looks of the old SLR's, the new digital versions looks like crap to me.
Trow in more pictures of your cameras so we can se them!
Trow in more pictures of your cameras so we can se them!
feenej
Well-known
kzim56
Karl Zimmerman
le vrai rdu
Well-known
Contax 159 mm + 50 mm 1.7 + grip huge huge huge viewfinder 
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
edho said:
I like that FTN ... that really has some class!
Bryce
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O.K., I give. This is my favorite 35mm camera and lives in my bookbag lately. Serves the purpose, considering I can't carry more in the way of a camera.
The rig takes pretty nice shots, but I sure wish it was smaller yet. A 35mm RF is outside my budget for the foreseeable future, and a digital one even more so.
The rig takes pretty nice shots, but I sure wish it was smaller yet. A 35mm RF is outside my budget for the foreseeable future, and a digital one even more so.
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hans voralberg
Veteran
Ah the KX, I used to have one, sadly I sold it
Dr. Strangelove
Cobalt thorium G
Get a CLA'd Kiev 4A or 4AM, Zorki 4 or 4K or even a FED 2 or 3 and a hand-held meter. Should not be too expensive and a good FSU rangefinder is a fairly reliable shooter. Glass is not expensive either and generally quite good optically.Bryce said:
Wompa
Amature Photogeek
Love to use the KX, its a great camera to have to do with.
Why did you sell it, if I where you I would have bought a new KX.
Why did you sell it, if I where you I would have bought a new KX.
Bryce
Well-known
I like my KX, and the lens on it is wonderful. Just kinda bulky as schoolbag camera, when it has to fit in there with all those books...
So I made things sound much worse than I meant to!
Hans Voralberg-
You sold your KX off? Why? To me its the best of the Pentax K line, being really simple and having all the features I personally care about! I've noticed they're selling rather cheap lately, like maybe even less than a Zorki would cost. The more desirable lenses are still holding value, though.
Dr. Strangelove-
I bought a FED 3 a few years ago and REALLY didn't like it. Unfortunately, mine came complete with a pinhole in the shutter; attempts to fix it with "Liquid Electrical Tape" failed, and I gave up on it. The lens also had problems (I-61), like a weird lump on an element. The thing seemed on the verge of self destruction otherwise anyway, so I've given up on the FSU cameras. Maybe it was just a poor example, but it left a poor taste in my mouth. Besides, old Pentax gear is put together really well. So I'm spoiled!
So I made things sound much worse than I meant to!
Hans Voralberg-
You sold your KX off? Why? To me its the best of the Pentax K line, being really simple and having all the features I personally care about! I've noticed they're selling rather cheap lately, like maybe even less than a Zorki would cost. The more desirable lenses are still holding value, though.
Dr. Strangelove-
I bought a FED 3 a few years ago and REALLY didn't like it. Unfortunately, mine came complete with a pinhole in the shutter; attempts to fix it with "Liquid Electrical Tape" failed, and I gave up on it. The lens also had problems (I-61), like a weird lump on an element. The thing seemed on the verge of self destruction otherwise anyway, so I've given up on the FSU cameras. Maybe it was just a poor example, but it left a poor taste in my mouth. Besides, old Pentax gear is put together really well. So I'm spoiled!
raid
Dad Photographer
Bryce said:
Bryce,
I am expecting in the mail an MX with lens and winder. It is maybe similar to your KX. I also have a Spotmatic F, Spotmatic, ME Super and ME super Program.
Bryce
Well-known
Raid-
I've never actually seen an MX, but used to have an ME super. The MX is sort of a cross between the ME Super and the KX; It uses the same teeny frame as the ME, but with the full mechanical shutter of the K series bodies. I'm sure you'll be happy with it, as well as the lenses!
I've never actually seen an MX, but used to have an ME super. The MX is sort of a cross between the ME Super and the KX; It uses the same teeny frame as the ME, but with the full mechanical shutter of the K series bodies. I'm sure you'll be happy with it, as well as the lenses!
raid
Dad Photographer
Bryce,
This is good to know. I have several SMC screwmount lenses but a very limited set of K-mount lenses: 50mm/2.0 and 17mm/4.0. My K-mount lenses are M lenses and not A lenses, so my Super Program cannot be used in Program.
I do have the wonderful 85mm/1.8 lens in screwmount.
This is good to know. I have several SMC screwmount lenses but a very limited set of K-mount lenses: 50mm/2.0 and 17mm/4.0. My K-mount lenses are M lenses and not A lenses, so my Super Program cannot be used in Program.
I do have the wonderful 85mm/1.8 lens in screwmount.
raid
Dad Photographer
sitemistic said:
I love small sized cameras, so this is a big plus for the MX.
I bought an MX that recently was overhauled by Pentax for $325.
Shouldn't be shabby at all.
raid
Dad Photographer
sitemistic said:
The chrome ones go for $125-$150 and the black ones for more.
The seller of the MX claims that he gotthe camera from someone who just paid $325 for an overhaul by Pentax. I hope he is truthful.
peterm1
Veteran
I had a mint MX that I adored. One day when walking thu a door with the camera hanging from its strap over my shoulder I accidentally bumped the camera on the door frame. It was a pretty pathetic bump - it would hardly qualify for the title of bump. In fact it was more of a slight graze. But it still left a nasty little dent in the prism housing. These smaller SLRs (M series Pentax and Olympus Om-1/Om-2) were renowned for being much more lightly built than th larger cameras like Nikon. GO LIGHTLY with them! Apart from that they are a marvel.
raid
Dad Photographer
Frank,
The black FT looks great. I have a chrome one. Half frame cameras has a certain charm tothem, don't they.
The black FT looks great. I have a chrome one. Half frame cameras has a certain charm tothem, don't they.
raid
Dad Photographer
A few minutes ago, I bought online a Pentax 40mm/2.8 pancake lens for my recently purchased MX. This combo should be cool.
raid
Dad Photographer
The SL35 is not too bad,and it is the most reliable model maybe, except the SL350. The lenses are so superb that it pays to take such a risk. There are many people selling their SL35 cameras all the time, so there are back-up cameras available. I have two spare part cameras or three maybe and two working SL35 bodies.