markjwyatt
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Exakta Varex (VX) with Carl Zeiss Jena 58mm f2 Biotar by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr
Praktica VF with Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f2.8 Tessar by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr
Moto-Uno
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^ That's one packed bird feeder 
. Peter
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cary
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I love your black Spotmatic!
kshapero
South Florida Man
Wow they still have film for this little guy?Here is the SLR that I have used the most in the last few years.
Pentax auto 110 Film Camera by Neal Wellons, on Flickr
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
Yes - Lomography has 110-format film. These Pentax 110’s are fun to use and, of course, you can take them anywhere.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
markjwyatt
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^ That's one packed bird feeder
It is Exaktally as full as Praktical! :bang:
ronnies
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hap
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Dralowid
Michael
Retro-Grouch
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Ronnies, congratulations on the MX! Tough little suckers, and one of the best and biggest viewfinders ever put on a SLR. I've got a mess of 'em!
Now go find yourself the 43mm limited edition. On the MX body, it's pure bliss!
Now go find yourself the 43mm limited edition. On the MX body, it's pure bliss!
hap
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I have the lens and the extension tube. You are right.
The 43 is fantastic, and for an AF lens it has great manual focus feel.
ronnies
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p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Continuing with the MX theme...
Retro-Grouch
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Yes, Olympus did it first, and we are all in their debt for making the 35mm SLR a compact, portable, discreet tool. And I will stick my neck out and assert that their lenses generally outshine those from Pentax. But, having owned OM-1 and OM-2 cameras back in the day, I found that I could never get comfortable with the shutter ring setup. Constant fumbling! The MX was the response from Pentax, and, for me, perfection in an SLR. Both quite wonderful cameras, to be sure, and anyone who has either (or both!) should count themselves fortunate.
hap
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While purists are probably right about the refinement of the MX, I'm perfectly happy with my ME Super. And it is pretty darned inexpensive.
Retro-Grouch
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Well, it could be argued that the ME Super is a refinement of the MX: the availability of auto exposure is, after all, a refinement over the manual-only MX. I'm just an old grump who distrusts 40 year old electronics. I know that, with proper care, my mechanical cameras will be around as long as I will. Given that no real 35 film cameras (aside from Leicas) are currently being made, that's comforting; on the other hand, if you want or need automation, go for it; they're all tools and made to be used! And just to contradict myself, I just bought a Minolta CLE, in the full knowledge that it will almost certainly have "issues" sooner rather than later. The unique feature set outweighed my concerns over longevity.
We analog shooters are between a rock and a hard place, in many respects...
We analog shooters are between a rock and a hard place, in many respects...
agentlossing
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I shoot with B&W film most of the time, so all manual with a meter for backup works just fine for me. I just obtained a very nice condition K1000, very close in size and weight to a couple of Mamiya DTL bodies I had but with a K-mount, which means I can share lenses with my digital KP.