New Pentax User (Again)

MTalley · 05-06-2022, 08:10 PM - **1 Like**

Hey all. Just brought home a Pentax SL from the thrift store and have been reading up on it. Haven't loaded film yet, but did clean and fix the sticky mirror issue on it. I think it'll probably be my black & white shooter.

I previously owned a K-1000 that I received as a Christmas gift from my parents when I was in college in the early 1980s. That camera carried me through family photos all the way up to 2003 when I picked up my first (non-Pentax) digital camera.

I've been dabbling with film again the last few years, first with a Polaroid SX-70 and more recently with a Canon QL17 GIII rangefinder. I've been shooting digital most of the time since 2003. Current digital outfit is a Canon 5D MkII that I've had about 10 years now.

MarkJerling · 05-06-2022, 11:13 PM

Welcome from New Zealand!
aotearoa

wadge22 · 05-07-2022, 08:39 AM

Welcome to the forums!

C_Jones · 05-07-2022, 12:11 PM

Welcome to Pentax Forums. I had and still have a Pentax K-1000. It was my first and only Pentax film camera.

**Kerrowdown** · 05-07-2022, 01:30 PM

Welcome to the forum, enjoy all that it has to offer.

05-06-2022, 08:10 PM - 1 Like	#1
MTalley New Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: Central FL Posts: 18	New Pentax User (Again) Hey all. Just brought home a Pentax SL from the thrift store and have been reading up on it. Haven't loaded film yet, but did clean and fix the sticky mirror issue on it. I think it'll probably be my black & white shooter. I previously owned a K-1000 that I received as a Christmas gift from my parents when I was in college in the early 1980s. That camera carried me through family photos all the way up to 2003 when I picked up my first (non-Pentax) digital camera. I've been dabbling with film again the last few years, first with a Polaroid SX-70 and more recently with a Canon QL17 GIII rangefinder. I've been shooting digital most of the time since 2003. Current digital outfit is a Canon 5D MkII that I've had about 10 years now.

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05-06-2022, 11:13 PM	#2
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Welcome from New Zealand!

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C_Jones Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,084	Welcome to Pentax Forums. I had and still have a Pentax K-1000. It was my first and only Pentax film camera.

05-07-2022, 01:30 PM	#5
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