Black Camera Collection

puderse · 08-20-2010, 09:40 AM

Is a black, well loved and brassy, pre-spot PENTAX better than no black PENTAXes at all in a collection?

I'm thinking it's a placeholder 'till I find that cherry old black PENTAX at a garage sale for $3!

Last edited by puderse; 06-23-2015 at 11:12 AM.

Adam · 08-20-2010, 09:47 AM

Wow- what a steal! The old Pentax film bodies can definitely be acquired for nothing- I've gotten the same great deals on ebay.

séamuis · 08-20-2010, 10:18 AM

I have been trying to get my hands on a black SV for quite some time. I have a black spotmatic, but its going to the fiancé, for proper love and brassing. and to your question, no. no it isn’t, because some cameras are just that good, black or not. the SV is one of these. hell even the spotmatic. thats the great thing about the 50s and 60s Pentax cameras. they are all timeless and beautiful, satin chrome or black.

snapwell · 08-20-2010, 10:48 AM

Folks -

This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing.

Bob Palmieri

séamuis · 08-20-2010, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by snapwell

Folks -

This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing.

Bob Palmieri

there is nothing basic about an 83mm 1.9 Takumar, and I know you know that.

snapwell · 08-20-2010, 11:35 AM

Indeed.

Maybe I oughtta start using those smiley things...

Bob Palmieri

Blue · 08-20-2010, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by séamuis

I have been trying to get my hands on a black SV for quite some time. I have a black spotmatic, but its going to the fiancé, for proper love and brassing. and to your question, no. no it isn’t, because some cameras are just that good, black or not. the SV is one of these. hell even the spotmatic. thats the great thing about the 50s and 60s Pentax cameras. they are all timeless and beautiful, satin chrome or black.

Like this one?

Blue · 08-20-2010, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by snapwell

Folks -

This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing.

Bob Palmieri

Where did you find such a gem stone?

snapwell · 08-20-2010, 11:55 AM

It was an abandoned repair that had sat on a high shelf of a camera store serving a purely decorative function as a "cute, old camera." It took me months to convince them to sell it.

So far, I've fixed the diaphragm on the lens and freed up the shutter curtains (with a dose of lighter fluid mentioned in another post.) All that remains to be tweaked is a bit of dryness in the shutter knob when accessing B or T and tightening an interior screw or two elsewhere in the lens mount.
Otherwise it's fully functional; in fact I was shooting with it last night.

snapwell · 08-20-2010, 11:56 AM

Yes, but I don't have one of those cool normal lenses...

puderse · 08-20-2010, 12:13 PM

Mine's a little more beat up than yours. And a little grubby!

Does anyone have a better idea about cleaning it up (not the glass!) than a toothbrush dipped in windex and then dried almost completly before cleaning the 50 years of crustieness out of every crevice of the metal and skin.

I will not be taking it apart just to clean it up.

Someone sugested Flitz but I don't want to loose the patina on the brassieness.

You can see my F has been my buddy a long time.

séamuis · 08-20-2010, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by snapwell

Indeed.

Maybe I oughtta start using those smiley things...

Bob Palmieri

you mind showing a photo of your 83mm 1.9? id like to see that.

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-20-2010, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by puderse

Is a black, well loved and brassy, pre-spot PENTAX better than no black PENTAXes at all in a collection?

I'm thinking it's a placeholder 'till I find that cherry old black PENTAX at a garage sale for $3!

Black is beautifull. Almost all my Pentax bodies are black: SV, Spotmatic, KX, K2, MX, LX, Super-A, Program-A, *istDS, K20D, K-7, all working and in use,...only my MZ-5 is not black. Still looking for a black ME Super and a K2 DMD (which I think is all black). Would not mind something from before the SV either, as long as it is black.

snapwell · 08-20-2010, 02:00 PM

OK... lessee if I can do this (just realized that I fergot to resize, so if it comes out stupid-big I'll try again):

séamuis · 08-20-2010, 02:34 PM

beautiful. id love to have one of those. probably more than all other m42 Takumars.

08-20-2010, 09:40 AM	#1
puderse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: where the west begins Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 102	Black Camera Collection Is a black, well loved and brassy, pre-spot PENTAX better than no black PENTAXes at all in a collection? I'm thinking it's a placeholder 'till I find that cherry old black PENTAX at a garage sale for $3! Last edited by puderse; 06-23-2015 at 11:12 AM.

08-20-2010, 12:13 PM	#11
puderse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: where the west begins Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 102 Original Poster	black SV Mine's a little more beat up than yours. And a little grubby! Does anyone have a better idea about cleaning it up (not the glass!) than a toothbrush dipped in windex and then dried almost completly before cleaning the 50 years of crustieness out of every crevice of the metal and skin. I will not be taking it apart just to clean it up. Someone sugested Flitz but I don't want to loose the patina on the brassieness. You can see my F has been my buddy a long time.

08-20-2010, 02:00 PM	#14
snapwell New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23	H2 w/83mm Lens OK... lessee if I can do this (just realized that I fergot to resize, so if it comes out stupid-big I'll try again): Attached Images

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08-20-2010, 09:47 AM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,595	Wow- what a steal! The old Pentax film bodies can definitely be acquired for nothing- I've gotten the same great deals on ebay.

08-20-2010, 10:18 AM	#3
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	I have been trying to get my hands on a black SV for quite some time. I have a black spotmatic, but its going to the fiancé, for proper love and brassing. and to your question, no. no it isn’t, because some cameras are just that good, black or not. the SV is one of these. hell even the spotmatic. thats the great thing about the 50s and 60s Pentax cameras. they are all timeless and beautiful, satin chrome or black.

08-20-2010, 10:48 AM	#4
snapwell New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23	Folks - This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing. Bob Palmieri

08-20-2010, 11:15 AM	#5
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by snapwell Folks - This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing. Bob Palmieri there is nothing basic about an 83mm 1.9 Takumar, and I know you know that.

08-20-2010, 11:35 AM	#6
snapwell New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23	Indeed. Maybe I oughtta start using those smiley things... Bob Palmieri

08-20-2010, 11:41 AM	#7
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by séamuis I have been trying to get my hands on a black SV for quite some time. I have a black spotmatic, but its going to the fiancé, for proper love and brassing. and to your question, no. no it isn’t, because some cameras are just that good, black or not. the SV is one of these. hell even the spotmatic. thats the great thing about the 50s and 60s Pentax cameras. they are all timeless and beautiful, satin chrome or black. Like this one?

08-20-2010, 11:42 AM	#8
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by snapwell Folks - This black H2 (which I bought fitted with your basic 83mm f/1.9 Takumar) is in fact a really beautiful thing (with a bit 'o brassing). The body proportions are very appealing. Bob Palmieri Where did you find such a gem stone?

08-20-2010, 11:55 AM	#9
snapwell New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23	It was an abandoned repair that had sat on a high shelf of a camera store serving a purely decorative function as a "cute, old camera." It took me months to convince them to sell it. So far, I've fixed the diaphragm on the lens and freed up the shutter curtains (with a dose of lighter fluid mentioned in another post.) All that remains to be tweaked is a bit of dryness in the shutter knob when accessing B or T and tightening an interior screw or two elsewhere in the lens mount. Otherwise it's fully functional; in fact I was shooting with it last night.

08-20-2010, 11:56 AM	#10
snapwell New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23	Yes, but I don't have one of those cool normal lenses...

08-20-2010, 01:00 PM	#12
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by snapwell Indeed. Maybe I oughtta start using those smiley things... Bob Palmieri you mind showing a photo of your 83mm 1.9? id like to see that.

08-20-2010, 01:21 PM	#13
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Originally posted by puderse Is a black, well loved and brassy, pre-spot PENTAX better than no black PENTAXes at all in a collection? I'm thinking it's a placeholder 'till I find that cherry old black PENTAX at a garage sale for $3! Black is beautifull. Almost all my Pentax bodies are black: SV, Spotmatic, KX, K2, MX, LX, Super-A, Program-A, *istDS, K20D, K-7, all working and in use,...only my MZ-5 is not black. Still looking for a black ME Super and a K2 DMD (which I think is all black). Would not mind something from before the SV either, as long as it is black.

08-20-2010, 02:34 PM	#15
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	beautiful. id love to have one of those. probably more than all other m42 Takumars.