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**Rorschach** · 06-28-2008, 03:13 PM

This is a dangerous forum...after reading this thread and several dozen others during the last couple months, I ended up buying a LX body in good condition (on it's way to me as I write this)... The story doesn't end here though: I'm going to build a darkroom next winter when we move to a bigger house. To that end, I already purchased a Leitz Focomat V35 enlarger for 35 mm (on it's way to me) and a Durst 138 enlarger for medium format (this one I'll get later in the summer). Both enlargers are in excellent condition and very cheap considering their original value. The Durst of course means I'll need to get one of the Pentax 645 cameras at some point

... I used to be a normal guy shooting with a K10D and planning to upgrade to another digital later. Almost forgot to mention that the last time I was in a darkroom was in high school attending arts classes...Yeah, I have totally lost it

Best regards,
Boucicaut

Blue · 07-09-2008, 05:49 PM

How about the Pentax LX Millennium Special edition? Perhaps the last Pentax manual 35mm.

babelphotos · 07-09-2008, 06:02 PM

LX without a shadow of a doubt
The best they ever made

KungPOW · 07-09-2008, 11:54 PM

FELIX68'S lx!

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-film-slr-discussion/31676-my-e-bay-lx-incredible.html

welshwizard645 · 07-10-2008, 05:48 AM

That LX looks nice.....

As an owner of a Z-1p and MZ-S I am torn between those two, the Z-1 feels some complete and competent and the MZ-S is such a joy to use...

But as I am enjoying my K10D more and more these are getting less and less use...

MSsuper · 10-23-2009, 10:03 PM

I remember drooling over an LX in a camera shop window as a school boy. Made my much loved ME Super look like a toy in comparison. My used Spotmatic F was also real quality. My Dad's OM1 was probably on par with that LX I never got to actually handle but just based on distance looks.

StanW · 10-24-2009, 12:02 AM

I think it would have to be the MX, although I'm still using an original K, which has served me well for some 50 years.

Nick Siebers · 10-24-2009, 08:11 PM

My rankings of the Pentax film bodies I've used:
1) MZ-S
2) *ist
3) <tie>Super Program - MX
5) Spotmatic F
6) PZ-70
7) MZ-5
8) K1000
9) SP1000
10) ME Super
11) SFXn

I have never used an LX or PZ-1, so can't rate those, but I believe their high marks based on others' comments and reviews.

bobore · 10-25-2009, 11:36 AM

PZ1p (in my experience with bodies dating back to the Super Program).

tuco · 10-28-2009, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by séamuis

from a pro stand point the LX, from an advanced amateur standpoint probably the MX for allot of people probably the K1000 (

So back in the film hay-days, would you be considered a "Pro" or "Serious photographer" if you shot a Pentax 67?

Outfitted with a metered TTL prism it is the same camera as a K1000 except for film format. So why does one make you a "Pro" and the other a beginner? And why does features mean a "pro" camera? Large format view cameras, by 135 standards, have no features. Yet a pro would use that in product or architectural photography because of the higher quality and lens/film plane movements.

Wheatfield · 10-28-2009, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by tuco

So back in the film hay-days, would you be considered a "Pro" or "Serious photographer" if you shot a Pentax 67?

Outfitted with a metered TTL prism it is the same camera as a K1000 except for film format. So why does one make you a "Pro" and the other a beginner? And why does features mean a "pro" camera? Large format view cameras, by 135 standards, have no features. Yet a pro would use that in product or architectural photography because of the higher quality and lens/film plane movements.

And there have always been more large format cameras in the hands of amateurs than professionals.
At some point, people will figure out that a pro camera is what it is for reasons other than who is pulling the trigger or a particular feature set.
I never had to explain this to people before the internet came along.
As an aside, until recently, pro cameras tended to be very under featured compared to amateur cameras. It's only been the last couple of decades that feature creep came to professional photography, and this also corresponded to the time that anyone with a credit card could be a pro photographer.

lesmore49 · 10-28-2009, 12:26 PM

I'd have to say the LX or the 6 X 7. I wanted both...didn't get either, but as a compromise got a Mamiya 220 TLR Pro F with 3 lenses..which I love.

I think the Spotmatic is also up there for contention...reliable, does the trick.

Another...of which I have one...a Pentax ES 11. Bought mine new in '74, 75...still have. An elegant camera...resplendent in black.

Blue · 10-28-2009, 04:11 PM

The 6x7 is more like a KX with a way bigger negative!

**ChrisPlatt** · 10-28-2009, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

...pro cameras tended to be very under featured compared to amateur cameras. It's only been the last couple of decades that feature creep came to professional photography...

IMO there are too many useless bells and whistles on practically everything introduced after around 1980.
I don't like fighting automation to get the camera to do what I want it to do.

Chris

Blue · 10-28-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

IMO there are too many useless bells and whistles on practically everything introduced after around 1980.
I don't like fighting automation to get the camera to do what I want it to do.

Chris

I am glad I'm not the only one. That's why most of the time I pick the K2 over my SuperProgram.

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06-28-2008, 03:13 PM	#91
Rorschach Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kuusamo, Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 652	This is a dangerous forum...after reading this thread and several dozen others during the last couple months, I ended up buying a LX body in good condition (on it's way to me as I write this)... The story doesn't end here though: I'm going to build a darkroom next winter when we move to a bigger house. To that end, I already purchased a Leitz Focomat V35 enlarger for 35 mm (on it's way to me) and a Durst 138 enlarger for medium format (this one I'll get later in the summer). Both enlargers are in excellent condition and very cheap considering their original value. The Durst of course means I'll need to get one of the Pentax 645 cameras at some point ... I used to be a normal guy shooting with a K10D and planning to upgrade to another digital later. Almost forgot to mention that the last time I was in a darkroom was in high school attending arts classes...Yeah, I have totally lost it Best regards, Boucicaut

07-09-2008, 05:49 PM	#92
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	How about the Pentax LX Millennium Special edition? Perhaps the last Pentax manual 35mm.

07-09-2008, 06:02 PM	#93
babelphotos Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 57	LX without a shadow of a doubt The best they ever made

07-09-2008, 11:54 PM	#94
KungPOW Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,699	FELIX68'S lx! https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-film-slr-discussion/31676-my-e-bay-lx-incredible.html

07-10-2008, 05:48 AM	#95
welshwizard645 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denbigh, Wales Posts: 62	That LX looks nice..... As an owner of a Z-1p and MZ-S I am torn between those two, the Z-1 feels some complete and competent and the MZ-S is such a joy to use... But as I am enjoying my K10D more and more these are getting less and less use...

10-23-2009, 10:03 PM	#96
MSsuper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 48	I remember drooling over an LX in a camera shop window as a school boy. Made my much loved ME Super look like a toy in comparison. My used Spotmatic F was also real quality. My Dad's OM1 was probably on par with that LX I never got to actually handle but just based on distance looks.

10-24-2009, 12:02 AM	#97
StanW Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51	I think it would have to be the MX, although I'm still using an original K, which has served me well for some 50 years.

10-24-2009, 08:11 PM	#98
Nick Siebers Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,165	My rankings of the Pentax film bodies I've used: 1) MZ-S 2) *ist 3) <tie>Super Program - MX 5) Spotmatic F 6) PZ-70 7) MZ-5 8) K1000 9) SP1000 10) ME Super 11) SFXn I have never used an LX or PZ-1, so can't rate those, but I believe their high marks based on others' comments and reviews.

10-25-2009, 11:36 AM	#99
bobore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Oregon Coast Posts: 162	PZ1p (in my experience with bodies dating back to the Super Program).

10-28-2009, 12:13 PM	#100
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by séamuis from a pro stand point the LX, from an advanced amateur standpoint probably the MX for allot of people probably the K1000 ( So back in the film hay-days, would you be considered a "Pro" or "Serious photographer" if you shot a Pentax 67? Outfitted with a metered TTL prism it is the same camera as a K1000 except for film format. So why does one make you a "Pro" and the other a beginner? And why does features mean a "pro" camera? Large format view cameras, by 135 standards, have no features. Yet a pro would use that in product or architectural photography because of the higher quality and lens/film plane movements.

10-28-2009, 12:24 PM	#101
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,991	Originally posted by tuco So back in the film hay-days, would you be considered a "Pro" or "Serious photographer" if you shot a Pentax 67? Outfitted with a metered TTL prism it is the same camera as a K1000 except for film format. So why does one make you a "Pro" and the other a beginner? And why does features mean a "pro" camera? Large format view cameras, by 135 standards, have no features. Yet a pro would use that in product or architectural photography because of the higher quality and lens/film plane movements. And there have always been more large format cameras in the hands of amateurs than professionals. At some point, people will figure out that a pro camera is what it is for reasons other than who is pulling the trigger or a particular feature set. I never had to explain this to people before the internet came along. As an aside, until recently, pro cameras tended to be very under featured compared to amateur cameras. It's only been the last couple of decades that feature creep came to professional photography, and this also corresponded to the time that anyone with a credit card could be a pro photographer.

10-28-2009, 12:26 PM	#102
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	I'd have to say the LX or the 6 X 7. I wanted both...didn't get either, but as a compromise got a Mamiya 220 TLR Pro F with 3 lenses..which I love. I think the Spotmatic is also up there for contention...reliable, does the trick. Another...of which I have one...a Pentax ES 11. Bought mine new in '74, 75...still have. An elegant camera...resplendent in black.

10-28-2009, 04:11 PM	#103
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	The 6x7 is more like a KX with a way bigger negative!

10-28-2009, 05:41 PM	#104
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,702	Originally posted by Wheatfield ...pro cameras tended to be very under featured compared to amateur cameras. It's only been the last couple of decades that feature creep came to professional photography... IMO there are too many useless bells and whistles on practically everything introduced after around 1980. I don't like fighting automation to get the camera to do what I want it to do. Chris

10-28-2009, 06:33 PM	#105
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt IMO there are too many useless bells and whistles on practically everything introduced after around 1980. I don't like fighting automation to get the camera to do what I want it to do. Chris I am glad I'm not the only one. That's why most of the time I pick the K2 over my SuperProgram.

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