Originally posted by rparmar If I got a film camera it would be a Pentax ME Super. Seems the right combination of features and usability.
The ME works for me very well. I hardly use manual because I am so accustomed to Pentax' metering. For everything else there is bulb mode.
Originally posted by hwblanks If I were going to get another film body, my first choice would be a MX, but I'd be open to either a ME Super or KX. I've got other priorities ahead of this right now, but never say never.
Dan, you are absolutely right about the manual bodies. There's just something special about them that the newer bodies are lacking. If Pentax decided to stick digital innards into a body as solid and simple as one of these, I'd be all over it.
Have fun with your new toy.
Heather
The MX is nice, but I really wanted Av on my camera. Cracking body nonetheless. I'll be having plenty of fun alright; it's sitting right behind me at work right now. Thank you, Heather.
Originally posted by ms7 Good Morning Dan,
here is another picture of your "Object of Desire". You haven't seen an MX yet. Or the famous LX. I bet you will buy at least one more analogue camera before the year is over.
Makes me feel like a drug dealer when I write about it.
Have fun with it and let us see some of your shots.
I should have gotten the pancake as well!
I know the MX, but I like the ME more. The LX is almost a legend, but a bit out of my league for now.
Oh yes, if my flesh-and-blood girlfriend allows, I'll be adding a Program Plus or Super Program by the end of the year.
Pictures when I'm done burning through the rest of the film.
Originally posted by monochrome Wow, that is a real camera!! Sounds like she's The One.
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What a feeling!! First, I had sort of forgotten how GOOD a split-image focusing screen is - and how bright the ME / MESuper viewfinders are.
Second, auto exposure is truly a blast, even for more complex lighting on shots like this one [...]
There were perhaps 100 teenagers getting on this train in my town - I believe the man and woman through the window were the parents of two girls who had just said goodbye.
It really is a good feeling, and the viewfinder is well and truly stellar.
I'm still trying out the AE and checking for light leaks. This'll be a fun roll to shoot.