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lxmike · 02-12-2017, 04:55 PM - **5 Likes**

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Just bought a Pentax again to relive my youth, first bought and used an Mx back in 1981, just managed to grab this with original boxes

Mx body and original box and instructions

40mm with original box and lens case

135mm with original box

soft case

and I still have a winder upstairs in the loft, very happy indeed

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pschlute · 02-12-2017, 05:08 PM

Very nice. I still have my MX I bought the same year.

**patrick9** · 02-12-2017, 05:09 PM

Nice looking. I have considered an MX but I already have 8 film bodies so hard to justify it.

HarisF1 · 02-12-2017, 05:19 PM

I had that on my eBay watchlist, good purchase!

**arnold** · 02-12-2017, 05:53 PM - **1 Like**

That looks a very good find. You may want to check the seals on the door and the bumper for the mirror before using. My MX bought in 1977 is still going strong, but with new seals.

Adam · 02-12-2017, 06:56 PM

Very nice! You don't see many of those boxes these days.

pschlute · 02-12-2017, 10:44 PM

If you want a near mint hard case for the 135mm I have one on ebay Pentax lens case for M 135mm f3.5. Almost mint. | eBay

**Baard-Einar** · 02-13-2017, 02:20 PM

Nice kit! I would recommend a CLA. It would perserve the kit for many years and should give lots of fun!

**17dew** · 02-13-2017, 04:04 PM

Nice,I got my MX in '79,my kids were 2 and 4 years old at the time.Lots of memories,and good times.I know what you mean by reliving the past.

GeneV · 02-13-2017, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

Nice kit! I would recommend a CLA. It would perserve the kit for many years and should give lots of fun!

Absolutely. I bought all the foam to redo my seals about 9 years ago, but ended up sending it out. You really want that CLA professionally done.

Loved the MX. One of mine was stolen late in the product cycle, and my replacement insurance could not find another. I ended up with an LX.

pschlute · 02-13-2017, 08:10 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by GeneV

and my replacement insurance could not find another. I ended up with an LX.

Poor you !!!

Dalboyne · 02-18-2017, 08:07 AM

Nice one!

I very recently acquired a used MX body - found in a junk shop in Belgium for €35, including some accessories and a Soligor 35-70mm zoom. But I already have a Pentax M 50mm f/1.4 and a 28mm f/2.8, so I'm looking forwards to using them again (I first got an MX in about 1978)

But first I have to replace the light seals, and the sponge the mirror bounces off?

Arjay Bee · 02-18-2017, 03:10 PM

I too have recently caught the MX bug. Bought a cheapy off the bay and have sent it off to Eric. Has some issues but hopefully all fixable. Have also acquired the winder, M50 1.7; M 135 3.5; have copy of the M 40 2.8 that DCShooter refinished and CLA'd a couple of years ago. Also have a Komine built 70-250 that goes with the period.

As the MX works more or less like the spottie I used for several years I am looking forward to putting the occasional roll through this body. It is interesting to note the number of people returning to the film bodies. This seems more than just a hipster trend.

Are you a black and white film shooter or will you be shooting colour film?

**cobbu2** · 02-24-2017, 12:18 AM

Congrats, the MX is awesome. I still remember reading Herb Keppler's ME and MX review in the December 1975 issue (I think) of Modern Photography... I was in high school and I wanted one so badly, but it was well beyond my budget. It wasn't until 1984 that I finally purchased an ME Super, then finally a well-used black MX in 2001. Those cameras are still the film SLRs I reach for when I need to get the job done for sure.

kb244 · 02-28-2017, 01:09 AM

Love those boxes... may sound weird, but if I had them, I'd stick them in a display along with other camera trinkets, and make sure the glass is UV coated.

(while happily shooting the camera).

How's that 40/2.8?

I have an MX coming, but with a Pentax-M SMC 28/3.5, which was a bonus because I didn't already have a wide, I already have a Pentax-M 50/1.4, Rokinon 85/1.4 and a Tamron SP 90/2.8 1:1 Lifesize Macro. But a 40/2.8 looks pleasantly compact for the already compact body for street carry.

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pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,222	Very nice. I still have my MX I bought the same year.

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patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Nice looking. I have considered an MX but I already have 8 film bodies so hard to justify it.

02-12-2017, 05:19 PM	#4
HarisF1 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 543	I had that on my eBay watchlist, good purchase!

02-12-2017, 05:53 PM - 1 Like	#5
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	That looks a very good find. You may want to check the seals on the door and the bumper for the mirror before using. My MX bought in 1977 is still going strong, but with new seals.

02-12-2017, 10:44 PM	#7
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,222	If you want a near mint hard case for the 135mm I have one on ebay Pentax lens case for M 135mm f3.5. Almost mint. \| eBay

02-13-2017, 02:20 PM	#8
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	Nice kit! I would recommend a CLA. It would perserve the kit for many years and should give lots of fun!

02-13-2017, 04:04 PM	#9
17dew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,823	Nice,I got my MX in '79,my kids were 2 and 4 years old at the time.Lots of memories,and good times.I know what you mean by reliving the past.

02-13-2017, 04:05 PM	#10
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830	Originally posted by Baard-Einar Nice kit! I would recommend a CLA. It would perserve the kit for many years and should give lots of fun! Absolutely. I bought all the foam to redo my seals about 9 years ago, but ended up sending it out. You really want that CLA professionally done. Loved the MX. One of mine was stolen late in the product cycle, and my replacement insurance could not find another. I ended up with an LX.

02-13-2017, 08:10 PM - 1 Like	#11
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,222	Originally posted by GeneV and my replacement insurance could not find another. I ended up with an LX. Poor you !!!

02-18-2017, 08:07 AM	#12
Dalboyne New Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 2	Nice one! I very recently acquired a used MX body - found in a junk shop in Belgium for €35, including some accessories and a Soligor 35-70mm zoom. But I already have a Pentax M 50mm f/1.4 and a 28mm f/2.8, so I'm looking forwards to using them again (I first got an MX in about 1978) But first I have to replace the light seals, and the sponge the mirror bounces off?

02-18-2017, 03:10 PM	#13
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	I too have recently caught the MX bug. Bought a cheapy off the bay and have sent it off to Eric. Has some issues but hopefully all fixable. Have also acquired the winder, M50 1.7; M 135 3.5; have copy of the M 40 2.8 that DCShooter refinished and CLA'd a couple of years ago. Also have a Komine built 70-250 that goes with the period. As the MX works more or less like the spottie I used for several years I am looking forward to putting the occasional roll through this body. It is interesting to note the number of people returning to the film bodies. This seems more than just a hipster trend. Are you a black and white film shooter or will you be shooting colour film?

02-24-2017, 12:18 AM	#14
cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,444	Congrats, the MX is awesome. I still remember reading Herb Keppler's ME and MX review in the December 1975 issue (I think) of Modern Photography... I was in high school and I wanted one so badly, but it was well beyond my budget. It wasn't until 1984 that I finally purchased an ME Super, then finally a well-used black MX in 2001. Those cameras are still the film SLRs I reach for when I need to get the job done for sure.

02-28-2017, 01:09 AM	#15
kb244 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 372	Love those boxes... may sound weird, but if I had them, I'd stick them in a display along with other camera trinkets, and make sure the glass is UV coated. (while happily shooting the camera). How's that 40/2.8? I have an MX coming, but with a Pentax-M SMC 28/3.5, which was a bonus because I didn't already have a wide, I already have a Pentax-M 50/1.4, Rokinon 85/1.4 and a Tamron SP 90/2.8 1:1 Lifesize Macro. But a 40/2.8 looks pleasantly compact for the already compact body for street carry.

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