Anyone recognise this camera ?

rjm007 · 12-29-2018, 07:24 PM - **1 Like**

It's not a K1000 or any of the Spots I've checked thus far.

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sqrrl · 12-29-2018, 07:33 PM - **1 Like**

Looks like an Mx

**UncleVanya** · 12-29-2018, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by sqrrl

Looks like an Mx

I agree.

**BigMackCam** · 12-29-2018, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by sqrrl

Looks like an Mx

Yup. And with a sharp dent in the prism area...

**cpk** · 12-29-2018, 08:00 PM

It is an MX. It's identical to the one I bought my daughter Lucia years ago and I am now holding in my hands. Mine is a black body one.

Docrwm · 12-29-2018, 08:04 PM

Pentax MX - Pentax Manual Focus Film SLRs - Pentax Camera Reviews and Specifications

rjm007 · 12-29-2018, 08:16 PM

Thanks all - just assumed it was K1000 or earlier...

**twilhelm** · 12-29-2018, 08:17 PM

With a rather clean looking M50 1.7 I might add.

abruzzi · 12-30-2018, 12:08 AM

is the MX the only K mount with that style shutter lock? I love that on both the MX and a similar one on the 67.

g026r · 12-30-2018, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by abruzzi

is the MX the only K mount with that style shutter lock? I love that on both the MX and a similar one on the 67.

The KX and K2 (both original & DMD) had a similar shutter lock. I assume possibly the LX as well, but I've never used one.

womble · 12-30-2018, 09:20 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by g026r

The KX and K2 (both original & DMD) had a similar shutter lock. I assume possibly the LX as well, but I've never used one.

The LX has a very similar shutter lock.

**monochrome** · 12-30-2018, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by rjm007

It's not a K1000 or any of the Spots I've checked thus far.

The model name on many/most K-mount manual cameras is stamped and painted in on the front at the (camera’s own) right shoulder. It should be MX (or whatever other model).

**ChrisPlatt** · 12-30-2018, 09:58 AM - **1 Like**

From the dent in the pentaprism cover I can tell it's a Pentax MX...

Chris

johnha · 12-30-2018, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

From the dent in the pentaprism cover I can tell it's a Pentax MX...

Chris

I've got one with a similar dent in the same place

rjm007 · 01-01-2019, 10:34 AM

And oddly enough my K1000 from 1978 also has a dent on the Pentaprism - how it got it is lost in the mists of time.

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12-29-2018, 07:33 PM - 1 Like	#2
sqrrl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Otago, New Zealand Posts: 422	Looks like an Mx

12-29-2018, 07:58 PM	#3
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,445	Originally posted by sqrrl Looks like an Mx I agree.

12-29-2018, 07:59 PM	#4
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,681	Originally posted by sqrrl Looks like an Mx Yup. And with a sharp dent in the prism area...

12-29-2018, 08:00 PM	#5
cpk Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 638	It is an MX. It's identical to the one I bought my daughter Lucia years ago and I am now holding in my hands. Mine is a black body one.

12-29-2018, 08:04 PM	#6
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Pentax MX - Pentax Manual Focus Film SLRs - Pentax Camera Reviews and Specifications

12-29-2018, 08:16 PM	#7
rjm007 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Uxbridge UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 218 Original Poster	Thanks all - just assumed it was K1000 or earlier...

12-29-2018, 08:17 PM	#8
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	With a rather clean looking M50 1.7 I might add.

12-30-2018, 12:08 AM	#9
abruzzi Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New Mexico Posts: 788	is the MX the only K mount with that style shutter lock? I love that on both the MX and a similar one on the 67.

12-30-2018, 09:17 AM	#10
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Originally posted by abruzzi is the MX the only K mount with that style shutter lock? I love that on both the MX and a similar one on the 67. The KX and K2 (both original & DMD) had a similar shutter lock. I assume possibly the LX as well, but I've never used one.

12-30-2018, 09:20 AM - 1 Like	#11
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by g026r The KX and K2 (both original & DMD) had a similar shutter lock. I assume possibly the LX as well, but I've never used one. The LX has a very similar shutter lock.

12-30-2018, 09:37 AM	#12
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by rjm007 It's not a K1000 or any of the Spots I've checked thus far. The model name on many/most K-mount manual cameras is stamped and painted in on the front at the (camera’s own) right shoulder. It should be MX (or whatever other model).

12-30-2018, 09:58 AM - 1 Like	#13
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	From the dent in the pentaprism cover I can tell it's a Pentax MX... Chris

12-30-2018, 02:51 PM	#14
johnha Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Lancashire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,155	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt From the dent in the pentaprism cover I can tell it's a Pentax MX... Chris I've got one with a similar dent in the same place

01-01-2019, 10:34 AM	#15
rjm007 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Uxbridge UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 218 Original Poster	And oddly enough my K1000 from 1978 also has a dent on the Pentaprism - how it got it is lost in the mists of time.