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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-01-2016, 08:18 AM
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Thanks for all the advice! This was absolutely perfect :)
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-19-2016, 01:56 PM
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Right team,
After a hugely successful round of information about the Pentax MX, I have come back to the forum for another round of questions... This time, its about using any Pentax in a variety of difficult conditions. Come the summer, I will be beginning a bout of adventures and I am very keen to bring with me one of my beloved Pentaxs. The adventures will include the following conditions:
1) Two weeks at Sea. I will be sailing on a very old traditional sailing boat in a French sailing festival, there won't be a big risk of the camera getting soaked (it'll be protected like a child, spray however could sprinkle it), but there is the prolonged period of moist sea air - is this an immediate no go?
2) Asia. The camera will be coming with me to Cambodia for a few months, with me arriving at the end of the Monsoon season but still in its rainiest and most humid period of the year. Temperatures will be around 22 degrees and will climb to mid 30s. I'll be there for quite a few months and I'm pondering storage solutions/ film storage issues/ running into trouble with camera mechanicals. Is there a piece of gear I need to get in particular? Or am I all good to just go out and use it without fear of causing harm?
3) Heat. What are the maximum temperatures that I can use these cameras in? My family are based in the gulf and the summer brings in temperatures around 50 degrees celsius. Will this kill the seals in the camera?
4) Being on the move. I'm also slightly concerned about the risk of the camera being shook on my travels. Although I'm always thinking about my kit when I'm on the move, some modes of transport e.g tuk tuks and motorbikes on bumpy roads, do tend to shake the crap out of me and whatever I'm carrying. Is this a problem for a camera in a case, in a well insulated bag? It won't be serious, but I'm thinking about subtle vibrations for periods of time...
5) Film. I keep reading about people storing film in their fridges. Is this really a thing? Cold Edinburgh has left my room the same temperature as an aggressive fridge, but, Summer is coming and I want to have a good stock of film on me for all my adventures. Any dos/don't and tips?
6) Which camera to bring. Now, this will no doubt cause a range of different answers and is not a brag about the cameras I have (because in reality, I am a skint student who got lucky on eBay several times...) but there is good reason for asking. In my possession I have a K1000, KX and a K2, all of which bring different features, however, it also needs to be sturdy, uber reliable and not struggle in the above described conditions. The K1000 is the most basic camera, suggesting that there is less to go wrong, however, the other two are the superior cameras... What would you take? There is a chance that an MX will come my way, should eBay bring down from the heavens one of those lucky bids that nets something for a good price, and all my cameras have gone in for a service etc at Cameratiks in Edinburgh so are ready to go...
If any major flags spring to mind then I am armed with a modern DSLR, which has travelled with me since I was 17 and will be with me anyway, however, I've been getting so much joy out of film lately that I'd love to save those special shots for film. But as always, I am dying to hear the wisdom of fellow pentaxians, so, what say you all?
Many thanks,
Pentax Student
P.S Sorry for the essay...
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-04-2016, 02:24 AM
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This has been amazing! Thank you all so much for the advice and knowledge :) I shall be keeping an eye out for something in good condition and definitely make the step to the mx.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-03-2016, 04:27 PM
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Hi everyone,
So I'm very new on the Pentax scene, with little knowledge but a lot of passion (hence the username 'Pentaxstudent' - though, to be fair, I am also a university student). I've been very fortunate to get my hands on a Japanese made K1000, a black KX and silver K2, all of which I love dearly however, there is such a buzz around the internet on the Pentax MX that I'm wondering about adding it to the team. Now, this isn't a mission to discover what camera is better or what features does it have over the ones I have, but a fact finding mission. So a few questions:
1) Where was the mx actually made?
2) Some of them have the 'asahi co. japan' stamped on the back whilst others do not - is this because some were made in Japan and others were not? (Like the K1000)
3) I'm hankering after a black mx to match the black kx (I'm sad I know...) though I also run off a student budget and I'm based in the UK. What sort of money am I looking at for one? I've seen such a range of prices on the internet I don't know whats faithful.
4) apart from colour, was there any real difference between the two mx models of black and silver?
I hope this works - I've never used a forum before so heres to a new experience!
Pentaxstudent
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