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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-30-2020, 11:56 AM  
Help with purchasing a film camera.
Posted By craveone
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Hope this works. Here it is, my (new to me) LX! Just changed out the focusing screen to a beattie grid screen found on eBay. MUCH brighter then the one that came with it.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-28-2020, 12:55 PM  
Help with purchasing a film camera.
Posted By craveone
Replies: 74
Views: 6,173
I just received the LX....... It's GORGEOUS!!!! All shutter speeds work. Auto works great, bulb mode as well. Film advance is smooth. The shutter!!!! Oh the shutter sounds like a dream come true!!!! Feels great in my hands. Loaded a roll of film to go and shoot this afternoon. The only thing I can't figure out is the DOF view. It doesn't seem to change the view at all when I use it. Not sure what's going on there. Self timer works... I don't know what else to say other than this sexy beast is finally here, and I can't wait to go shoot some frames off!!!
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-24-2020, 06:16 AM  
Help with purchasing a film camera.
Posted By craveone
Replies: 74
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Hoping with the grip I won't drop it on my first outing 😉
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-17-2020, 06:26 AM  
Help with purchasing a film camera.
Posted By craveone
Replies: 74
Views: 6,173
Thank you for the response. I have been going crazy thinking about all of this. The MX, and KX seem to be right next to each other on my list. And I'm sure I would be happy with either, probably the KX more. With that I read another post where someone said something similar as you did. Buying another camera and still wondering about the LX. I've been thinking about one for the past year or so. I have a perk with my job. Instead of giving me a raise, they give me points. After so many points you can either go through their website and purchase items (TVs, Laptops, Vacation packages etc.) with the points. Now, these items are WAY over priced. And if you just opt for the gift cards with your points, you can actually find the items they are selling for cheaper, and usually have some extra cash left over. I have enough points to cover purchasing a camera. So, when it comes to initial cost of purchasing a camera, I honestly can take a pick between all three. Now, if I go with a KX i'll have more money left over, and could just purchase a 100 ft roll of tri-x. Or, go for the gold and get the LX. After much consideration, and knowing that a camera body is a light box, and I can take the same crappy photos I do with any light box. I think I've narrowed it down to just getting the LX. If later on down the road it needs repairs, hopefully I'll have enough points saved through work to get those repairs done. In fact, I have enough points left over I could send it in and spend 200 bucks on a CLA and repairs. Thats IF the repairs only cost that much. I was quoted from Eric that it could be a 200-300 repair job. Of course, this is with out him seeing a camera, and the one that I have found on Ebay is still is fantastic working condition.

Yes, i'm sure I would be happy with a KX, or the K2. But I'm left wondering about the LX... My thought was I would get the LX, and maybe a KX later down the road. I do like the idea of using AE from time to time. I'm like you and enjoy going full on manual. The 1/2000 shutter speed on the LX will be an improvement alone from the k1000 (not sure what the top shutter speed of the KX is, I'm to lazy this early in the morning to Google it.) I just figured, if I'm spending money that I wouldn't normally have, why not go for the camera I'm REALLY lusting over?

Anyway, thank you for your response, and you're probably right, I should go for the "cheaper" camera. Have money left over for film and chemicals. I still haven't received the gift cards just yet, so I may have changed my mind by that point. The LX just has a few features that I haven't seen in any other SLR. The accurate film counter, being able to rewind the film and do multi-exposures on the exact frame your wanting to do it on. The metering off the film plane, AE, size, etc.... I could be going down a rabbit hole with the camera, I just have to find out for myself I guess...
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-14-2020, 08:16 AM  
Beautiful black KX from a fellow forum member
Posted By craveone
Replies: 13
Views: 1,151
Such a gorgeous camera!!!
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-09-2020, 04:09 PM  
Help with purchasing a film camera.
Posted By craveone
Replies: 74
Views: 6,173
First some history. I shoot with a DSLR, a canon for weddings with various lenses. I also have a Pentax k1000 with a 50m, 28m, and 135m (hardly use the 135). I have some gift cards that I want to use to upgrade from the k1000. My first thought was the LX, but remembered that they can cause problems later down the road. So I thought, why not get the MX, I've wanted that one, and already have lenses for it. Then the Nikon FM2 came up again. Then there is just getting a Canon EOS film camera to use the lenses I have with that system as well. So Im really stuck and would like some help. I'm almost leaning towards getting the MX, which comes with a 1.7 50m lens (better than my 2.something 50 i have now). Using the extra gift cards and also purchasing a 35mm f/2.8. Any help would be appreciated. I'm hoping some of you have used more than the Pentax system. And yes, I do realize I'm posting this on a Pentax forum....
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 08-20-2018, 07:14 AM  
50MM Lens
Posted By craveone
Replies: 15
Views: 1,314
N00B ALERT***

I was mistaken, it is f2, not f1.2
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