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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-25-2023, 01:23 PM
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My first Pentax was the ZOOM 105-R bought in the 90's and my first Pentax SLR was the MX bought in late 2000.
 105R_MXB by Les DMess, on Flickr
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
08-07-2023, 09:51 AM
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Most appropriate . . . and we never tire of it . . . :D
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-05-2021, 01:38 PM
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I think I saw that but just a picture with no further details.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-04-2021, 08:40 AM
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As far as I know, the LX has the most comprehensive list of viewfinders available in all of camera history . . .
 LX Viewfinders by Les DMess, on Flickr
I'm still missing the FA-1W which is the same as the FA-1 except with a wider diopter adjustment.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-01-2021, 10:36 AM
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Best ones I've found were properly dressed as well!
Hope it works as good as it looks!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-08-2018, 04:59 AM
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Welcome aboard and that's a gorgeous looking camera. And hopefully it works as good as it looks!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-25-2017, 05:13 PM
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Of course larger bodies offer more room with larger wheels which provides more leverage. I currently have access to tools for measuring torque so I may have an opportunity to do some measurements. Mind you I am not denying that it takes a more than average amount of force to turn the MX's shutter wheel compared to practically all other fully mechanical bodies that I have except for the Ricoh Singlex - Ricoh's first SLR. Perhaps there is a compression ring under there that adds resistance? Maybe that's a reason why Olympus decided to put the shutter control on the lens mount for their OM series?
Yeah I definitely do prefer the cameras that require a film advance lever that primes the camera to fire.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-25-2017, 11:13 AM
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Michael, I have yet to fully disassemble one of these beauties so I am guessing on these functionalities but based on decades of electromechanical experience.
For example, you can manually set the X570's shutter speed on the dial like you do with the MX. My guess is that on the MX, there are "mechanical linkages" that have to be set. I don't believe this is the case with the X570 because on aperture priority mode, the camera will have to select the shutter speed appropriate to the aperture selected regardless of the shutter dial position. Shutter speed is actually easy to "implement" because the shutter release timing can be done using mechanical or electronic timers so the shutter speed selector can be mechanically linked - like in the MX, or electronically linked as in the X570.
Like I said, I haven't begun my exploration of the innards of a camera so my casual observations may be completely wrong.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-23-2017, 12:27 PM
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Not only an oversized wheel - and body for better spacing, but also because these are "automatic" cameras that I believe do not need to engage mechanical linkages like the MX.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-22-2017, 07:59 PM
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Welcome aboard!
That's a good looking LX you got and you even have the very hard to find sync cover!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-26-2016, 09:20 PM
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Fooled me with the perspective and I missed the M in the shadows. I only have one original K lens myself and also have that M lens and know that it's a very good performer.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-16-2016, 01:00 PM
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That'a a very nice KX and with an appropriate "K" 50mm f1.4 as opposed to the smaller M version!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-03-2016, 12:29 PM
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Let me know when and how much . . . ;)
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-03-2016, 11:34 AM
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Well then you woodworkers need to get cracking and make some LX grips - I would prefer mine in a deep dark glossy red please!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-26-2016, 03:25 PM
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My LX welcomes them too . . . :D
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-02-2016, 09:13 PM
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It must be a matter of numbers and availability. However, if you look at the same pancakes in the other brands, you will know they are usually double the cost of the Pentax. And since the other bodies are much bigger than the MX - with the exception of the Olympus OMs, the pancakes less useful too.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-11-2015, 03:30 PM
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I only have Japanese made cameras except for the one Luftwaffe Leica clone comrade . . . :p
I am sure there were/are some interesting cameras to have come out of the Red factories! ALMAZ 102 and others from USSR Photo.com |
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-11-2015, 01:31 PM
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We should also note that Pentax chose to license the use of the Pentax mount to make it a "universal" mount as opposed to blatant unlicensed copies as done previously.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-28-2015, 07:37 PM
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You have to assemble it with the motor drive installed too? Just saw a pic of one but with the data back and it looks good.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-28-2015, 04:28 PM
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That's a nice looking kit!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-09-2015, 07:51 AM
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The major advancement of the F was no more stop down metering required as it had an aperture position linkage that when used with a proper Takumar will allow open aperture TTL metering. I am not really sure how many of these Takumars were released but of course this was rendered moot with the release of the K mount a couple of years later. Still has stop down metering when using older lenses.
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