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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-15-2014, 12:13 AM
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My first camera was a Zenit E, which was built like a Russian tank, and had an M42 mount. I couldn't afford the object of my desires - a Pentax Spotmatic - but I kept to M42 with my next possession, a Ricoh Singlex, that went under the Dixon brand name of Prinzflex (I believe it was actually made by Cosina under license). Then came my last M42 mount camera, a Chinon CE Memotron, which cleverly managed to give an aperture-priority automated exposure by utilising closed-down metering the instant one pressed the shutter button. I moved on to K mount after that, but I still couldn't afford a proper Pentax, so I bought a Chinon again, this time the CE-4, followed by the CE-5 (a very nicely specced camera at the time for a good price). I had the notion that I would buy genuine Pentax lenses at least. But then the moment came: as a result of an expenses paid move to the London area, I had a spare bit of cash and bought the genuine article - a Pentax P50!
Since then I have owned and used a P30, two MXs, a P1 and P1z, an MX-5, an *ist D, a K-7, K-5, K-5 IIs and a K-3 (along with an MX-1, a Q and two Q7s). Also, for my collection, I have acquired an ES, a Super A and a MZ-S. Though I enjoy using other brands (full frame and micro four-thirds) because I am a camera nut, I'm a true Pentaxioan at heart. If I was forced to to choose only one brand, it would be Pentax because, let's face it, their cameras have soul!
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