thank you for the review!!! 🧸ྀིྀི✨

Just picked one of these up for £200 on Ebay to get started with photography and brief videography. Loved this slower paced honest review thank you!

great content as always Geoff! 🙌🏽

Lovely to see you back and looking well Geoff. Good luck with the new project 🤞

You can reload 126 with 35mm with a 3D spool adaptors. Also I have 3 110 cams Lomography, Pentax 110 with all the gear, Kodak sport. And there is heaps of 110 film available also Kodak 600 110. Mini scanner for negs. Research Man. 🐊

I just bought a 700D on Trademe for $500 with an extra 50mm lens and bits and bobs. Can't wait to get it so I can practise photography.

We found we have 5 of these camcorders. Bought for the kids.

Hello. Ive just bought one off ebay.

Get well soon! Thanks for all the useful info in your vids, they've been great to watch.

I have the same camera but it's in Japanese. This video is very helpful thank you!

Get well soon!

Thank you Charrese. That is much appreciated. God bless. ❤

I will pray for you, Mr. Geoff. Speedy recovery! May God bless you abundantly. 🙏🏼

You saved me I was struggling how to use it 😭thank you💗💗

Get well soon Geoff!

Thanks for letting us know Geoff, best of luck to your health.

Enjoy your break Geoff, and hope you recover soon.

Drives me nut when you guys pronounce it Neeeeekon

Great video, stunning footage and images! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪

Thank you for this message

Thanks Brian. I’ll know more tomorrow after I see my specialist.

Good luck with your knee Geoff 🤞

Didn't these have a plastic gear problem?

I just picked up the Nikon 1 J5 and When Zooming in the Aperture makes the screen darker. Depending what Camera Mode PASM its in by either using the two dials it will adjust brighter or darker. Cheers!

great pictures geoff!!

Love the review. I didn't even know they made those

I've got a 700D it's a great camera for snapping the kids or sunsets even street photography etc without having a million setting like on some of my Nikon D610 & D700 cameras... Cheers

Hey, thanks for the Video! I have the same from my grandfather, can you tell me which kind of film is needed for this camera?

a cheap small mirror behind the camera - for selfies (vid+pix) saves me several $$ dollars on pivoting screen !

It's a darling , I have one since 1987...

I have the same camera and also a XL2. Nice video.

so sad to hear your button fell off, glad it can still work!

The only 35 format SLR that Pentax advertised as being pro was LX, even though it was not reliable enough and lacks AE-L and spot metering. MZ-S was advertised as semi-pro. The MZ-S plastic back door looks more fragile then SF1 and Z1 have, and the separate plastic battery grip for MZ-S - not compatible with other cameras from the MZ line, is made in China with even more fragile battery door, wey too tight space for the batteries, and has melting rubber pads on top in contact with the camera, that transform in to black goo. The rest are advertised only as advanced or entuziast models, including K2, DMD, KX motor, KX, MX, ME-Super, ME-F, SuperA, P5/50, SF1/X, SF1n/Xn, Z1, Z1p, Z5, MZ3, MZ6, and DSLRs also - about *istD Pentax even noted that is made for office use...Later ones are faster and some are much more weather resistant, but again not pro yet. SF10/7 has a big spot when using AE-L so weirdly is better then SF1/X/SF1n/Xn. Z20 altrough is much more reliable then Z1p, unfortunately lacks AE-L like Z10. The back button on Z20 is just for starting normal exp. comp. MZ-6 was more advanced, it has 1/4000s as MZ3 ( X sync and max true speed without the moving slit artifice is only up to 1/125s), it has HSS sync up to 1/4000s as MZ-S, but it has the worst Pentax viewfinder with only 0.70X @ 92% magnification like a eos 30, and that when even MZ-S 0.75X@ 92% is pretty crapy and with limited eye relief - with the Pentax viewfinder loupe and glasses is hard to see all the frame. K1 old and II has again stupid 0.70X @ 100% as F4. Maybe K1 III will have a decent viewfinder...

As luck would have it, this was my first camera. Given to me by my Grandfather. I lost it at my school leaving party.

Buen video! gracias!

IK have the same amchine is there anyway to cennect it to my DAW and audio interface?

1 LİKE very nice video hello brother Destekteyim 🎁🔔🎁🙋🏻‍♀️👍🌺

Of course.

Appreciate the vid mate cheers

really interesting, thank you

Thanks for the replies Geoff. Just one more question if I may? The tape head pads: have you tried using the deck *without* these - my two R2R machines (Sony TC-645/Revox A77) don't have pads on them, the Revox just has a shield to stop stray magnetic fields from interfering with the magnetic imprint to tape. I wonder if your shields on the TC-252 would make physical contact with the heads otherwise? I'm not a fan of pads as they have to be near perfect for good 'flush on' tape-head contact. Just me being 'picky'! ;o) Regards James.

I appreciate the video but unfortunately the first lens is missing could I still take pictures

i just acquired one of these through a buddy of mine, am i able to take just pictures or is it just video?

Digital is awesome, BUT it detaches us from basic science, so much so that perhaps the majority of folk have little idea how it works? Analogue is a different animal, I must confess - I've been buying and restoring too many (mainly cassette) machines, but the joy (and yes - frustration) in bringing back these machines to life is very rewarding. Thanks for the video!

Not sure if you've still got this machine? In terms of general build quality, does this 'feel' like a sturdy tape recorder? Thanks in advance. James.

Hello sir. What are you filming this on ?

The pictures are beautiful! I just bought this camera from a thrift store and I’m so excited to use it! Thanks for the video :-)

Have the Pentax P30 and P50 ...and in the next days I buy the new KF ! Next year the Monochrome (K3 mark III)

Hello from a fellow Pentaxian (amateur). I have SFX too and love its iconic shutter sound. Ksinnnnggggg!

Is this good camera for beginner?