I love the Pentax mx. I have one and it's nearly twice my age. I never had any camera that feels the same. Also the whole mechanical aspect blows my mind every single time. I make machines for a living that makes me really appreciate the thought that must have gone into it's construction. It would be impossible to build something similar to such a camera for a reasonable price nowadays. To me it feels like the camera has everything that you need and nothing more. There is not a single compromise. And that's really hard to find in a product.
@Dempseybrothersband9 ай бұрын
Great video. Learned a few valuable things about my mx. Excellent description of stop down metering. Thanks.
@November-Romeo10 ай бұрын
This was my first real camera. Loved it!! The light meter eventually died but I just used the sunny 16 rule. B&W film was reasonably forgiving. I had three other viewfinder screens for it (as they were replaceable) and the motor drive. Stopped working after many years. I still have some Pentax lenses in storage. Seeing this video makes me want to go and find a working copy.
@louontube10 ай бұрын
Pentax has an amazing lineup of film cameras to choose from for anyone already shooting film and looking for something outside their collection or looking to get into it for the first time or back at it after a break away. The MX is an excellent choice from their lineup. Nice video, Stephen!
@enzovador9 ай бұрын
Thx for this video ! I do a lot of photography with a modern camera, and i found that pentax in my house, excited to try this in real condition. Your video save me a lot of time !
@Ibex20257 ай бұрын
A thorough review of the MX.
@bcbryan9689 ай бұрын
Very informative video, this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
@john211murphy10 ай бұрын
The MX was my second and last SLR. I used for over 20 years until it fell apart. My next camera was digital, wasn't as good.
@leehaze110 ай бұрын
Excellent video as always. Keep up the good work.
@johnnycondor3 ай бұрын
Great video, Stephen! Like its big brother (the LX), this MX is a serious Pentax SLR film camera, but so much smaller, more manageable and simpler. Very fun and easy to use! Sadly, my first MX was destroyed a few years back, along with a box of other cameras and equipment, when my storage unit was flooded; but thankfully, I recently found and purchased a replacement on ebay -- and in excellent condition! Now, with my "new" MX in hand, I can start shooting film again! I will be sure to protect this one (and the lenses) from harm by keeping it in my apartment in plain sight near my bed. 😉 Your video was a good refresher. Thank you! 🙏
@ophelielalande98553 ай бұрын
Hi, you look like you know how film cameras work and just got an MX and wanted to know which film should I buy because I have no clue how it works and if it needs a specific film. thank you for your response !
@heinundpiet2 ай бұрын
@@ophelielalande9855 You can use any film, black-and-white, color or slide, between 25 and 1600 ISO, according to the measuring range of the built-in light meter if you want to use it. Otherwise you can of course use any film available on the market, but if it has more than 1600 ISO or is pushed, i.e. you want to expose with more than 1600 ISO, you must use an external light meter.
@yonallb10 ай бұрын
Great video! I inherited my grandfathers ME recently and am trying to learn all I can. If you could do a video on good lenses for these generation of cameras it would be amazing. Thanks for making such a thorough video. It is really appreciated.
@frankgeck88665 ай бұрын
perfect overview, great explanation
@mawavoy10 ай бұрын
Thanks, very informative and complete!
@ootachi3 ай бұрын
i remember my first time looking down the mx's viewfinder and almost being thrown back coming from much darker viewfinders. no youtube comparisons or written descriptions can do it justice, you gotta try it yourself
@22fret2 ай бұрын
This is exactly my travel combo: MX and the 2.8/40. Verly light and compact. Usually I take an additional 2.8/100 with me and that's it...
@GuidoBicocca5 ай бұрын
My love MX!
@ronbokje62132 ай бұрын
I have it for so many years I can't remember when I got it, with the 40 pancake and the nice 20mm. my sister and dad had also one, so to silver and one black MX. my dad still had all the old lenses and gave it to me, so I got the Pentax K1 markII and I'm still using these nice lenses, think I only have one autofocus lens but most of the time I grab my old glass. only one of all the lenses is not working properly, the 85 has stiff aperture blades, but the rest is still going very strong
@apistosig41734 ай бұрын
The MX is my favourite pentax. I posses K1000 / ME SE / ME Super & MX - I also own 4 Canon AE1+P cameras, my primary shooters. I would be equally satisfied with 4 MX bodies. Colour / B&W / Transparency and 3200 😉
@hugomalpeyreАй бұрын
Why do you prefer the mx over the k1000?
@apistosig4173Ай бұрын
@@hugomalpeyre simple - its size. More comfortable in my hands.
@hugomalpeyreАй бұрын
@@apistosig4173 thx ; i've been using a K1000 for year and just bought an MX and like the size very much ; I'm about to go on vacation tomorrow (already a lot of heavy gear with me) and i'm torn between bringing either my K1000, the MX (but didn't have time to test it), or my trusted eos 300...
@apistosig4173Ай бұрын
@@hugomalpeyre best advice I can give you - choose your lens, lenses wisely. K1 or MX will each serve you well. if you spent a year with the K1 - take the MX, I am sure you will come to adore it - enjoy
@hugomalpeyreАй бұрын
@@apistosig4173 got to try to fix some foam first but i'll try to save it and bring it, thx a lot ;)
@dasdunkelding10 ай бұрын
Love it. Thx
@isaito7893 ай бұрын
for some reason, moving the aperture ring on the lens doesn't change the light meter LED readout. The DOF preview works properly and it's a K mount lens. For example, it will be green, but when I press the DOF preview it could turn red. I'm trying to understand what's going on here and whether there's something wrong with the light meter.
@PentaxTips3 ай бұрын
There are two levers on the back of the lens. One is very small but rotates when the aperture ring is moved. That little lever actuates a small coupler on the camera body. I bet that little coupler on the camera body is bent and not connecting with the lens correctly.
@ath889012 күн бұрын
Hi!! So I'm shooting my first ever roll of film on this and I'm having a bit of trouble with the take up spool - the first couple of photos were taken just perfect and the take up spool spinned every time, but after a while it stopped spinning despite the film seeming to be inserted correctly (the counter on top that numbers the pics was going correctly and I believe the film had wound up enough to not get loose inside the cam). Could it be okay?
@CarlosCosta-gb5td8 ай бұрын
Excellent video. I have a Pentax MX that I used for many years and it never let me down. Like everyone else, I have a digital camera at the moment, but I would like to return to using my Pentax MX, which, unfortunately, has its photometer inoperative. Could you tell me if there is somewhere I can get it fixed? I live in São Paulo, Brazil, but I frequently travel to Texas, in the city of Dallas.
@SilentTrip7 ай бұрын
where can I buy this camera in Saudi Arabia?
@limlimewastaken6 ай бұрын
How do you take the hot shoe cover off?
@PentaxTips6 ай бұрын
The hot shoe does not come off on this model. Is that what you’re asking? Or the little plastic cover on top of the hot shoe? That guy just slides off backwards
@limlimewastaken6 ай бұрын
lol thank you. I wasnt being hard enough with it@@PentaxTips