LX: Used it for quite a few years, loved it, still have it, but haven't shot with it in years.
6x7: Fabulous image quality from big negs. Used it exclusively for several years. Made money. Spotmatic F: A sturdy workhorse. Kept two in my kit. Used them for at least five years. Still have them. Paul via phone > On Feb 4, 2015, at 6:09 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. Mz-S: My most used film body still. > 2. *ist: I only discovered this recently but use it almost as much as the > Mz-S. Probably the best AF of any Pentax film body and handling very similar > to the modern DSLRs. But rather fragile and prone to breaking. (I'm on my 3rd > body in 2 years with this one.) > 3.Pz-1p - such a well spec'd camera with incredible features. I shot > thousands of rolls with mine and loved it. One of the 2 Pz-1p's that I had is > still running and use it once in a while. AF is a real weak point. > > If there was a 4th and 5th place I'd add the LX and ME Super. > > As nice as the Mz-S is - the design could never be ported to a DSLR since it > relies on using the aperture ring to adjust the aperture in AV or manual > mode. Even if Pentax created a DSLR that supported use of the aperture ring, > lenses without the ring would be limited to TV and Program modes only. A > derivative design could maybe be made, but it would by necessity differ > significantly from the Mz-S. > > Mark > >> On 2/4/2015 2:28 PM, CollinB wrote: >> Your top 3 Pentax film bodies, with reasons for each. >> >> For me (though I have held but never fully used all of them) >> >> 1. MZ-S perfect ergonomics >> 2. LX sound design >> 3. KX unbreakable > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
