Very nice, Toine!  Yes, there were lots of complaints about the write speed, 
but you seem to suggest that hasn’t been a problem for you.  Cheers, Christine



> On Feb 22, 2015, at 5:16 AM, Toine <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> First shots with my "new" Pentax MX-1. This little gem shoots DNG!
> 
> JPG is as bad as it gets from point and shoot cams. DNG gives near
> DSLR quality, also thanks to the very nice optics. Distortion is very
> noticable and a little CA and purple fringing wide open. Lightroom can
> correct everything.
> Firmware: Focus peaking is missing and file management, like deleting
> files, is different compared to other Pentax cams. Some reviews
> complain about slow writing speeds. Maybe my SD card is helping.
> Startup speed is very fast and the lens jumps out of the body.
> Firmware is 1.0 and no updates available. Looks like this was a one
> shot try of Pentax to grab a market share for this type of cam and it
> failed. (Maybe) the design is a little over the top. It looks and
> feels like a vintage MX which reduces the potential buyers to old MX
> lovers.
> 
> 
> http://www.repiuk.nl/essays/2015/02/mx-1/
> 
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