My first real camera was an ME super with the M50/1.7. It was the silver model, just like probably 99%+ of them, at least thatś what the proportion of silver vs black ones seems to be.
I don't have that camera anymore, and while I still have my two black MXs, I've always missed it a little. Last week, browsing ebay, I saw a black ME super. Described as "untested", and with the brassing in the bottom plate described as "rust." $30 buy it now, but accepting offers. I offered $25 and got it. Still a gamble, I thought most probably I was buying a $25 paperweight. Well, it arrived yesterday, and after exercising the shutter a little bit and putting some new batteries in, it all works! It was awesome to see those little LEDs come to life as soon as the batteries went in. So while I've moved to a Fuji X-T30 for my main photography (this is the closest you can get in digital to the feel of an MX, btw!), today I am going out with the ME-Super and a roll of Fujicolor 200. Plus the MX-1 just to shoot some DNGs as well and keep it Pentax. Just look at this beauty: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dgkvs93HrFCpjkNP7 j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com <http://www.jbuhler.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.
