Film Cameras
Today's post features my film cameras. I've had a few others too (models ranging from 1960 to 2002), but sold them for various reasons and these were the ones to keep. All of them are manual focus and metal, two of my requirements for film cameras. They can all be used without a battery, as most of them only use the battery for the light meter. But my favorite part about them is they all use the same lenses. Today's lenses fit these cameras and the old lenses pictured below mount to my digital camera without any adapters.
First up is the KM from 1975:
Then came the K1000 (my first SLR camera) around 1976 and later the K1000 SE (Special Edition):
Next is the K2 DMD (Dedicated Motor Drive), Pentax's pro model from 1976:
Around the same time (1976) Pentax released the MX, one of the smallest SLRs:
A few years later (1980) the equally small ME Super came to market. The ME Super was the ME's (1976) big brother with more features:
The LX was another pro-level camera, produced from 1980 to 2001. This camera features dust and weather sealing, making it perfect for outdoor pictures during rain and snow:
In 1983 the Super Program was released. This camera has a light inside the viewfinder to view settings in low-light or dark conditions:
First up is the KM from 1975:
Recently Developed Film
Many of you already know I enjoy using film. It's not just the characteristics of film providing the experience for me, but more the camera used. My collection of old cameras include many produced from Pentax long ago, some even before I was born. The K1000 was given to me nearly 20 years ago, a simple, yet elegant and beautiful camera creating a long relationship with Pentax products. It still works perfectly and is a pleasure to use.
The joy I get when using the Pentax MX is hard to describe, but it still makes me smile every time. I don't know if it's the LED light meter in the viewfinder moving up and down as I adjust my exposure or the bells and whistles built into such a small package. (Maybe a future post should include a few pictures of my film cameras.)
After just finishing a roll of film recently in the MX I picked up the results last week. Here are a few pictures from the roll.
The joy I get when using the Pentax MX is hard to describe, but it still makes me smile every time. I don't know if it's the LED light meter in the viewfinder moving up and down as I adjust my exposure or the bells and whistles built into such a small package. (Maybe a future post should include a few pictures of my film cameras.)
After just finishing a roll of film recently in the MX I picked up the results last week. Here are a few pictures from the roll.
Nicole
There were quite a few nice pictures from this shoot, so it was difficult to pick a couple to showcase here.
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