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Pentax KX was my first film camera - you too?

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And what a beauty it was with mirror lockup, DOF preview, solid build and great lenses! Now, some 38 years later the KX is long gone and I'm liking my Canon 30D and system but I am amazed at how the world has changed since I was shooting Kodachromes by the thousand way back then.
Just a reflection of the times, I guess.
Happy new year to all!
Kind regards,
Joel Duncan
Calgary AB



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My first film SLR was the Canon Pellix QL w/58mm F1.2 in 1966 and now 44 years later I use the Pentax K-7 , DS2 and still have a bunch of film SLRs (PZ-1p,6x7 etc).
 
I have the film KX (which I preferred to the automatic K2) and now the DSLR KX. But my first SLR was the spotmatic.
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Jacques Bijtebier
 
do yourself a favour and get one of those new K-x sets, you'll discover the passion again!

happy new year!

;)
joelfoto said:
And what a beauty it was with mirror lockup, DOF preview, solid build and great lenses! Now, some 38 years later the KX is long gone and I'm liking my Canon 30D and system but I am amazed at how the world has changed since I was shooting Kodachromes by the thousand way back then.
Just a reflection of the times, I guess.
Happy new year to all!
Kind regards,
Joel Duncan
Calgary AB



http://www.Joel-Canada.smugmug.com
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My first camera was the Pentax S1A with an external light meter that clipped onto the top of the prism. Now when I go through my film archives I am very impressed by the sharpness and clarity of the Takumar F2 50mm lens on that camera.
Peter
 
And a series of others to follow both good and bad from Pentax and Nikon
 
Vivitar 220SL, essentially a knock-off of a Spotmatic. When the meter died in that camera, I then got a real Pentax SPII.

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John
Pentax K20D/K2000, Panasonic G1/ZS1/LZ8, Oly Stylus
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And still shoot with one. Bought my original new back in 1978 with a 55mm F1.8 lens.
joelfoto said:
And what a beauty it was with mirror lockup, DOF preview, solid build and great lenses! Now, some 38 years later the KX is long gone and I'm liking my Canon 30D and system but I am amazed at how the world has changed since I was shooting Kodachromes by the thousand way back then.
Just a reflection of the times, I guess.
Happy new year to all!
Kind regards,
Joel Duncan
Calgary AB



http://www.Joel-Canada.smugmug.com
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