Pentax seem to be running a teaser campaign for the new film camera. Turn the sound on to hear them plugging the manual film winding experience. To me it sounds like a wheel/dial rather than a crank for winding on.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7EgkWlI22f/?igsh=dnk2aXV3Ym9tMmJn > On 16 May 2023, at 18:57, Bob W PDML <pdm...@icloud.com> wrote: > > >> On 16 May 2023, at 18:34, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> […] >> >> I think that it is kind of silly for someone to buy a brand new film camera >> when perfectly servicable ones are practically being given away. I >> personally bought several when I got back into photography because I wanted >> the lens that came with it. I honestly lost count of the number of spotties >> languishing in my drawers, just because I wanted the 50/1.4 supertak that >> was attached to them. > > […] > > The young people buying the used cameras don’t necessarily have the > experience to know whether they’re buying something that works or not. Last > year I had my original MX, which I bought new, repaired after it had been > languishing in a cupboard unused for years. I’ve had to have the repair fixed > under warranty. > > But I enjoy using the camera so I decided to buy another MX. I tried and > returned five, including 2-3 from reputable dealers, not just Joe Random on > eBay, before I finally found one that is in perfect condition that had been > serviced by somebody competent. > > I also decided I wanted an LX again. I’ve tried two and returned them both, > and am now having the third serviced by the same competent person who sold me > the good MX. I had sent it to the technicians with the best reputation here, > after I shot a roll of ektachrome to flush out any issues. They sent it back > unusable, telling me it was already broken when I bought it. My reliable guy > assures me I would not have been able to shoot more than one frame, let alone > a full roll, if the other tech was correct, and he thinks they broke it. He > has told me today that he will have it back in my hands in perfect working > order by the end of next week. > > It’s the Wild West out there. > > I think if Pentax comes out with something stylish and simple like the 1960s > / 1970s fixed-lens rangefinders (Oly 35 RD et al) at a decent price they’ll > be onto a winner with a lot of young people around the world. > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
