1. Mz-S: My most used film body still.
2. *ist: I only discovered this recently but use it almost as much as the Mz-S. Probably the best AF of any Pentax film body and handling very similar to the modern DSLRs. But rather fragile and prone to breaking. (I'm on my 3rd body in 2 years with this one.) 3.Pz-1p - such a well spec'd camera with incredible features. I shot thousands of rolls with mine and loved it. One of the 2 Pz-1p's that I had is still running and use it once in a while. AF is a real weak point.

If there was a 4th and 5th place I'd add the LX and ME Super.

As nice as the Mz-S is - the design could never be ported to a DSLR since it relies on using the aperture ring to adjust the aperture in AV or manual mode. Even if Pentax created a DSLR that supported use of the aperture ring, lenses without the ring would be limited to TV and Program modes only. A derivative design could maybe be made, but it would by necessity differ significantly from the Mz-S.

Mark

On 2/4/2015 2:28 PM, CollinB wrote:
Your top 3 Pentax film bodies, with reasons for each.

For me (though I have held but never fully used all of them)

1. MZ-S perfect ergonomics
2. LX sound design
3. KX unbreakable


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