I wanted to start a thread on this little gem of a camera. From what I see in the list over the years (Gmail keeps everything!), the styling and perceived limitations were made fun of a little, then some people posted some images made with it, and that's all I found.
What I don't see is any acknowledgment of the fact that this is a delightful camera to use. I do think the design and materials contribute to this, there's a tactile quality to it, plus the tiltable screen, which is plenty big and sharp even in 2019, and the usual great Pentax feature set and menus, make it just that: a pleasure to shoot with. The weird choice of painted brass and the whole "will acquire patina" thing, I take almost as a sarcastic commentary on planned obsolescence. Probably unintentional, but interesting commentary in any case. Plus is yet another instance of a camera company that could only be described as "quirky". Think about it: They brought us the K-01, the Q series, the MX-1. They were making non-pro DSLRs with weather sealing and IS back in 2006. They make a lens series that is all metal, like it's 1965 or something. Their acquisition by Ricoh is a perfect marriage: the company that makes the GR series, made the GXR and other weird cameras like those is a great match. Hey if you want great AF and new cameras every three weeks go get a Sony or Canon, those are not going away anyway. I am glad there's someone seemingly experimenting and making cool stuff. Back to the MX-1: I love this camera. Yes it would be great to have a hot shoe, I've been thinking I might tastefully epoxy one to mine. If Pentax were to make an MX-2, with a similar body and features and a 20MP 1" sensor, I would be all over it. While I wait for my patina to develop, I leave you with this really nice 2019 review of the MX-1. Check out that guy's channel too, he likes his Pentaxes. https://youtu.be/cRgQndjM1rQ?t=57 j -- Juan Buhler - 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.
