The MX-1 is a rebranded Olympus or panasonic. I forgot which one. dpreview has a review of both. I think some Q lenses are also rebranded non pentax design. The solution to changing lenses on a Q is two Q's. My Q-S1 is glued to the 08 and my Q7 to the 06 or 01. Even 2 Q's fit in the smallest bag. I almost stopped using DSLRs until I got the KP mainly because it has a similar tilting screen as the MX-1.
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019 at 20:25, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
