Congrats on your purchase, Juan! The MX was my first real camera, but had to sell it during a tough spot when in college, but after joining PDML, I bought Wendy’s MX! Cheers, Christine
> On Sep 13, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> wrote: > > My first real camera was an ME super with the M50/1.7. It was the silver > model, just like probably 99%+ of them, at least thatś what the proportion > of silver vs black ones seems to be. > > I don't have that camera anymore, and while I still have my two black MXs, > I've always missed it a little. > > Last week, browsing ebay, I saw a black ME super. Described as "untested", > and with the brassing in the bottom plate described as "rust." $30 buy it > now, but accepting offers. I offered $25 and got it. Still a gamble, I > thought most probably I was buying a $25 paperweight. > > Well, it arrived yesterday, and after exercising the shutter a little bit > and putting some new batteries in, it all works! It was awesome to see > those little LEDs come to life as soon as the batteries went in. > > So while I've moved to a Fuji X-T30 for my main photography (this is the > closest you can get in digital to the feel of an MX, btw!), today I am > going out with the ME-Super and a roll of Fujicolor 200. Plus the MX-1 just > to shoot some DNGs as well and keep it Pentax. > > Just look at this beauty: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/dgkvs93HrFCpjkNP7 > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com <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.
