{"id":577,"date":"2020-06-27T17:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2020-07-03T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:12:38","slug":"pentax-mx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"Pentax MX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621.jpg 1797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Introduced in 1977, and produced until 1985, the MX represented the flagship of Pentax&#8217;s 35mm line. Unlike the ME and derivatives, it features a mechanically timed, cloth shutter. It&#8217;s smaller and lighter than the KX, which it succeeded, but other than the overall body form factor it shared little with the ME range. Only light metering required a battery, for example, and there were no automatic metering modes offered.<br><br>As the &#8220;professional&#8221; model in their line, the MX offered interchangeable focusing screens, a choice of data backs, a bulk film back, and both a winder and a motor drive. There&#8217;s a small window built into the finder pentaprism which peeks out at the aperture ring, and lets the shooter see it through the finder. It&#8217;s a solidly built, well crafted piece of jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1797\" height=\"1148\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-706\" data-id=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621.jpg 1797w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0621-1536x981.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1797px) 100vw, 1797px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1797\" height=\"1337\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-707\" data-id=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622.jpg 1797w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622-500x372.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0622-1536x1143.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1797px) 100vw, 1797px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1230\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-708\" data-id=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0623-1536x1000.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1304\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-709\" data-id=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624.jpg 2043w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624-500x319.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0624-1536x980.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2043px) 100vw, 2043px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1471\" height=\"1243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-710\" data-id=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0626.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0626.jpg 1471w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0626-500x423.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0626-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF0626-768x649.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1471px) 100vw, 1471px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduced in 1977, and produced until 1985, the MX represented the flagship of Pentax&#8217;s 35mm line. 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