Compact Luxury Photography At Its Finest - Pentax MX-1 Review - Looks Great Shoots Better
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The Pentax MX-1 has been a bucket list camera of mine for a while. It does not disappoint. Looks, image quality, and usage is on par with the best compact cameras I have used. It may not be for everyone, but for those wanting a stylish compact camera with stellar image quality and features, the Pentax MX-1 would suit you well.
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Bring back the MX-1, the Q, the K-01 ... so many fun and innovatively designed Pentax cameras.
Yeah they actually come up with cool design but poor advertising
@@diontirta3510 I so regret selling my Q and K-01.
Bought an MX-1, everything you said is true. It is one of those cameras that is a joy to have and to use. Small leather bag, a few batteries and I am ready to go! No fuss and beautiful images!
Bought one in reasonably good condition for $200 on Amazon japan about a month ago. It's waaaay more photogenic than it looks (and handles) in real life. Much more of a clunky brick than I expected, and I thought long and hard (2 years and more) before buying. But that's by-the-by, at least in regard to the aesthetics. Love my Q though I do, the screen blindness issues in daylight and the fact that the Q has a fixed screen were the primary reasons I added an MX-1 to my collection.
Fun fact: the sensor and lens on this camera are a joint package that Pentax and several other makers licensed from some random oem. There's also a casio, and the Olympus XZ2. Really different cameras considering they use the same sensor and lens.
I knew about the XZ2, but not about the casio. I just looked it up. Seems like a rare camera nowadays. Cool stuff
Which Casio?
@@unbroken1010 The Casio EX-10. Check out the DPReview page about it.
Best camera is the one you have with you! Nice review, nice pictures. I am starting to look for something small like this. Thanks!
Always thought this was such a cool camera, but never realized it was so capable. Good stuff
It is surprisingly so!
I love my MX-1 too! It takes great photos and I believe was a head of it's time. Thanks!
Great camera :)
I still have my MX-1, which is currently being used (on loan) by my son. It's a great little camera, though dynamic range isn't its strong point. I also have a Q7, which I love, though it doesn't get much use nowadays. You should try that camera, if you haven't already. It's amazing how many features are packed into such a tiny body.
The Q7 is brilliant, my only complaint is the build, not as robust as the original Q but the sensor is great!
I've owned a Q and Q10 and loved them both. I wouldn't be surprised if I bought back into the Q system one day. I thought the IQ and lens quality was incredible.
I did miss this camera completely.
But I have to have it.
My first proper camera was the MX. And I still would use it if I still would shoot film.
Nice photos man! I've wanted one of those cameras for a bit now.
Thanks! It's pretty sweet. Like using a work of art, and yet is full of so many practical features.
good works, thanks for the share
Greatly appreciate the video! Thanks.
Thanks for stopping by :)
Still rocking my black version!🖤🥷🥷🥷🖤
Imagine a larger version of the body with mirrorless tech and a k mount lens mount. 🤤 📸
OMG at 2:56 there is a Bowfinger incident involving the Chubby Rain!!!! A must watch movie.
I have Pentax MX-1 too. It’s a good digital camera, I love it!
Fantastic!
it is quite tempting, even is some forums talk about the slow raw writing speed.
will you do a review on the panasonic lumix g7 camera, it does surprisingly good images for it's mp count and you can film avchd, mp4 and 4k video.
I especially like the colors it produces when using the reversal film setting. One of my favorite compact cameras.
Hi, i'm trying to sell the silver one.
@@jossi9828are you still selling?
I had a MX-1 for a while, which I thought would be a good companion to my Q7, but I never fell in love. The design seemed sort of clunky, materials and finish sort of cheap. I found it slow and unresponsive. Image quality never wowed me, which I blamed on the lens. And without a viewfinder, it didn't solve the Q7's main shortcoming either.
Finally I've got my hands on a Fujifilm X20, which I think actually was introduced about the same time as the MX-1. I wish I'd noticed it then, because it seems to have everything I wished for! The X20's design and fit-and-finish are lovely. I like the manual, mechanical zoom action. I really like the optical viewfinder, so I can clearly see what I'm doing on bright days. The sensor is 2/3" XTrans. The 28-112mm (equiv.) F2-2.8 lens is good. And the surprising bonus is that it uses the same battery as my Pentax Q7, which the MX-1 did not.
You and Mattias do very good job on this little marvelous camera
Thank you!
Thanks to your review and several others here on RUclips I took the plunge and purchased a like new MX-1 off Ebay. I've had it for about 3 months now, and I love it! I have one question that I am hoping someone can help with. Has anyone found/purchased a tempered glass screen protector that actually fits? The screen already had a few minor abrasions on it when I purchased it. So I bought the" plasticy" one from Expert Shield. It does the job for now, but it too scratches very easily. Any help would be appreciated!
I was asked the other day when using the silver top and bottom model, why I wouldn't shoot digital photos. I needed a second or two to answer... ;-)
Haha!
yep, this design and an APS-C CCD sensor and I would be happy :D
I have tested MX1 along with Fujifilm X100 Original and JPEGS are pretty similar :-)
Putting bigger sensor inside is a great idea, but that equation has already been solved ;-)
MX-1 * APS-C = GR
The GR is my go-to, and I don't feel held back by the fixed wide angle at all. But I know some would want more flexibility. Plus the retro looks. Though the extra compact size of the GR is much more practical for me than nice looks :)
Love it, can’t part with it.
Best internal Mic I have ever had strangely.. The video from this camera is quite nice and yet have yet to clip audio . Even at hardcore and punk shows. Go figure
Great relaxed review style, as usual. Thought your comment on needing a lens hood/shade when showing shots taken with the sun in the frame was a little misleading as I can't imaging a lens hood would make any difference in such compositional situations. I have an Olympus SH-21 and I get the same lines of red spheres showing up when shooting the sun through dark hedging foreground. Have always wondered what the cause of this is, as it does not seem to be a lens internal reflection type artifact. If someone knows the science I would love to be enlightened. 😉📷
I've been after 1 of these for a while now but the price keeps on going up. Although I love your videos, it's RUclips reviews that knock the price up more and more. When Matius Burling did a review on it a couple of years back the price almost doubled in a month! The average price now for one of these 2nd hand is about £250, I can't get an GR for £300! That would make the MX-1 more expensive than my LX100, my RX100, my Sigma DP1 and even what I paid for my Pentax KS-2! I'd really like one but until the price is right there's no chance I'm buying one. I'm currently saving for the Samsung NX1 and the Sigma DP2 Quattro so all spare money is going there.
It took me two years of looking to finally find one decently priced, so I know what you mean. They are tough to come by. Interesting enough, some of those Sigmas have been on my back burner list for a while. One day I want to try them out. Seem like something refreshingly different. :)
Oh great, between you and Mathias Burling, it's no wonder the used prices for them are up on Ebay!
I wish this used a 1" or even 2/3 sensor over 1/1.7" for slightly better bokeh & low light. Have you tried the Olympus version?
Have reviewed the Olympus EP-5 micro 4/3 camera?
I just bought one of these with like 65 shutter activations. It's so much fun to use, and really has a wonderful lens. Great shots. I have several other compact cameras (S90, S100, RX100, LX5), and this is my current fave. Thanks for the great overview.
I have one of my own!
Wish I have MX-1
This camera is based on Olympus XZ-2 with same lens and 1/1.7" CMOS sensor. There also is Casio EX-10 with same lens and sensor. Unfortunately Pentax version lacks external flash hot-shoe which XZ-2 has. The lens alone was first used in Olympus XZ-1 coupled with 10Mpix CCD sensor.. and yes it has the same flare :D
I didn't know about the casio! Very interesting history behind all that. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Nice camera, I totally forgot Pentax had these.
I just got an Pentax Q and I'm very happy with it and its many tiny cute lenses.
Do you think the MX-1 could other the same fun and creativity with only one lens?
The Q is an amazing piece of kit, I regret selling mine. It's a fun camera that helped me to love photography again. It's brilliant for street photography.
You can get Olympus XZ-2 or Olympus Stylus 1s to replace Q.
@@xmeda I've looked at the XZ-2 and I have considered it, but I can't see the need. I've the RX100 and the LX100, both are better than the Olympus. If one comes up at a good enough price I'll get one. I have a long list of cameras still to buy.
@@xmeda But i don`t want to replace my Pentax Q. Would be kinda stupid idea to replace a camera I only had for a week.
I think the Q system is so much fun. The lens on the MX-1 is pretty versatile. Good range and bright apertures. I think you can get pretty creative with it, but it's of course a compromise in size of kit for not having the flexibility of interchangeable lenses.
I bought one of these last year not working hoping it was just the lens (common failure point and easy to replace). Sadly it was not. I’ll keep putting feelers out there! Some solid prices on eBay right now though
Bummer! It's a good one. I was not disappointed. :)
Please share the year these cameras were made in a more prominent way as well.
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Could I ask where you bought the leather wrist strap? I really like it
Gordy camera straps; you can customize to your requirement. Check their website. Love mine.
Thanks Jeff. I didn't actually know, it just came with the camera when I bought it used. It is the best wrist strap I've ever used though. Very sturdy and comfy.
@@jeffpetley5425 Awesome, thanks guys!
2:33 looks like the inset is dancing with a plant person!
It's unfortunate that small sensor compact cameras have fallen from favour. Interestingly, Fuji have just registered a new 1" sensor.
I think they still offer a lot of practical and IQ advantages over smartphone photography, but I do understand why the rise of smartphones killed off the compact camera market. Good to know there's new development in the area though.
A great camera, I gifted her one for her 10th b'day :)
A very nice gift ;)
Ooh I like the music
This camera has few brothers. Mainly Olympus XZ-2 which is the base camera. And one Casio too. They all share same sensor, circuitry and lens. Unfortunately Pentax lacks the hot-shoe which Oly XZ-2 has...
That lens was first introduced in Olympus XZ-1 :)
Thanks 😄
I've also been looking at the mx1 how has it been. Most seem to come out of japan. I have to wait until I move to make sure it's delivered to the right address. Pentax needs a mx-1 mark ii to attract new people to the brand👍
That would be a sweet camera :) it works really well and looks fantastic. A sensor upgrade would be nice though. These small older sensors have a hard time with low light and dynamic range!
Love mine . never selling it
Cool! It's a good one.
any way you could upload some of these images to a file sharing site? or where id be able to download them
I just added a link in the description with some :)
@@snappiness thank you very much! I appreciate it can't wait to see them
So much classier than the Ricoh GR's, why they didn't use this style is beyond me.
I’m looking for one for sooo long. I can’t find it :( Nobody wants to sell it in Europe.
Yeah there's not a ton of them out there on the used market... I've been looking for about two years until I found mine for the price I wanted.
ebay USA has a bunch of them.
Oooh. Put in a decent sized sensor in this and replace the popup flash with popup evf and I wouldn’t be able to contain the drooling.
I really wanted to want it when it was released but as a man of culture that hates backgrounds that are not obliterated - sensor was just too small.
Pentax - just put at least an aps-c sensor in this. Yeah aps-c is still a peasant sized sensor but still...Ricoh GR 3 would have no chance but to throw itself into landfills.
Hahaha! That's been my dream for a while. That pentax would revisit this idea, but with a compact apsc. Or a larger body that accepted k mount glass would be fine too. Really just entering another camera with the SLR look and feel.
Why you throwing it in a landfill. Ffs
@@unbroken1010 He didn't say he was...
idk i quite like the purple flare balls :)
Ricoh won't do it, but I really wish they would use their Pentax purchase to make a MX-1.II or whatever you want to call it with the same fixed 40mm equiv lens and hardware out of the GR iiix crammed into the same shell with maybe some more analogue control dials as a limited edition to make tons of money off the people that want the retro feels of the x100 cameras but can't buy a new one because they've been out of stock most places for msrp since they were released, much less since the pandemic. I'm not a fan of telescopic/extending zoom lenses, and 40mm is a solid point that's not really wide but also not really tele either, it was enough for me along with a lot of other people that weren't a fan of the wide lens prior to get a gr iiix.
Or another even bigger pipe dream for Pentax/Ricoh to join Panasonic, OM, and the rest in the MFT group to create a collaboration Pentax MX-1.II using one of the newer relatively speaking ~20mp MFT sensors modifying the LX100ii's design to fit a MX-1 design with full manual dials and a fixed 17.5, 20, or 25mm Pentax lens with aperture ring to get a 35, 40, or 50mm FF equivalent all using Pentax/Ricoh image processing/software. A small zoom to do something like the 28-105 some of my compacts do would work great to give the "bag of primes" feeling, I just really hate lenses that protrude out with an odd shape like the LX100(ii)'s does.
At this point Pentax/Ricoh joining the MFT group is the only way we'll see new Pentax mirrorless options. As a long-time Pentax fan and a MFT shooter I'd dump money into that experiment.
I love both those dreams! I think it would be a refreshing new camera option that may actually sell well beyond the hype!
If Pentax made a stills focused, brass, full frame, M-I-R-R-O-R-L-E-S-S, K-Mount camera (with a real EVF), it would sell like hotcakes.
Oh man. Would be so cool. 😄
@@snappiness , wouldn't that be cool only for existing Pentaxians? Small mirrorless niche inside already small Penta-Rico niche :-D
Sadly, the R&D costs in the current economic environment would probably destroy the company. Pentax can't afford to try to burst into a market which is already thoroughly saturated.
I can't find it anywhere!
It is a tough one to get a hold of. Took me a few years to get one at a decent price.
I made the mistake selling mine only after a couple of weeks of buying it.
Small sensor? What size is this sensor.
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Aside of the scratch in your voice that is really difficult to listen to, it’s a lovely video.
I found the iq underwhelming.
I thought it was quite nice, but it didn't wow me the same way my Ricoh GR did. Whether that be the lens or the sensor or whatever. So, I could see how one could get feel that way.
A few digital cameras come along that capture the public's imagination. The Contax TVS Digital, the Nikon P700, the Canon SX700HS and this camera are a few. Top quality construction, a sensible MP count and a great lens. None are cheap and all last for years. Love the brass top. Shame it's buried under black paint. The only camera ever that you want the finish to wear down..