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Work – always in progress

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A photowalk with the Pentax MV and the pancake 40mm lens

The Erasmus bridge, Rotterdam. Pentax MV, Pentax-M 40mm F/2.8
The Erasmus bridge, Rotterdam. Pentax MV, Pentax-M 40mm F/2.8. 2021
I loved the Pentax MV series from the moment that I got one in my hands back in 1979! And when I got the chance a few years back to buy one I hesitated not one second. And it didn’t end there, every time I saw one and the price was right, I bought it. So I own several now. The MV and the MV1. I like the simplicity and the design, small and ‘pro’ black 🙂

Recently I took one of them for a few photowalks paired with the Pentax 40mm pancake lens. Here a few samples of the roll.

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City steps with the first camera I owned, the Praktica B200

Find your way in cameraland! I found Praktica!
First published on Ottodocs.nl – june 23, 2017

Taken with the first camera I ever owned, a Praktica B200 with a Prakticar 50mm F/2.4 lens, loaded with Kodak Portra 400. Awaken after almost 15 years and working flawlessly. I decided to walk towards the river and back to home, city center. Early morning, nice light and a bit hazy.

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