remember the Pentax K1000? – Image is courtesy of Zigmar Stein/Shutterstock.com
Toronto. …is new again. We owe a big thanks to treasurer John Morden for suggesting this article on a planned renaissance of Pentax film cameras by Ricoh.
Many of us can remember the Pentax line (Ricoh uses the Pentax name on a line of digital cameras) and the photographs taken with Pentax film cameras over the years.
We were thrilled with the advent of digital technology and its progression to speed, clarity, and ubiquity. Some of us did not see the impact the digital era would have on existing technologies like film and film cameras.
It is exciting for those who favour the “je ne sais quoi” of film prints and doggedly continue to use the film cameras and films (our events often have film cameras and films on hand). Some use a hybrid approach – shoot with film then scan the processed negatives to make digital corrections and printing.
