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Overall 9

"Great camera"

AndrewM6, CNET

6 days ago

Summary: The MX-1 retro look is image quality is great
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Overall 10

Love it!!!

mandynolan "mandynolan", Amazon

1 week ago

Summary: This is great, easy to use and takes great pics! PROS Looks good Feels good and steady to hold Takes great pics Is really easy to use...
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Overall 8

Gorgeous looking camera with superb macro abilities

MyKeyReviews, Amazon

3 weeks ago

Summary: Length:: 5:48 Mins ♦ Brief ♦ I have to say I was in complete awe when I first unwrapped the camera, it has a wonderful sleek retro look and is very comfortable to hold.
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Overall 10

Awesome, retro compact

Ed F "edz314", Amazon

4 weeks ago

Summary: This is a seriously lovely camera with a very retro feel. It's heavy at just over 300 grammes, with brass top and bottom plates and the size in the hand is at the top end...
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Overall 10

Excellent high-end compact camera

N. Gratton "Neil", Amazon

21 April 2013

Summary: This camera is bigger and chunkier than you might expect; it has quite a weight to it but the build quality seems extremely good and while I won't put it to the test, I
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Overall 10

Love this retro camera!

Dicko, Amazon

20 April 2013

Summary: I first got into photography about 20 years ago using a Pentax K1000, I was really pleased to see that this higher end compact looked a bit like some of their old
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Overall 5

"The MX-1 retro looks and lower price than Fuji has perhaps attracted buyers.. me included but its basically a "12 meg compact digital" like mom uses! Except this is dresses up as an old film camera,they even sell it on the expectation that the silver /bl"

VinnyVG, CNET

12 April 2013

Summary: I will not comment to much on technical Specification... the professionals do it much better than I could.
Pros: It does allow some manual exposure control and it looks good!
Cons: "photographers" will find its image quality suspect. Quirky menu's and really needs a MODE button, needs a filter to protect the front of the lens.
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User Review

Yandex

3 weeks ago

Excerpt: Камера очень хорошая, но цена, конечно, пока высоковата. Если сравнивать ее с беззубыми компактами-мыльницами, это как небо и земля. Оптика великолепная, очень светлая.
Pros: Как минимум, отличный объектив. Красивое боке. Никакого шума, размытия, искажений. Ничего этого нет. Зато есть возможность макросъемки. Режимы съемки и экспозицию можн...
Cons: Высокая цена. Неподготовленных ставит в тупик) Но это, видимо, временное явление. Плюс в режиме высокоскоростной съемки (и замедленной тоже) запись ведется в разрешени...
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Overall 10

Traum-Kompakte

blackcoffee, Amazon

12 February 2013

Summary: Ich bin nun seit ca. 1 Woche im Besitz der Pentax MX-1. Seit die Kamera Anfang Januar auf der CES in Las Vegas angekündigt wurde, konnte ich es kaum noch erwarten, das...
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Overall 8

Tolle Kompaktdigitale für Freunde des Retro-Looks

ersatzkanister, Amazon

12 February 2013

Summary: Mit meiner MX-1 in der Hand kommt mir immer wieder ein Gedanke: "Schade!" - schade, weil der Weg zur (für mich) perfekten Kompaktdigitalen so kurz gewesen wäre.
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