I have noticed that LX prices seemed to have gone down on eBay. Someone wrote that if you get an LX you might have ongoing repair bills on it. I have an an earlier model LX and have not experienced some of the situations mentioned by others on this list.
Jim A. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 15:14:42 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Bodies: K2 vs. KX vs. LX > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:14:01 -0500 > > I'm likely going to be doing some extreme macro photography this summer > (in the 1X to 4X range), so I've been seriously considering getting a > body that offers MLU. I detest autofocus; worse, the modern Pentax AF > bodies all appear to offer no way to get a focusing screen with a > split-image center and a microprism collar. It's bad enough to pay for > a (mis)feature I don't want, it's even worse to have my choices > crippled because of the hidden premise that I'll always use the > (mis)feature. > > Hence my interest in a classic body that offers MLU. LX is definitely > the best, and if money were no object for me I'd just shell out five or > six C-notes and be done with it. Alas, I'm poor. > > Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page lists the KX and K2 as also > offering MLU. What's worrying is that they're somewhat old bodies (all > 25+ years old by now). The K2 also is an electronic camera, which > makes me wonder how likely it is that the circuit board will suddenly > up and quit (and if it does, how likely it is to be unrepairable). I > also just plain have a preference for a mechanical-shutter camera, > though I'll compromise on that if it means getting a good body with MLU > for significantly less. I notice Adorama's used department has a > several K2 bodies listed for under $150. A cursory search hasn't > turned up any KX bodies for sale, though I expect I may see them at the > camera swap meet in Hillsboro, OR this weekend. > > So, should I even consider a K2 or KX? Is there anything in particular > to watch out for with these bodies? Or should I just forget about it > and spring for an LX? > > -- > David Barts > Portland, OR > >
