Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >You must have missed the following sentence from my post: "I think of LX as > an abbreviation, not as a word, even though it is really the Latin numeral for > 60." > > >Bob > > As good an explanation as any I can think for why they named it the LX -- 60. > Pentax headquarters seems to have a fascination with combining add letters > and numbers. Not using any numbering system or sequential order that I can > figure out.
It was produced first in Pentax's 60th year of existence. A good combination of historical pride and cute name, in my opinion. mike
