> From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Also not all the unique. The K2 is almost exactly the same size and > shape. The ES and ESII both have mechanical shutter speeds from X to 1000 > and electronic speeds from x to ~30 seconds, (Replacing the slow speed > mechanical timer with electronics). These are evolutionary steps to the LX. > It didn't spring from nothing. >
I'll have to put the K2 and LX together to confirm, but I don't think this is quite true. Somebody's earlier mention of the LX as a "K" camera made me look at the LX again and while it is as WIDE as a K, it does not appear to be as TALL. I'd forgotten that the ES/ESII had an electro-mechanical shutter. I'm not sure I count them as "evolutionary steps to the LX", though, but rather to the K2. The LX is really the only time Pentax has put out a camera of its caliber and intentions, although the MX and MZ-S might be seen as similar here. DJE
