If the film speed only goes to 1600, it's a very early model. But it has apparently been upgraded with new parts during service. That's a good thing. I think that a CLA would be a good idea, while Pentax is still providing service. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It's a wonderful camera. Paul
> I've just received an LX I won from eBay, and just love the feel of it. I've > always wanted one since it first came out, but it's always seemed too pricey. > I > nearly blew my term's grant cheque on one at the time, but prudence got the > better of me. > > This one appears to be a new model as shown on Bojidar's site, with the new > style shutter release, but the film speed only goes up to 1600. The meter > does > come on when the exposure compensation ring release button is pressed (could > be > a problem if it gets pressed in the camera bag as it will drain the > batteries), > but I'm not sure what the description of the dot pattern on the first curtain > means without some comparison. The serial number is 5299XXX. Anyone got an > idea > of the age of this? > > It has some black residue on the mirror surface, but it doesn't seem to > affect > it. It'll be off to Pentax UK for a full service soon. > > I thought the automatic mettering wasn't working until I realised the > reflectance of the pressure plate would be different to that of the shutter > curtain or the film - duh! It does raise one question though - do all films > have > the same reflectance or have things changed since the camera was released so > some compensation needs to be applied? > > No strap lugs, so I'll have to look out for these. Need to check if the > AF360FGZ > works with it too. > > Really looking forward to playing with this. > > Nick. >
