Aaron Reynolds wrote: > I have never seen Pentax advertising material claiming that the LX is > weatherproof. I've heard quite the opposite because of the user-changeable prisms and screens.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/reliability/index.htm The bottom of this page shows some of the diagrams from the original Pentax brochure, which I've been unable to find online. > > What do you mean by 'prolonged exposure to rain'? Out on the deck all night? > Shooting outside in medium rain for an hour? I've done the latter with the DS2. I've had my LX lock up in medium cold (by Canadian standards) -- we'll see how the DS2 does this winter. Out in three days' constant rain. Wet enough that I didn't want to change film. The battery problem was common to all alkaline-powered cameras. With the LX, you had three choices - no battery, lithium cell or the remote battery pack. > > Why would it be that the electronic board for one camera will be available > for a long time, but for another it will only be available for short time? Because one camera was made in large numbers for more than six months. > As to LX repair frequency, it was a constant topic on my first stint on the > PDML. What kind of repairs were the barrage of DL complaints about? D, not DL. Mainly sensor problems and irregular battery problems IIRC. mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
