I bought mine off eBay for a really good price and have not had it serviced. I've bought some new screens because I prefer matte focusing screens. As Cesar can attest mine is almost pristine (especially when compared to his hahahaha). I have never been happier. The LX has brought back a joy for photography that I had lost while struggling with crappy K-mount knock-offs (see also: Ricoh).
Is it worth it? Do you like manual focus cameras with only AP autoexposure and metered manual and center weighted metering? Do you think OTF can be really as good as people say it is? You bet! ;-) Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frantisek Vlcek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:53 PM Subject: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...) > Hi, > so, is getting an LX body really worth it? I have an K2DMD body > and a SFXn body which I will sell to fund the LX, BUT - is the LX > really worth it? What about the horrid stories of sticky mirror and > other nightmares? What if I am unlucky and get an LX which will > need repair all the time? > > I want an LX because it is a system camera, unlike my K2DMD. The LX > can use different screens, winders/motors, ... but my K2DMD can use > only one rare "motor" (rather slow at 2.5fps), no screens (which is > a pity, as the original screen is not up to todays standards),... > Also, the K2 has quite noisy and vibrating shutter mechanism, even > if mirror is locked up. Is the LX beter in this regard? Does it > also lock up the aperture stopdown lever? > > So you LX users, no winks ;-) this time, are you really satisfied > with your LX? Did you have to invest much money in the repair? > > Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
