Sorry, the Meter is built into the body on the LX, (you must be thinking about some other manufacturer's body with interchangeable finders, shame on you). All you get is LED's. Maybe my eyesight is better than most or maybe I don't use my cameras in such extreme lighting conditions. However although the LED's do look a lot dimmer by comparison, I've never run into a situation where I couldn't see the exposure information in my LX or MX.
At 01:31 PM 3/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: >frank theriault wrote: > > [...] in very > > bright light, the led's are a bit hard to see. I actually prefer the > > match-needle of the Spotmatics in that regard. In lower light situations, > > however, the MX led's are a huge improvement over the match-needle. > >Another case of "right tool for each job" and an excuse to have >multiple bodies. > >No flippant "enabling"; it really is that useful if you shoot >reasonably often in both extremes. I find match-needles really >nice, very quick to read, clear in a wide range of environments, >but they are Absolutely Frustrating in uneven candlelight. (If >I fill the frame with a face, that's one thing. If I'm shooting >the _room_ and the right edge of the viewfinder is dark, that's >another.) > >Of course, both my bodies that go up to 6400 on their ASA >settings use match needles, so I don't really have the perfect >tool for that job, but if I did have a body with LEDs that went >to 6400 (or faster), I'd probably wind up using it a lot in the >dark despite how much I like the KX and K2. > >(The LCD on the Super Program is kind of a compromise -- it's >even harder to see in the dark than a match needle, but I do >have the option of draining the battery to light up the display, >and the ASA dial goes to 3200.) > >What about the LX? Are there both match-needle and LED finders >available for it? How about the 67II? (I should just go look >at Boz' site, but it's not terribly urgent since I'm not >shopping for a body right now, and I've already got a lot of >browser windows open.) > > > >The pre-Spotmatic bodies I use either for the sheer pleasure of >them[*] or because I need one more body at a particular moment (or >because I don't really _need_ one more body but it's just a >little more convenient and I'd already brought those along as >backups anyhow so I might as well). The other bodies I've got >each have their particular strengths: match-needle, LED, >aperture-priority, manual control, shutter-priority, program, >DOF preview, MLU, controls easy to operate while wearing gloves, >TTL flash, faster ASA settings, slightly less conspicuous black >paint ... it's nice to be able to pick the one that's going to >be easiest to use in a given situation. If I ever get (or >build) a proper flash handle and order some flashbulbs, the mere >presence of an FP socket will make some cameras the right tools >for some situations.[**] > >(Of course, I often use a camera that's not the "perfect tool" >because it's the one I happen to have with me, or because I'm >using two or three bodies and only one of them is exactly right. >The general idea still stands even if real life doesn't _quite_ >get there. It's still nice to be able to say, "Hey, _that_ >camera solves this problem...") > > -- Glenn > >[*] There's a lot that they're good for where their lack of >modern features isn't a problem -- such as shooting with >an auto-mode flash for example -- but for most situations >a more modern body (Spotmatic or anything K-mount with a manual >mode (now that I've got a screw-to-K adaptor)) works just as well, >since I can just ignore the features I don't need at the moment. >Nonetheless, the sheer aesthetic pleasure, and a little ergonomic >benefit, from the way they fit my hands and how nice they feel >to operate make them quite a bit more than "oh I guess I can get >away with using this old thing" tools. > >[**] Oooh, I want high-speed flash sync for daylight fill, really >I do. And if looking cool and old-timey happens as a side >effect, well that's not a problem. >- >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 .
