Hello Rodelion My experience with my KX has been fine - meter working and spot on. It's worth mentioning that these cameras are approaching thirty years old. The mirror box foam will be rotting and the light trapping around the back will be turning to goo and lubricants will be dry. I think everyone should factor in the cost of a CLA as a matter of course - at which time the meter can be calibrated.
An earlier reply seems to suggest that a dead meter is not repairable, I don't know about that, perhaps you could ring a service facility and ask. The KX has all the features I like: No battery dependance ISO goes to 6400 (MX only to 1600!!??) Mirror-up and timer useable (LX you can't use the timer with the mirror up) Aperture in viewfinder (not so on non-drive K2) User friendly match-needle metering. In some ways I think it was a pinnacle of Pentax cameras. I like the MX but why no lock-up and only 1600 on this later camera? Anton _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890
