Re: LX year and other info from Serial

[Paul Jones]

Hi, Thanks guys for the replys. >From the info provided i have worked out mine is the 1985 - 1987. it has all the other details that fit into this age group aswell as the serial. Thanks, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:22 AM Subject: LX year and other info from Serial > Paul, > Here's a quick (unedited) copy-and-paste list that I made from a posting > from 1999 or earlier. > > AGE/SERIAL NO.s :On older models, the shutter lock is simply a ribbed > collar with a corrugated tab on the outside for your finger (KX, K2, MX > style). On later models, there’s the tab, but immediately surrounding > the shutter button is a hollow collar that looks like a small bowl, but > it goes halfway around. Roller means when you open the back and look > beside the film pressure plate, there may be a long chrome roller beside > it about 1.5 in. long. > > xxxxx: 1980 (no roller, no meter activation, KX-style shutter lock_ > 531xxxx = 1985-87. Rubberized belt around ASA dial and shutter-speed > dial.Rubberized ASA was around in 81-82, too. > early 91: The button on the finder release lever was redesigned to allow > the user to activate the meter to avoid unwanted shutter release when > metering with a Motor Drive or Winder attached. > 522xx: pre-82 > 526xx: pre-82 > 5269x: 1982 (no roller, meter activation, KX-style shutter lock) ASA > dial’s lock release button stand out from the dial; can easily be > pressed by accident, changing the ASA setting. The MLU button easily > fades, showing brass. > 5274xx: 1982 (no roller, meter activation, KX-style shutter lock) > 52787: 1982 (no roller, meter activation, hollow-shaped shutter lock) > 52789: 1982 (meter activation, KX-style shutter lock) > 531xx: year unknown, KX shutter release, no film roller. > 531xx; year unknown. roller, KX-style shutter lock? film roller, hollow > shutter lock, meter activation on release button, rubberized ASSA and > shutter speed dial. > 5317xxx: Newer ASA dial lock (3rd generation); flush against the ledge > that it sits on, preventing accidental change, a solution identical to > Super Program’s. > 533xx: year unknown. hollow-shaped shutter lock. > 533xx: How shutter release, film roller. > 5336x: 1987: roller, meter activation, hollow-shaped shutter lock. ASA > dial is better protected against accidental change. The button is flush > with a small supporter/ protector on the dial. The MLU button is > plastic, fade-free. > 535xx: 1992: KX shutter lock, no film roller. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:09:14 +1100 > From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LX year and other info from Serial > > Hi, > > A while back someone spoke about being able to tell the year of manufacture > and other info from the serial on an LX. Can any one tell me any info on > mine, the serial starts with 5319. > > Thanks > > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky, > Herndon, VA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > W: (703) 834-4648 > > > - > 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 .