You seem to have an amazingly quiet KX. I have three of them, and three MXen, and all the MXen are quieter than the KXen. Gimme decent light, though, and I like the KX best.
Anton Browne wrote:
Yesterday I used my KX in earnest for the first time - I also have a K1000 (which I shall soon sell) an MX and LX's, all cameras have been CLA'd. I had long suspected that the KX had the sweetest quietest shutter and using it yesterday after a long spell of using mainly LX's and occasionally the MX really brought this home. The KX shutter (on my example anyway) is noticeably quieter and it has a silkier sound. I did notice that the wind-on is a little rough - rather like a K1000 - the MX and LX in particular have a smoother action. The KX has all the features for easy smooth stealthy operation - aperture and shutter displayed in viewfinder, mirror lock-up for even quieter operation, MLU and self-timer can be used in conjunction so you could leave the camera on a table and set it off whilst you busy yourself talking to a friend (though the noise of the self-timer would negate the reduction in sound of the MLU).
Although the KX isn't small, it looks like an old uninteresting camera (particularly with the case attached) and people don’t usually give it a second glance, I think it’s reasonable un-stealworthy. I don't think that the greater size over the MX makes much difference to visibility. I think a big guy like myself holding something up to his eye is what will draw attention; a few centimetres in the size of the thing he's holding won't make much difference (no sexual comments here please).
I hereby nominate the KX as No. 1 Pentax manual focus stealth camera.
Anton
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