> I think you may well be right about that except for the K2, which shares > almost nothing with earlier Pentax cameras (or any of the other K series > cameras).
Yes, K2 had a number of quite original patterns, especially in the electronics. It was a very advanced camera for the time, the meter was very sensitive and responsible, while drawing almost none current. The insides of the camera were modularised (electronics) quite a bit for its times if I remember well. However, its mirror lock-up was a nonsense because the springloaded mechanism wasn't disengaged (sic!) so it made almost exactly same vibrations as without MLU, not mentioning that the aperture wasn't stopped down even with MLU (unlike in KX and LX). Therefore, the only bodies with usable MLU are KX+LX, plus MX and Spotmatics which have the MLU trick (which really works). Unfortunately, although I liked the K2DMD very much, it had a very vibrating electronic shutter, making it hard to handhold longer times. Frantisek
