----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: cesar's toys
> Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a K1000 be almost as good as a batteryless > LX? A lot of the nifty LX features involve the meter and flash circuitry. > I've got a lot of Spotmatics that I run batteryless, because they are > cheaper than any modern camera that can be run batteryless (and not real > impressive WITH the battery, compared to a modern camera). The LX will always have a more accurate viewfinder than a K1000, which is renowned for its innacurate finder. OTOH, the K1000 does offer full shutter speeds without batteries. William Robb

