>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/blackmx/blackmx.html
Pornography! That's what that is!
A case would be appropriate but at least put a cap on the lens!
I'm pretty sure you will use the small leather thingies to avoid brassing the corners.
IIRC the ones with serial numbers starting with 9 are the earlier ones and those starting with 4 the newer ones. Just the opposite of what you might think. Some folks feel most of the changes were to make the newer ones (4) cheaper to manufacture.
graywolf
Mostly although a gold plated aperture resistor has replaced the carbon one on the new MX.
From an Alan Chan 2002 post:
Old:
black colour hot shoe
black colour metal memo holder
"ASAHI OPT.CO., JAPAN" engraved on the top plate
sharper edges on the top plate
painted characters on the battery cover
light seal on both the top and bottom of the camera back
circuit board on the prism has 4 switches
carbon variable aperture resistor
matt black inside the camera back
New:
silver colour hot shoe
plastic memo holder
"ASAHI OPT.CO., JAPAN" molded on the plastic memo holder
light seal on the top of the camera back only
circuit board on the prism has 2 switches only (or 1?, can't remember)
gold plated variable aperture resistor
semi-gloss black inside the camera black
Many components inside are different too. So there is no doubt MX received
some revisions over its lifetime, just like many other Pentax cameras. If I
am correct, the MX service manual that we have, refers to the original
version of MX (because the 4 switches IC looks identical).
I have been told you access the curtains adjustment more easily in one of the model? Is this true Alan?
Andre
