I thought I read somewhere that the LX could handle very long exposures
with the OFT metering system. I've been fiddling around with mine and
there seems to be a maximum duration for the exposure based on the ISO
setting. At the slowest speed (ISO 6) the shutter will stay open for 7 or
8 minutes, and then shut. At the fastest (ISO 3200) it will stay open for a
second or two and then shut. I tried testing it with lens cap in place and
the front of the lens face down so no light could get in - but even with
virtually no light these maximum times don't change. Somehow I had the
idea that you could pop open the shutter in the dark and it would stay open
for however long it took to get the correct exposure.
Is my LX functioning correctly? (It _was_ serviced by Pentax just 6 months
ago.)
- MCC
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Mark Cassino
Kalamazoo, MI
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