Hello Shel, My favorite is the MX, for reasons much like yours - purely simple, match needle (diode) metering, simple controls, great viewfinder.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, July 4, 2005, 2:13:24 PM, you wrote: SB> Hi Gang ... SB> Another Pentax list member and I were talking and comparing what gear we SB> now have. Over the years we've known one another a lot of cameras and SB> lenses have passed through our hands. While looking at my list I began SB> thinking which, of all my cameras, past and present, is my favorite. SB> Surprisingly, it became something off a toss-up between the KM and the MAX, SB> with the KM coming out just a little ahead of the MAX. SB> I like its heft, its utter simplicity (toss the battery and you end up with SB> an SLR version of a Leica M3), uncluttered viewfinder, DOFF preview, and SB> ... gee, that's all it's got, which is another reason why it's so enjoyable SB> to use ;-)) SB> So, what's your favorite Pentax - even if it's one that you don't use or SB> use very much. SB> Shel
