Of the two, I prefer the MX. But beware of meters that don't work or won't turn off. It's an excellent camera, certainly among the best Pentax film cameras ever made. You can also get a motor winder (or motor drive) for it, which is a nice plus. Even with the winder, it's still a compact camera. To my mind, the only Pentax film camera that betters it is an LX. But the LX is much more fussy and prone to problems. Paul On Dec 9, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Joe B wrote:
> Hi- I've just arrived here! > > I have no previous Pentax experience other than borrowing my sister's > Spotmatic in the 70s and briefly handling an MX that I bought to give > to > someone (and probably should have kept for myself ....). > > I like this vintage of film SLR and have several older bodies and > lenses > from other manufacturers, alongside modern equipment. I'm somewhat > drawn > to Pentax now because I keep reading about the bokeh of Pentax lenses > (an important consideration for me) and now they make a DSLR that > accepts the old lenses AND has antishake. > > For now I'm thinking of getting either an MX or a KX. I know the basic > specs of both. Is there any reason I should be avoiding either of > these- > or looking for any particular problems with either model? Are there any > technical issues arising nowadays after 30 odd years of use- for > example, is the smaller MX nowadays considered to be any less solid or > reliable than the KX? Does one have a noticeably better > viewfinder/screen than the other? Any other such issues would be of > interest. Thanks for any help, > > Joe B. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
