I have chrome copies with 43* serial numbers and a black with 44*. Both have Pentax on the face of the camera above the lens mount and a small Asahi engraved on the sloping front portion of the pentaprism. Film holders are rectangular with Asahi Pentax embossed in the plastic at the bottom.
Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << It looks like there are 2 models of MXs. earlier models (serial number 9**) -"ASAHI PENTAX" engraved on pentaprism (same as KX, K2 etc) -GPD Metering (same as ME, ME super etc) -Magnification: *0.97 later models (serial number 4**) -only "PENTAX" engraved on pentaprism (as LX or ME super) -SPD metering (as KX, K2, and LX) -Magnification: *0.95 Only major differences listed, and there may be exceptions. If you understand Japanese take a look at: http://www.d3.dion.ne.jp/~churu/ Hiroto >> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
