The LX is a fine camera. However, It is not the most modern camera and cannot do many automatic things. I personally like manual cameras; the only SLR�s I own are MX�s and LX�s. The question to buy one or not should be based on what you can afford and what your needs are. The LX has some distinct draw backs, if you need a quiet camera you may no want the LX, on the other hand if you are shooting a lot of low light stuff then you might want it. I personally love it, if you want a good mostly manual camera and can afford it and the repairs, if necessary, then get it. I think people, especially Americans suffer from the �me too� mentality. They all have X so I should buy X.
If you do decide to get one, either buy one that has been recently CLA�d or a later model with serial numbers 533 or 535, if a 538 exists it is probably worth it, although I have seen a lot of people make mistakes with the serial numbers. So I wouldn�t be surprised that it was a 528 or a 533, I have a 523 that I though was a 529 for a while. Geoff - 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 .
