Frantisek wrote: > BTW, that's another question - any members had their LX fail them > in any way during shooting? E.g. in India, or even plain studio at > home :) ?
I've never owned one, but I'll add to the other comments that the LX with the Grip B is the most comfortable and good-feeling 35mm I've ever held to my eye. I gripe all the time about finders, which today are universally (well, apart from the pro EOS and Nikon F5) small and hard to focus and don't show you everything you're going to get on the negative. The LX is one of the best viewfinders I know of--big, bright, easy to focus, easy to see, almost 100% coverage at the sides of the frame (where you really need it)--just marvelous. It really underlines the deficiencies of modern viewfinders. My only complaint with the LX is that I find it noisy. But maybe I've only tried early ones; the later ones are alleged to be better damped. Lots of people don't mind a noisy shutter, but I do. I keep remembering the feel of the LX. I'd get one if I could afford to. --Mike J. "The 37th Frame," an independent newsletter for photographers www.37thframe.com - 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 .
