It's funny, for I've been a champion of the LX for quite some time. It is a lovely camera. But since I've obtained a really sweet example of the MX, the LX gets less and less use. For 90% of what I photograph the LX is too big, too loud, and too heavy. Before using a Leica, and finding an excellent, like new MX, the LX seemed almost like the perfect camera, but as I've more experience with cameras that offer a more "subtle" and quieter approach to capturing a scene, the LX has been relegated primarily to special situations, those being when a different finder is called for, or a different viewing screen is preferred to match to a certain lens, or when photographing in light that's best metered by the OTF metering of the LX ... that sort of thing. But for a day-to-day carry-around camera, the LX is no longer the preferred piece of equipment. Give me a good MX or a Leica any day. The MX is very close to a Leica in its personality and feel - simple, unobtrusive, quiet, and with a very direct, connected feel to it.
Aaron Reynolds wrote: > Okay, seriously: I love my LX. I love its modularity (is that a word?), > and I love its meter. I love my 67 also because of the changeable > prisms etc, and the much bigger negative. Were the LX's meter in the > 67, I'd probably never use my 35mm gear again, except when I need a) > lenses faster than f2.8, or b) when I need to be really quiet. > > The LX is a gorgeous camera, and I cherish it. When I only take one > camera with me, it is usually the 67, and it breaks my heart to leave my > lovely little LX behind. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - 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 .
