On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Mark Roberts wrote: > Well, neither the KX nor the MX has automatic exposure or any kind of TTL > flash capability. They both have cloth focal plane shutters that are limited > to 1/1000 sec as their fastest speed. The KX can't take a winder or motor > drive (unless you can find the rare and pricey motor drive version). The > MX has an optional winder (2 fps) and a motor drive (5 fps) if you can find
These are, for the most part, easily dispensed with. I don't mind winding by hand, and while I always end up with 400 speed film, and thus 1/1000 would be a bit confining, it just propels me to use slower film. > them. The MX doesn't have mirror lock-up (although you cantrick it into > doing so with a little practice). This is why I was leaning towards the KX, since none of the other reasonably priced ZX bodies contain this feature. :) I also figured that the viewfinder would be much nicer on one of the older bodies, verus the new. The other main concern with this is in regards to just how they use their batteries. Does these cameras need batteries to operate anything other than the light meter? -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin - 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 .
