The MX viewfinder is actually a bit better than the KX and it has interchangeable screens that are mostly compatible with the LX screens.
At 12:24 PM 3/11/2002 -0500, you wrote: >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 . - 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 .
