Except, perhaps, for the "cheap" part, it seems Wayne wants a KX. (And if cheap means relative to the LX, then Wayne definitely wants a KX.)
In a message dated 6/1/2002 5:55:19 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I don't know about the non-Pentax products that you mention, but the K1000 > doesn't have dof preview. > > Having an MX, I do know that it can be coaxed to lock up the mirror .... it > doesn't have an MLU switch or button per se. The other > Pentaxes you mention may have this "feature", I don't know. The other Pentax he mentions is the KX. It has an actual MLU switch, in addition to dof preview. > > And of course, the Pentaxes you mention have mechanical shutters, that work > without batteries, the batteries powering only the meters - but of course > you > already knew that... > > regards, > frank > > ww wrote: > > > i am down to the following list > > chinon cm 5 > > sigma sa1/ricoh kr7 > > pentax kx, mx or k1000 > > how evr the first 2 are really cheap > > i would like the following mlu, dfp,not as important as the following > shutter > > speed can be regardless of battery being flat > > > > wayne > ERNR My photographs hang on the virtual walls at http://members.aol.com/ernreed - 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 .

