AS> I would suggest the K2 DMD or the LX [...] AS> The LX is smaller and lighter than the K2DMD. For me the K2 DMD and the AS> LX are the best 35mm manual focus Pentax cameras. I believe that Pentax AS> will not service the K2DMD anymore, however, other camera repair shops AS> will.
AS> Arnold It depends a lot on what you shoot. I have both, the K2DMD and LX (3rd gen). Side by side, the focusing screen in 'DMD is lot worse than in LX (while it's still lot better than some other bodies) or M series bodies (the later screens are brighter and more contrastier). So if you do lot of lowlight shots, the LX or MX or MES is better in this regard. Also the metering pattern in K2 is more influenced by off-center lights than the LX. However, the K2DMD is excellently build too, glass&brass, and excellent inside too (it had lot of original patents associated with it). On mine, something needs servicing now as the manual speeds are sometimes erratic, e.g. they about 1 in 20 cases run quite longer than excepted. I guess it's dirt on the solenoid or dirty potentiometers or similar. CLA is in order (but the body has been used a LOT in the 20-30 years so it's a miracle it's working as good as it is). Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
