| Latest Review Posted | Pentax LX
My father originally purchased two of these used in 1983. They were regularly used for over 20 years to record family events, including countless weddings as well as long trips overseas in hot and dusty conditions and then remained relatively unused until a few years ago. I have had them refurbished and purchased a third body to use for travel as I did not want to risk losing my fathers original camera's. I can't add much more to what others have said in terms of how good these camera's are to use. To me they are ergonomically the best all round 35mm SLR camera to use. I have never found the "perfect" camera despite going through a number of 35mm film, DX and FF digital cameras. The LX is the closest SLR to perfect and I have never found it to be lacking in any "essential" feature needed to tackle a photographic task.
Along side the LX's, I have owned MF,AF and Digital Nikon SLR's, the closet to the LX are the FM2 and FE2 combined (I have never owned the FM3a). The Nikon's have never been CLA'd and work perfectly, all they have needed is refoaming, but I still prefer the overall lower weight and ergonomics of the Pentax LX's and the small M and A series lenses. The LX's have been used harder than the Nikons and have needed two CLA's each in around 30 years, but thats not bad given what a joy they are to use and how much use they have seen. In addition to the CLA's on the LX bodies one of them needed a repair to the self timer/mirror lock up and t... |
