Originally posted by thibs Note that the MX was also often 'sold as' Pro body at the time, partly because it had a couple interchangeable accessories with the LX (e.g. focussing screens).
Well, at the time of the MX, 'pros' didn't buy cameras based on essential things being left out of lower-grade models or hidden behind menues or other things. If an MX was sufficient, an MX was sufficient.
Once upon a time, the 'pro' camera would just be better built and have a nicer finder. You could stick a drive on there, and otherwise things'd stay out of your way. Back then, if you put the same film in and the same glass on the 'basic' camera, you'd absolutely get the same results almost all the time. (till it maybe wore out, anyway)
Always seemed 'pros' scorned change, and the fancy bells and whistles would have to get tried out on the top 'enthusiast' camera before anyone would look at em.
Not really the same as now.