Hi from Ames, Iowa

**FradBoob** · 02-22-2022, 08:07 PM

Hello,

Long term lurker but only newly registered! Hi. I'm Fred, I'm a British guy currently living in Ames, Iowa (grad school...). My first Pentax was a K-50, which I loved apart from its damn aperture block magnet (had to replace mine twice with eBay-bought parts) and, while the K-50 has been sold on, I've since amassed a selection of older Pentax film cameras including a Spotmatic II, a PZ-1P, and, best of all, an LX. I also have a K-5, which I recently managed to drop and break, which I'm quite annoyed about as I really loved the pictures it put out (especially at night - somehow it renders more pleasingly than my Sony A7). Anyway, pleased to finally be a proper member of this thriving community!

wadge22 · 02-22-2022, 11:07 PM

Welcome to the forums!

**Michail_P** · 02-23-2022, 12:52 AM

Welcome to the forum, good morning from Greece! Enjoy your Pentax and be careful, they’re not indestructible.

**aslyfox** · 02-23-2022, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by FradBoob

Hello,

Long term lurker but only newly registered! Hi. I'm Fred, I'm a British guy currently living in Ames, Iowa (grad school...). . . . I've since amassed a selection of older Pentax film cameras including . . . best of all, an LX.. . .

welcome to the forums

how is the weather at Iowa State ?

the members of the forums are friendly and there is a lot of knowledge here

have you found this thread yet ?

Quote:

Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread

Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread - Page 5 - PentaxForums.com

**Kerrowdown** · 02-23-2022, 05:36 AM

Welcome to the forum, I've still got a couple of my LX's about place, which get a wee run out with me now and again.

**FradBoob** · 02-23-2022, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by Michail_P

Welcome to the forum, good morning from Greece! Enjoy your Pentax and be careful, they’re not indestructible.

Learned this the hard way!

**FradBoob** · 02-23-2022, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by aslyfox

welcome to the forums

how is the weather at Iowa State ?

the members of the forums are friendly and there is a lot of knowledge here

have you found this thread yet ?

Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread - Page 5 - PentaxForums.com

Bloody freezing! I was living in Scotland before moving here but this midwestern winter is something else. Many thanks for sharing that LX thread, seems like a fantastic source of info

**FradBoob** · 02-23-2022, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Welcome to the forum, I've still got a couple of my LX's about place, which get a wee run out with me now and again.

They just feel so good in the hand - dense, weighty, compact. And that viewfinder is something else.

**aslyfox** · 02-23-2022, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by FradBoob

Bloody freezing! . . . this midwestern winter is something else.. . .

living in Des Moines

30 days straight, December - January [ '79, '80, or '81, can't remember the year ]

actual high temperature did not get above Zero F

______________

here is the Pentax members' LX serial number pages

Pentax LX Serial Numbers - Pentax Serial Number Database - PentaxForums.com

02-22-2022, 08:07 PM	#1
FradBoob Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2022 Photos: Gallery Posts: 14	Hi from Ames, Iowa Hello, Long term lurker but only newly registered! Hi. I'm Fred, I'm a British guy currently living in Ames, Iowa (grad school...). My first Pentax was a K-50, which I loved apart from its damn aperture block magnet (had to replace mine twice with eBay-bought parts) and, while the K-50 has been sold on, I've since amassed a selection of older Pentax film cameras including a Spotmatic II, a PZ-1P, and, best of all, an LX. I also have a K-5, which I recently managed to drop and break, which I'm quite annoyed about as I really loved the pictures it put out (especially at night - somehow it renders more pleasingly than my Sony A7). Anyway, pleased to finally be a proper member of this thriving community!

02-23-2022, 01:54 PM	#9
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,579	Originally posted by FradBoob Bloody freezing! . . . this midwestern winter is something else.. . . living in Des Moines 30 days straight, December - January [ '79, '80, or '81, can't remember the year ] actual high temperature did not get above Zero F ______________ here is the Pentax members' LX serial number pages Pentax LX Serial Numbers - Pentax Serial Number Database - PentaxForums.com Last edited by aslyfox; 02-23-2022 at 02:22 PM.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,579	Originally posted by FradBoob Hello, Long term lurker but only newly registered! Hi. I'm Fred, I'm a British guy currently living in Ames, Iowa (grad school...). . . . I've since amassed a selection of older Pentax film cameras including . . . best of all, an LX.. . . welcome to the forums how is the weather at Iowa State ? the members of the forums are friendly and there is a lot of knowledge here have you found this thread yet ? Quote: Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread - Page 5 - PentaxForums.com

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FradBoob Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2022 Photos: Gallery Posts: 14 Original Poster	Originally posted by aslyfox welcome to the forums how is the weather at Iowa State ? the members of the forums are friendly and there is a lot of knowledge here have you found this thread yet ? Sources for information about the LX, please add your knowledge to this thread - Page 5 - PentaxForums.com Bloody freezing! I was living in Scotland before moving here but this midwestern winter is something else. Many thanks for sharing that LX thread, seems like a fantastic source of info

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FradBoob Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2022 Photos: Gallery Posts: 14 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Welcome to the forum, I've still got a couple of my LX's about place, which get a wee run out with me now and again. They just feel so good in the hand - dense, weighty, compact. And that viewfinder is something else.

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