Been awhile, any good news on Pentax??? LX Digital???

luke0622 · 04-22-2012, 08:23 PM - **1 Like**

not really sure if this has been brought up before, if it did, please let me know, thanks.

Here it goes:

Retro looking cameras are coming out like crazy, Fuji, Olympus...

Is Pentax having any plans to introduce digital version of the LX????????

I will buy one in a heartbeat!!!!!!

Any good inputs?????????

Adam · 04-22-2012, 08:28 PM

Nobody knows. What we do know is that a full-frame is quite likely being developed, and if this is true, we'll see it in the coming year.

luke0622 · 04-22-2012, 08:30 PM

I would love to have a Digital LX, I know tons of pro Nikon and Canon shooters still shoot with their Pentax LX...

photoleet · 04-22-2012, 09:12 PM

:: Goes to check on this mythological status Pentax ::

EDIT: Came back with this

I'm impressed! Pentax first to sell 10 million SLRs

**jt_cph_dk** · 04-22-2012, 10:08 PM

The DLX is a great idea!

**PPPPPP42** · 04-22-2012, 10:36 PM

Anything digital stuffed into a frame the size of the LX would be a serious compromise in features, external controls and quality, most of the retro stuff is meant to compete with high end Point and shoots not pro level slr cameras which is what the LX is. A DLX would be an insult to the LX.

That said, if they could make a magic camera of holding that somehow fit all the guts of a FF pro dslr I would be first in line.

**jt_cph_dk** · 04-22-2012, 10:56 PM

I would love a digital back for the LX. And save me from all the featurerama of DSLRs. I prefer my tools to be simple and reliable. Self explanatory like a hammer or a knife. And durable in the sense: Pick up a hammer made in the stone-age and use it to drive a nail into a board today. This is why I love my `54 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 T with twelve blades preset aperture and my `64 Super-Takumar 1.4/50 so much.
I do realize that the digital era demands compromises to this philosophy, but find that the DSLRs are leaving the basic principle of single-lens reflex cameras and are changing into something (the K5 > non-dslr K-01) that is not as attractive to the photographer and the idea of being able to see your image through an optical view finder before the photo is taken. There are two SLRs that I have worked with and prefer to others and they are the Pentax LX and the Nikon FE2. Why even clutter things with auto-focus? Lets have a more simple DSLR without that. Hand to eye coordination is a wonderful human ability.

Last edited by jt_cph_dk; 04-22-2012 at 11:16 PM.

**TomB_tx** · 04-22-2012, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by jt_cph_dk

I would love a digital back for the LX. And save me from all the featurerama of DSLRs.

Nice, but sadly too few of us seem to agree to make a worthwhile market.

Alizarine · 04-23-2012, 02:09 AM

DLX sounds like some rapper's name, and LXD sounds too close to a certain prohibited drug. Nonetheless, it must be a fantastic camera, if that's the one they're developing. *puts sunglasses on*

**PPPPPP42** · 04-23-2012, 07:48 AM

I'm addicted to LXD.

luke0622 · 04-23-2012, 09:04 AM

I hope Ricoh sees this thread and seriously consider to put this into major consideration... I mean Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Fujifilm X-Pro1 are definitely looking great and performing very well as well. Maybe D-LX would be a serious contender, I am not a technician, if they can fit a full-frame sensor in that body, or even an APS-C D-LX would be great... I WOULD BUY ONE IN A HEART BEAT!!!

eddie1960 · 04-23-2012, 09:27 AM

Well there are strong rumours of a FF coming. and this is the 60th anniversary of Asahi Pentax SLRs (LX) pair that with the history of the LX being used as to signify special events and there is a strong reason to believe a FF may well be called an LXD and pay tribute to the LX. but to truly pay tribute it will have to be larger to accommodate the electronics we would expect (like SR for instance and a good perhaps tilting screen)

Lots of us have speculated on an LXD coming out . If it doesn't arrive until next year but is announced this year it even holds with the history of the original LX which arrived a year later than the anniversary it denoted

luke0622 · 04-23-2012, 10:19 AM

Let the wishing and waiting games begin!!! I am ready to buy!

**monochrome** · 04-23-2012, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

60th anniversary of Asahi Pentax SLRs (LX)

May, 2012 will be the 60th anniversary of the ebut of the Asahiflex reflex camera - the first commercially viable reflex. LX was issues in 1980. commemorating the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical Co. in 1979.

lD-lLX

eddie1960 · 04-23-2012, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

May, 2012 will be the 60th anniversary of the ebut of the Asahiflex reflex camera - the first commercially viable reflex. LX was issues in 1980. commemorating the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical Co. in 1979.

lD-lLX

and given the LX actually arrived in 1981 then the LXD arriving in May of 2013 for the 2012 anniversary is about right

04-22-2012, 08:23 PM - 1 Like	#1
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04-22-2012, 08:28 PM	#2
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04-22-2012, 08:30 PM	#3
luke0622 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 388 Original Poster	I would love to have a Digital LX, I know tons of pro Nikon and Canon shooters still shoot with their Pentax LX...

04-22-2012, 09:12 PM	#4
photoleet Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DMV Photos: Albums Posts: 431	:: Goes to check on this mythological status Pentax :: EDIT: Came back with this I'm impressed! Pentax first to sell 10 million SLRs

04-22-2012, 10:08 PM	#5
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	The DLX is a great idea!

04-22-2012, 10:36 PM	#6
PPPPPP42 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Albums Posts: 947	Anything digital stuffed into a frame the size of the LX would be a serious compromise in features, external controls and quality, most of the retro stuff is meant to compete with high end Point and shoots not pro level slr cameras which is what the LX is. A DLX would be an insult to the LX. That said, if they could make a magic camera of holding that somehow fit all the guts of a FF pro dslr I would be first in line.

04-22-2012, 10:56 PM	#7
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	I would love a digital back for the LX. And save me from all the featurerama of DSLRs. I prefer my tools to be simple and reliable. Self explanatory like a hammer or a knife. And durable in the sense: Pick up a hammer made in the stone-age and use it to drive a nail into a board today. This is why I love my `54 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 T with twelve blades preset aperture and my `64 Super-Takumar 1.4/50 so much. I do realize that the digital era demands compromises to this philosophy, but find that the DSLRs are leaving the basic principle of single-lens reflex cameras and are changing into something (the K5 > non-dslr K-01) that is not as attractive to the photographer and the idea of being able to see your image through an optical view finder before the photo is taken. There are two SLRs that I have worked with and prefer to others and they are the Pentax LX and the Nikon FE2. Why even clutter things with auto-focus? Lets have a more simple DSLR without that. Hand to eye coordination is a wonderful human ability. Last edited by jt_cph_dk; 04-22-2012 at 11:16 PM.

04-22-2012, 11:25 PM	#8
TomB_tx Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,446	Originally posted by jt_cph_dk I would love a digital back for the LX. And save me from all the featurerama of DSLRs. Nice, but sadly too few of us seem to agree to make a worthwhile market.

04-23-2012, 02:09 AM	#9
Alizarine Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manila Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,185	DLX sounds like some rapper's name, and LXD sounds too close to a certain prohibited drug. Nonetheless, it must be a fantastic camera, if that's the one they're developing. puts sunglasses on

04-23-2012, 07:48 AM	#10
PPPPPP42 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Albums Posts: 947	I'm addicted to LXD.

04-23-2012, 09:04 AM	#11
luke0622 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 388 Original Poster	I hope Ricoh sees this thread and seriously consider to put this into major consideration... I mean Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Fujifilm X-Pro1 are definitely looking great and performing very well as well. Maybe D-LX would be a serious contender, I am not a technician, if they can fit a full-frame sensor in that body, or even an APS-C D-LX would be great... I WOULD BUY ONE IN A HEART BEAT!!!

04-23-2012, 09:27 AM	#12
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Well there are strong rumours of a FF coming. and this is the 60th anniversary of Asahi Pentax SLRs (LX) pair that with the history of the LX being used as to signify special events and there is a strong reason to believe a FF may well be called an LXD and pay tribute to the LX. but to truly pay tribute it will have to be larger to accommodate the electronics we would expect (like SR for instance and a good perhaps tilting screen) Lots of us have speculated on an LXD coming out . If it doesn't arrive until next year but is announced this year it even holds with the history of the original LX which arrived a year later than the anniversary it denoted

04-23-2012, 10:19 AM	#13
luke0622 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 388 Original Poster	Let the wishing and waiting games begin!!! I am ready to buy!

04-23-2012, 10:33 AM	#14
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by eddie1960 60th anniversary of Asahi Pentax SLRs (LX) May, 2012 will be the 60th anniversary of the ebut of the Asahiflex reflex camera - the first commercially viable reflex. LX was issues in 1980. commemorating the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical Co. in 1979. lD-lLX

04-23-2012, 10:41 AM	#15
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by monochrome May, 2012 will be the 60th anniversary of the ebut of the Asahiflex reflex camera - the first commercially viable reflex. LX was issues in 1980. commemorating the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical Co. in 1979. lD-lLX and given the LX actually arrived in 1981 then the LXD arriving in May of 2013 for the 2012 anniversary is about right