Originally posted by ChrisPlatt SLRs looked better before manufacturers added the hot shoe. I never use shoe-mount flash anyway.
When I had my Pentax LX I looked for an FA-2 but wasn't interested enough to spend that kind of money.
Chris
I agree, it looks really nice without the shoe. Unfortunately the FA-2 lacks the judas window.
When new, the FA-2 was the cheapest alternative of all eye-level finders for the LX. About 25% lower than FA-1. The FA-2 costed apprx 195USD in Norway in 1986, adjusted for inflation.