Originally posted by EagleEye Yeah, sorry, I ment the k1000. I may look at the kx, since I believe it's part of the same series, and has field of depth preview, and other such goodies. Is the quality like the k1000?
séamuis has got you covered in film body recommendations.
I highly recommend you get a body that's not largely reliant on batteries to make it work, though. It's nice to be able to still shoot when the batteries (or electronics itself) go kaput on you.
So I'll push you to get either the KX or MX, or some other K-mount film SLR from another manufacturer which isn't reliant on batteries aside from metering (I'm not versed with non-Pentax K-mount carrying SLRs).
The MX is pretty small, though, like others have mentioned. It would be better if you can get one in your hands first to see if you like the handling on that one before committing to a purchase of either the KX or MX.
With the K1000 becoming a sort-of cult camera, one might be tempted to get that, but I find the lack of DOF preview on that camera makes it an iffy buy, especially since you might be able to get other K-series cameras cheaper.
The Ricohs seem to be underdogs. Maybe you can get one for a really good price, since people usually overlook those in favor of the, well, K1000 (I guess).