Originally posted by LesDMess Did the magazine review seal the deal, or was it the elegant beauty or maybe the superior build or technical specs . . .
I love reading these old articles and seeing the old ads. The article was timely because I had just gotten an LX.
The 60's and early 70's weren't all bad, though many would have us believe they were. I'd call them the heyday of over-engineering and pride of workmanship held by my father's generation contrasted by the raw cynicism of mine. The article itself reflects those higher values . . .
My graduation present was the KX and K50/1.4 in my sig. I had the Sightseeing Screwmount twice. I got a
K here, then an SV from the same seller, and just recently here I finally got the
LX I've lusted after for 35 years.
IMHO the SV is the most seductive camera ever produced and the engineering in the LX is sublime.