Originally posted by Nofugnosis Yes, thank you very much. I've downloaded the manual and found my response.
That's something I didn't know before I bought it, I still love this camera but If I like to push my films to 1600 or 3200 (this is not possible with this MX) I'll have to look for another camera with this posibility.
Regards.
I have several bodies with meters going to ISO/ASA 3200, but the meters still bottom out at a similar point to the MX. While not as compact as the MX, you might be interested in the KX, its immediate forerunner. The KX supports up to ISO/ASA 6400 with a fully mechanical shutter and a meter sensitivity range the same as the MX. The shutter speed dial will not "bottom out" in the same manner as the MX and will allow you to choose any speed on the dial.
FWIW, a lower limit for in-camera meter sensitivity of between 0 and 2 EV
100 is not unusual for premium cameras of the day, and for most current market consumer dSLRs today as well. That doesn't mean the cameras would advertise the fact*, only that one should be aware that 1/15s at ISO 3200, even with an f/1.4 lens is the bottom limit and that following the meter further down will result in underexposure.
If you need a camera capable of supporting arbitrarily long metered exposures at high ISO, the Pentax LX or similar OOF metering models from Olympus might be a good option.
Addendum: I usually carry a reference card for exposure settings in common low-light situations to use in lieu of a meter. Works like a charm.
Steve
* Pentax was one of the few makers that published the so-called meter coupling range (aka range of light measurement).
Last edited by stevebrot; 02-25-2020 at 10:50 PM.