Originally posted by unixrevolution The things you need to know about the LX:
Interchangeable Viewfinders
Interchangeable Screens
Random-access double exposure
Mirror Lockup
AE Autoexposure is off-the-film-plane, during the exposure...they are amazingly accurate, especially in low light.
This is the only camera I own two of on purpose.
Just Wow.
The LX has three strap lugs. The "fourth" lug on the lower right-hand side of the camera is a screw-hole for the optional grip.
Thank you all guys, I received the camera yesterday, unfortunately the half case is damage and has a tear, but I understand it's very hard to find and I'll try to repair it. The finish is flwaless, very little debrassing around the corner where the straps lugs are, clear viewfinder, everything looks in order, later in the week I'll take some pics because the camera came with the original owner's manual and the brochure you sent me the link.
I like the idea of bringing the camera in a vertical position, I always do that with my Leica M5 (the only other camera with three strap lugs I have) and I already installed the strap this way, the and since I don't like the steel studs I decided to buy a used grip, along with the square plastic hood (to change a little bit, I already have a round one on my Spotmatic F) and with my three Pentax 49 mm filters (cloudy, light yellow and yellow-green) I think they'll be a nice set.
Unfortunately the camera came with the cheap 50 mm f1.7, a disappointment for me because as I understand the camera is supposed to sport a f1.4 as standard lens. Reading the manual and the brochure I found an interesting thing: it appears that what we call today the "K mounted" lenses weren't discontinued and totally replaced my the M-series, just the ones they could "miniaturise", but the manual clearly states that the 50 mm f.13 and the 15 mm f3.5 (the lens that was first available as Tak then as K) were meant to be in the LX "system" while the new M lenses were indicated by an asterisk. The brochure is even more interesting because it's later and reports as standard lenses the new A lenses BUT there are two f1.2 described, the "normal" one and the A, so I assume that lens remained in production and transitioned directly from K to A because they couldn't make it smaller like the f1.4, while the 55 mm f1.8 was replaced by the M 50 f.17 because the magnification of the new M series and LX finders was greater than the K cameras so the 55 m format wasn't necessary anymore.
Talking about the f1.4, I would like to procure one, but I'm undecided between the M and the A, the former is much more common and cheaper, I understand the latter is aesthetically different and have the A position that is meaningless for the LX, but I read some unconfirmed rumours than the A is actually the sharpest 1.4 available. I already have a 50 mm f1.4 "K" so i wonder if it's worth to spend twice more for the A or they are just old wives' tales.