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dreamsof"LX" · 02-19-2015, 04:48 AM - **1 Like**

Today I received the object of a long harboured dream, in as near mint condition as it gets. body nr. starts with 0901.
The price was a total no-brainer for this set.
A few new batteries and I am good to go.

I am open to suggestions as to the most sexy manual lens for this set.

apologies in advance for posting a pic from my phone.

Note to self : perhaps change my nickname

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LesDMess · 02-19-2015, 05:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dreamsof"LX"

Today I received the object of a long harboured dream, in as near mint condition as it gets. body nr. starts with 0901.
The price was a total no-brainer for this set.
A few new batteries and I am good to go.

I am open to suggestions as to the most sexy manual lens for this set.

apologies in advance for posting a pic from my phone.

Note to self : perhaps change my nickname

That's a beauty!

Of course the 50mm f1.2 makes it a sexy beast but I feel that the uncluttered FA-2 viewfinder maximizes the LX's elegance.

wkraus · 02-19-2015, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by dreamsof"LX"

Today I received the object of a long harboured dream, in as near mint condition as it gets. body nr. starts with 0901.
...

Congratulations! Mine, which has been giving me good service since the late 1980s, just died a few weeks ago...

unixrevolution · 02-19-2015, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by wkraus

Congratulations! Mine, which has been giving me good service since the late 1980s, just died a few weeks ago...

Time to send it to Eric....

wkraus · 02-20-2015, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by unixrevolution

Time to send it to Eric....

Unfortunately we have no Eric hereabouts (Vienna)... I had it parked for about one year with a local repairs man, reputed to be a Pentax specialist. When I finally managed to get it back from him, he did not want to get paid from me after having me wait for so long. The LX came with new shutter curtains but worked worse than before. I might send it to Hamburg but I'm really jealous for your Eric!

astron · 02-20-2015, 02:06 PM

LX lust...not good! Thanks guys :P

womble · 02-21-2015, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by wkraus

Unfortunately we have no Eric hereabouts (Vienna)... I had it parked for about one year with a local repairs man, reputed to be a Pentax specialist. When I finally managed to get it back from him, he did not want to get paid from me after having me wait for so long. The LX came with new shutter curtains but worked worse than before. I might send it to Hamburg but I'm really jealous for your Eric!

I send my stuff from the UK to Eric and the postage isn't too bad. If you put 'broken camera for repair' on the customs form they don't charge. K.

Jean Poitiers · 02-21-2015, 02:15 AM

Originally posted by womble

I send my stuff from the UK to Eric and the postage isn't too bad. If you put 'broken camera for repair' on the customs form they don't charge. K.

I sent a MX and a SP F to Eric from France. No problems and it was cheaper for him to do the work (including postage) as compared to anything reliable that I found in France at the time. I do not think that anything special was on the customs form. J

wkraus · 02-21-2015, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I sent a MX and a SP F to Eric from France. No problems and it was cheaper for him to do the work (including postage) as compared to anything reliable that I found in France at the time. I do not think that anything special was on the customs form. J

Thank you womble and Jean Poitiers for the advice--I'll give this option serious consideration!

LesDMess · 02-21-2015, 03:00 PM - **1 Like**

Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . .

wkraus · 02-22-2015, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by LesDMess

Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . .

No doubt about that!

**arnold** · 02-22-2015, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by LesDMess

Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . .

I see a Minolta there that I am not familiar with. Do you have any information on it?

LesDMess · 02-22-2015, 03:57 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by arnold

I see a Minolta there that I am not familiar with. Do you have any information on it?

That would be the Minolta X-1, XM & XK
It's my next most comprehensive viewfinder system after the LX.

Like the Pentax LX, Minolta also made one interchangeable viewfinder 35mm SLR and released in 1972.

**arnold** · 02-22-2015, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by LesDMess

That would be the Minolta X-1, XM & XK
It's my next most comprehensive viewfinder system after the LX.

Like the Pentax LX, Minolta also made one interchangeable viewfinder 35mm SLR and released in 1972.

I have four versions of the SRT cameras, and this looks to be an expensive version of these. Is it fully manual?

LesDMess · 02-22-2015, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by arnold

I have four versions of the SRT cameras, and this looks to be an expensive version of these. Is it fully manual?

It is Minolta's first aperture priority capable camera but with full manual controls. It is the first aperture priority capable interchangeable viewfinder SLR preceeding Nikon's F3, Canon's New F-1 and Pentax LX.

02-22-2015, 04:27 PM	#2625
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by arnold I have four versions of the SRT cameras, and this looks to be an expensive version of these. Is it fully manual? It is Minolta's first aperture priority capable camera but with full manual controls. It is the first aperture priority capable interchangeable viewfinder SLR preceeding Nikon's F3, Canon's New F-1 and Pentax LX. Last edited by LesDMess; 02-22-2015 at 04:33 PM.

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02-19-2015, 05:17 AM - 1 Like	#2612
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by dreamsof"LX" Today I received the object of a long harboured dream, in as near mint condition as it gets. body nr. starts with 0901. The price was a total no-brainer for this set. A few new batteries and I am good to go. I am open to suggestions as to the most sexy manual lens for this set. apologies in advance for posting a pic from my phone. Note to self : perhaps change my nickname That's a beauty! Of course the 50mm f1.2 makes it a sexy beast but I feel that the uncluttered FA-2 viewfinder maximizes the LX's elegance.

02-19-2015, 12:36 PM	#2613
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,067	Originally posted by dreamsof"LX" Today I received the object of a long harboured dream, in as near mint condition as it gets. body nr. starts with 0901. ... Congratulations! Mine, which has been giving me good service since the late 1980s, just died a few weeks ago...

02-19-2015, 01:21 PM	#2614
unixrevolution Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waldorf, MD Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,861	Originally posted by wkraus Congratulations! Mine, which has been giving me good service since the late 1980s, just died a few weeks ago... Time to send it to Eric....

02-20-2015, 09:51 AM	#2615
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,067	Originally posted by unixrevolution Time to send it to Eric.... Unfortunately we have no Eric hereabouts (Vienna)... I had it parked for about one year with a local repairs man, reputed to be a Pentax specialist. When I finally managed to get it back from him, he did not want to get paid from me after having me wait for so long. The LX came with new shutter curtains but worked worse than before. I might send it to Hamburg but I'm really jealous for your Eric!

02-20-2015, 02:06 PM	#2616
astron Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 105	LX lust...not good! Thanks guys :P

02-21-2015, 01:46 AM	#2617
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by wkraus Unfortunately we have no Eric hereabouts (Vienna)... I had it parked for about one year with a local repairs man, reputed to be a Pentax specialist. When I finally managed to get it back from him, he did not want to get paid from me after having me wait for so long. The LX came with new shutter curtains but worked worse than before. I might send it to Hamburg but I'm really jealous for your Eric! I send my stuff from the UK to Eric and the postage isn't too bad. If you put 'broken camera for repair' on the customs form they don't charge. K.

02-21-2015, 02:15 AM	#2618
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by womble I send my stuff from the UK to Eric and the postage isn't too bad. If you put 'broken camera for repair' on the customs form they don't charge. K. I sent a MX and a SP F to Eric from France. No problems and it was cheaper for him to do the work (including postage) as compared to anything reliable that I found in France at the time. I do not think that anything special was on the customs form. J

02-21-2015, 11:05 AM	#2619
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,067	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I sent a MX and a SP F to Eric from France. No problems and it was cheaper for him to do the work (including postage) as compared to anything reliable that I found in France at the time. I do not think that anything special was on the customs form. J Thank you womble and Jean Poitiers for the advice--I'll give this option serious consideration!

02-21-2015, 03:00 PM - 1 Like	#2620
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . .

02-22-2015, 01:45 PM	#2621
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,067	Originally posted by LesDMess Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . . No doubt about that!

02-22-2015, 03:48 PM	#2622
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	Originally posted by LesDMess Afterall, the Pentax LX is the most elegant interchangeable viewfinder camera . . . I see a Minolta there that I am not familiar with. Do you have any information on it?

02-22-2015, 03:57 PM - 1 Like	#2623
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by arnold I see a Minolta there that I am not familiar with. Do you have any information on it? That would be the Minolta X-1, XM & XK It's my next most comprehensive viewfinder system after the LX. Like the Pentax LX, Minolta also made one interchangeable viewfinder 35mm SLR and released in 1972.

02-22-2015, 04:19 PM	#2624
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299	Originally posted by LesDMess That would be the Minolta X-1, XM & XK It's my next most comprehensive viewfinder system after the LX. Like the Pentax LX, Minolta also made one interchangeable viewfinder 35mm SLR and released in 1972. I have four versions of the SRT cameras, and this looks to be an expensive version of these. Is it fully manual?

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