Originally posted by Cuthbert Ok guys I completed my Pentaxian quest getting the last camera I didn't have:
Can anybody educate me to the Way of the LX? The accessories to have, not to have, do, don't do, problems, etc...? I'm relatively ignorant regarding this camera, while I had some info about the Nikon F2 and the Canon F-1N I don't know how it compares besides the fact it's tiny and perhaps my back will be happier to drag this camera around London...BTW I heard it has been changed through its long production run, is this one supposed to be an early or late model?
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last camera . . .
COngratulations as it looks in good shape. It also looks like you have the hard to find sync cover? I also don't have the soft cover and been looking for one in good shape myself.
As you already noticed, the LX saves some weight compared to the Canon New F-1.
Since you are already familiar with the F-1, some differences between the two are:
- Both have substantial build quality but the LX was more weatherproof.
- The F1 has spot meter option using specific screens while the LX does not.
- The F1 has shutter priority when used with the motordrive while the LX does not.
- The F1 does not have MLU while the LX does.
- The F1 has a viewfinder blind while the LX does not need it.
- F1 film speed to 6400 while the LX to 3200.
- F1 in aperture priority AE finder limited to 1/1000 while the LX is 1/2000.
- X Sync for the F1 is 1/90 while the LX is 1/75.
- The LX has TTL OTF flash while the F1 does not.
- LX finder is 98%V and 95%H coverage from 0.55X to 1.35X depending on viewfinder - see below.
- Both have the same range of shutter speeds available in manual mode when batteries die but the F1 battery has to be physically removed for it to work.
- The F1's timer is battery dependent while LX self timer is manual.
- The F1's multiexposure is the "universal manual" method with no guarantee of perfect registration while the LX has perfect frame registration going forward or backward.
- The F1 - and all Canons past or present, can only aperture priority autoexpose to a maximum of 30 seconds.
- The LX metering range is superior to any camera ever made past or present at EV -6.5 to EV 20, and can aperture priority auto expose for as long as it takes to achieve a proper exposure or batteries die.
Selection of LX viewfinders.
If you don't have it already, here is a link to the 1985 booklet of the Pentax LX ->
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