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jascar · 12-02-2015, 04:04 AM

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This link may answer the mystery of the LX Special edition. Guess it may have been the origination of "bling". <http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519#>.

Zygonyx · 12-02-2015, 04:13 AM

Your link doesn't work

manntax · 12-02-2015, 04:19 AM

http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519

jascar · 12-02-2015, 06:13 AM

Originally posted by manntax

http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519

Thanks for correcting the link manntax.

Eyewanders · 12-02-2015, 12:39 PM - **1 Like**

Holy mother-of-pearl, that's ugly.

**gofour3** · 12-02-2015, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by chickentender

Holy mother-of-pearl, that's ugly

Yep and still prone to the sticky mirror issue if it was ever used!

Phil.

**ChrisPlatt** · 12-02-2015, 03:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by gofour3

Yep and still prone to the sticky mirror issue if it was ever used!

Or even if not used. But then at least you'd have a *gold* broken camera to show off.

Hey, didn't Thurston Howell III have one of these?

Chris

**gofour3** · 12-02-2015, 03:36 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Hey, didn't Thurston Howell III have one of these?

Probably and Gilligan used a ME!

Phil.

**Pål Jensen** · 12-02-2015, 04:51 PM

There are three more special editions: Two LX Titanium (silver and black) and the LX2000 (chrome)

LesDMess · 12-02-2015, 07:46 PM - **1 Like**

All that glitters is gold! And of course the Pentax LX is at the top of the heap . . .

Although I would prefer the Titanium or LX2000 version.

John Shriver · 01-01-2016, 03:15 PM

Note that the Gold Pentax LX for the US had lizard skin, as crocodile skin was then illegal. That's why the Pop Photo cover looks different from the Japanese picture.

I'd rather have the Titanium version.

RR84 · 01-03-2016, 07:35 AM - **1 Like**

The black Titanium 15th anniversary LX is still my favorite. Still saving those pennies..

LesDMess · 01-03-2016, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by RR84

The black Titanium 15th anniversary LX is still my favorite. Still saving those pennies..

A 15th anniversary for a 60th anniversary camera . . . that's just piling on . . .

Aoresteen · 01-04-2016, 01:16 PM

I remember that issue of Modern Photography. I thought that they were ugly back then and still do. About 10 years ago that was a guy in Italy who would gold plate ANY camera. He had done a 1959 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super and was selling it for $350 on ebay.

The gold LX kit just sold on eBay for $3000.

For $1000 you cane get these 2 Gold Pentaxes:

VERY RARE LIMITED ASHAI PENTAX 14K GOLD PLATED S2 & S2 SUPER 35mm SLR CAMERAS

**grhazelton** · 01-12-2016, 11:01 PM

As a LX junkie,( I have three,) I'd much prefer the titanium LX over the gold. Tastefully understated, appealing to the cognoscenti, not the vulgar blingsters. ANY LX, is perhaps the most desireable manual focus SLR of any maker.

12-02-2015, 04:04 AM	#1
jascar Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sasebo, Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 27	Pentax LX special edition Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. This link may answer the mystery of the LX Special edition. Guess it may have been the origination of "bling". <http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519#>.

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12-02-2015, 04:13 AM	#2
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	Your link doesn't work

12-02-2015, 04:19 AM	#3
manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519

12-02-2015, 06:13 AM	#4
jascar Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sasebo, Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 27 Original Poster	Originally posted by manntax http://www.net-chuko.com/buy/detail.do?ac=2144174141195&_ga=1.239129931.917631802.1434630519 Thanks for correcting the link manntax.

12-02-2015, 12:39 PM - 1 Like	#5
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Holy mother-of-pearl, that's ugly.

12-02-2015, 02:10 PM	#6
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by chickentender Holy mother-of-pearl, that's ugly Yep and still prone to the sticky mirror issue if it was ever used! Phil.

12-02-2015, 03:29 PM - 1 Like	#7
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,702	Originally posted by gofour3 Yep and still prone to the sticky mirror issue if it was ever used! Or even if not used. But then at least you'd have a gold broken camera to show off. Hey, didn't Thurston Howell III have one of these? Chris

12-02-2015, 03:36 PM - 1 Like	#8
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Hey, didn't Thurston Howell III have one of these? Probably and Gilligan used a ME! Phil.

12-02-2015, 04:51 PM	#9
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	There are three more special editions: Two LX Titanium (silver and black) and the LX2000 (chrome)

12-02-2015, 07:46 PM - 1 Like	#10
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	All that glitters is gold! And of course the Pentax LX is at the top of the heap . . . Although I would prefer the Titanium or LX2000 version.

01-01-2016, 03:15 PM	#11
John Shriver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 160	Note that the Gold Pentax LX for the US had lizard skin, as crocodile skin was then illegal. That's why the Pop Photo cover looks different from the Japanese picture. I'd rather have the Titanium version.

01-03-2016, 07:35 AM - 1 Like	#12
RR84 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 161	The black Titanium 15th anniversary LX is still my favorite. Still saving those pennies..

01-03-2016, 11:51 AM	#13
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by RR84 The black Titanium 15th anniversary LX is still my favorite. Still saving those pennies.. A 15th anniversary for a 60th anniversary camera . . . that's just piling on . . .

01-04-2016, 01:16 PM	#14
Aoresteen Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 55	I remember that issue of Modern Photography. I thought that they were ugly back then and still do. About 10 years ago that was a guy in Italy who would gold plate ANY camera. He had done a 1959 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super and was selling it for $350 on ebay. The gold LX kit just sold on eBay for $3000. For $1000 you cane get these 2 Gold Pentaxes: VERY RARE LIMITED ASHAI PENTAX 14K GOLD PLATED S2 & S2 SUPER 35mm SLR CAMERAS

01-12-2016, 11:01 PM	#15
grhazelton Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jonesboro, GA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	As a LX junkie,( I have three,) I'd much prefer the titanium LX over the gold. Tastefully understated, appealing to the cognoscenti, not the vulgar blingsters. ANY LX, is perhaps the most desireable manual focus SLR of any maker.

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