gfen wrote: >I'm considering another body to add to my collection (actually, to replace >the ZX-50, which gets passed on to a friend). > >The LX is out of the question. I'm not spending that much, but I notice >people continually chatting up the KX and the MX, and was wondering which >one people tend to prefer. I was intrigued by some messages in the best >body thread going around that the KX has got all the features of the LX, >except for the metering.
Well, neither the KX nor the MX has automatic exposure or any kind of TTL flash capability. They both have cloth focal plane shutters that are limited to 1/1000 sec as their fastest speed. The KX can't take a winder or motor drive (unless you can find the rare and pricey motor drive version). The MX has an optional winder (2 fps) and a motor drive (5 fps) if you can find them. The MX doesn't have mirror lock-up (although you cantrick it into doing so with a little practice). But they're both great cameras: I have two MXs and one KX ;-) An MX with a 43/1.9 is a gerat almost-pocket-sized kit. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
