At this very moment, I would vote for K1000. I know many might vote for the LX. But as far as I can see, LX is not the most reliable Pentax 135 model. The aluminum alloy prism housing is quite dent prone too. This is especially noticeable when compared the LX to Nikon F3 or Canon F-1. Super A/Program is very trouble free too. However, I do not know how well it stands against extreme heat, dusty and humidity environments.
regards, Alan Chan >I know some of you hate having the original thought >stream of a thread de-railed, so I am giving this >query a new subject line. I have been following the >�ZX-5N in Africa� discussion, and wanted the group�s >opinions concerning which Pentax bodies are the most >durable. Which ones are the real die-hards? What are >your recommendations for use in extreme heat and dust? >Cold? What body (or bodies) would YOU take if you were >shooting for months on end in remote areas of >Madagascar, Antarctica, Borneo or Ecuador? > >Before you drag your mice over to your reply buttons, >I want to make a few things clear. I do not wish to >start another flame war like the prime/zoom >catastrophe. This is not about AF vs. MF and which is >better. This is not intended to be a re-hashing of >what bodies have which features and why one or the >other would be best suited for various situations. I >am thoroughly familiar will all the Pentax bodies by >their specifications charts and Bojidar�s K mount >page, and I have a general knowledge of which bodies >you all favor and the reasons why. > >What I would like to know is: through your years of >experience, which bodies have the best accuracy, >mechanical durability, and fewest repair incidents? In >general, which is less fail prone: mechanical shutters >or electro-magnetic? (When I say �fail prone� I am >talking about a true failure of the mechanism, not >loss of reliability due to battery dependency). Which >bodies do ~you~ grab when you want to be 110% sure >that your camera will function right and you will get >the shot(s)? _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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 .
