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Post by drako on Sept 10, 2008 14:16:16 GMT -5
Which do you prefer?
Is one more robust than the other?
How is metering / exposure executed in the KX?
I don't have either, but may wish to hunt out either. Help me choose my target!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2008 14:56:33 GMT -5
The KX MIGHT be more reliable because there is less to go wrong. The MX, however is a more sophisticated camera with more features, I believe.
Wayne
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Post by drako on Sept 16, 2008 17:56:25 GMT -5
The fact that there aren't a lot of the KX is around is one of the things that attract me to it.
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Post by pentaxgraflex on Oct 12, 2008 15:04:46 GMT -5
On the KX make sure the meter works. All I have seen (about 12) the battery check circuit was fine (which show the galvanometer is OK) but pressing on the shutter button either with or without the wind lever pulled out ( the instructions say the wind lever must be out) produced nothing. I've never been able to find one that I could use the meter on. I do have a rare KX though. It's the motor drive version that at one time had a databack installed also. When I bought mine at a pawn shop the data back had been removed (leaving two holes all the way through the pressure plate). A pressure plate and back covering from a K1000 fit exactly and alows me to use the camera. I also have a MX. The MX meter is easier to read in low light ( being LED) and it accepts a readily available winder or motor drive. The KX has mirror lock, but very few people will miss that. Other then that, functionally they are well nigh identical. And of course, all the MX meters I have tried have worked.
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Post by eugene on Apr 1, 2009 5:07:53 GMT -5
Wow! There aren't a lot of the KX is around? I have a Pentax KX here and planning to sell it but after reading and researching about the KX, I have decided not to sell it anymore and use it more instead.  By the way, I'm just new here. Thanks for approving my application, admin! I was looking for the thread where I can introduce myself but, I can't seem to find it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2009 8:41:27 GMT -5
Welcome to the group, Eugene
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Post by Randy on Apr 1, 2009 14:24:28 GMT -5
Wow! There aren't a lot of the KX is around? I have a Pentax KX here and planning to sell it but after reading and researching about the KX, I have decided not to sell it anymore and use it more instead. By the way, I'm just new here. Thanks for approving my application, admin! I was looking for the thread where I can introduce myself but, I can't seem to find it. Happens to us collectors all the time, lol. Welcome to the Collector! |
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Post by carl19 on Jun 2, 2012 11:36:01 GMT -5
The Pentax MX was my very first SLR back in the early 80's. I'm not very familiar with the KX, but the MX belonged to the compact 'M' series SLR's along with the ME, ME-Super, MG, etc. Mechanically, my MX was great but the only problem I had with it (after several years of good use) was the LED metering display used to flicker and was becoming more and more difficult to obtain a meter reading. I had heard this was a common problem with the MX, but can't confirm whether this is true or not.
Back then I also had a hand-held meter so this wasn't necessarily a major problem, however at least the camera was still fully functional which was the main thing.
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Post by grenouille on Jun 3, 2012 11:58:10 GMT -5
The K series are a continuation from the Spotmatic era, similar weight and size and mechanical in design and operation, for Pentax purist probably the K series is a natural choice.
The K1000 was so successful that it was photography students choice as their tool for learning, being recommended by colleges as an ideal student's SLR of moderate cost. This camera had a long run even with the arrival of new cameras with improved technology.
With the M series we enter into a new era of plastics and electronics design, thus the bodies became smaller and lighter, suffering perhaps some stuctural weakness especially on the film transport.
If you can find an MX that has been little used, perhaps it will be prudent to opt for a KX.
Hye
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