Pentax LX 2000

Blimey...

Out of interest does anyone know how much these sets sold for when they were first made? Can't believe it was anywhere near the sums they ask for them these days...

I vaguely remember that my first LX (bought in Kuwait) had a UK price of 900 pounds, body only, no lens or viewfinder. So that was 1982, makes the above price cheap!

I still have two with all the add on's and viewfinders. One has a sticking mirror, the other is fine. Served me well over the years. I don't recall the originals in chrome finish? Mine are black.

Also, there was a Ltd edition with 18 carat gold plate, inc lens.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/Pentax_LX_Gold/...

Hens Teeth and more than a Picasso...

I suppose the trouble is that something like this is very desireable, but what would I do with it? If I used it it would deteriorate and not be a perfect collector's item any more. If I stored it then it would really have no function at all.

So I don't buy collector's versions, just cameras to use.

A shame as it is very desireable!

I'm still curious as to where the gold Spotmatic ended up. That's the one offered as a prize in the original Photo Technique in the mid 1970s.

I wasn't aware that they did a gold Spotmatic. Your right about collectables and not used. My loft is full of stuff and needs a good sort through.

Safe to say that here as my wife does not read this.


Otherwise..

I'm not so interested in gold editions but I'd like to get my hands on the silver 50/1.2 "Special" that came with the LX2000, just because it would match my FA Limiteds nicely. As for use I'm no collector either - all my cameras and lenses are fair game in my eyes so the 50 Special certainly wouldn't stay on a shelf somewhere...

The LX sold for about $8,000.00 U.S. when they first came out.

In which case the one in the link is about half price

Still more than I'll be paying just to get my hands on a 50mm lens though

Which, thanks to inflation, would equate to about US D20,000 today. I have to say I am surprised. I don't recall it being anything like that. My Super A cost USD250 in 1984, and I would not have expected the LX to cost thirty two times as much. Perhaps you meant USD 800?

G

I think he was referring to the LX 2000 limited edition with which this post started.

K.

You could be right Chris.

As for collecting cameras, they've got to be used otherwise what's the point?

Most of mine have had films through them and I won't get anything I can't use.

I feel the same way. Came to work this morning with my MX loaded with BW film and my LX with slide film and the stereo adapter in my pocket.

Lunch time I shall be looking for things that'll work in stereo!

Cheers, Kris.

I thought it was around £3,500.

Kim Coxon, once of this forum, had one.

I have an MX and 40/2.8 in the bag today. With a Zhou leather case originally designed for a Voigtlander Bessa R. Fits very well and adds a small grip to the front of the camera.