Pentax LX 2000

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17 years
esher,
surrey

Posted 28/09/2009 - 09:54 Link

K10D wrote:
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 suspect your memory is not that accurate. I bought my LX in 1981/1982 (can't recall the exact month and was living in Bahrain at the time. I am sure it was about £500-ish (or maybe about 250-300 dinars) and I got mine from Hong Kong with 50mm 1.4, viewfinder and leather case for about 300 dinars equivalent. I think there were about £2:1 Dinar approx back then

FILM - Pentax: LX, K2 - 24/2.8, 40/2.8, 50/1.4, 120/2.8, 80-200/4.5, 28-105mm 2.8 macro, AF 280T

DIGITAL - Nikon : D300 - 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX