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I use SR44s and LR44s in my two Spottie Fs and I have no problem of under/overexposure.
My SP1000 still has the original battery I bought the camera with and works well even if I tend to use it meterless and stopping down the lens is a boring operation for me.
My SP1000 still has the original battery I bought the camera with and works well even if I tend to use it meterless and stopping down the lens is a boring operation for me.
Comment by Cuthbert posted on Spotmatic F: Modern batteries with higher current ISO compensation for accurate meter? at 25/05/2015 - 00:19
boudou701 wrote:
hello,
i am sure this has been asked MANY times but couldn't find the right answer, been doing some research but it's not that straight forward.
I would like to find a SLR that produces some nice photos (who doesn't!), and looks like the one listed above could be some good alternative.
I know the LX is supposed to be the best but I am not even sure I would be good enough to use it.
I have a Canon A1 and would like something similar in terms of controls.
I also want something fairly small and light (!) to carry in the city.
any tips please let me know, then it will come to finding a good deal on ebay! also if there are things to look out for when buying second hand old camera let me know, my Canon A1 needs to be re-sealed for example..
thanks!
Easy game: LX wins. It's a camera much better than anything else in this list.hello,
i am sure this has been asked MANY times but couldn't find the right answer, been doing some research but it's not that straight forward.
I would like to find a SLR that produces some nice photos (who doesn't!), and looks like the one listed above could be some good alternative.
I know the LX is supposed to be the best but I am not even sure I would be good enough to use it.
I have a Canon A1 and would like something similar in terms of controls.
I also want something fairly small and light (!) to carry in the city.
any tips please let me know, then it will come to finding a good deal on ebay! also if there are things to look out for when buying second hand old camera let me know, my Canon A1 needs to be re-sealed for example..
thanks!
After it if you want small and light and aperture priority the ME Super is another good candidate, it's not as strong as a K2 but it's very small, watch out that the mirror goes up and down when you fire the shutter because if the hydraulic dumper is busted you're gonna spend more than what you spent for the body.
K2s and Kxs are sturdier but bigger and heavier.
Comment by Cuthbert posted on LX vs ME super vs KX vs K2 at 25/05/2015 - 00:16
CKDexterHaven wrote:
Scary, that this issue is so super-prevalent. I was about to order an LX from KEH, but first had them check to see if the mirror would stick at slower shutter speeds. They checked. It stuck.
But, i am trying again. Just found a nice-looking sample on eBay and asked the seller to confirm it's okay, so i've got one on the way.
I did (almost accidentally) find a nice LX in a local shop, but they wanted too much for it. It was working nicely, though. So, i'm hopefully batting .500....
Perhaps I'm late for this party but the sticky syndrome is the only relevant problem of the LX, probably its Achille's heel.Scary, that this issue is so super-prevalent. I was about to order an LX from KEH, but first had them check to see if the mirror would stick at slower shutter speeds. They checked. It stuck.
But, i am trying again. Just found a nice-looking sample on eBay and asked the seller to confirm it's okay, so i've got one on the way.
I did (almost accidentally) find a nice LX in a local shop, but they wanted too much for it. It was working nicely, though. So, i'm hopefully batting .500....
Every 20 years or so you have to take into account the pads have to be replaced.
I don't see why this is scary, or makes the LX to be a "temperemental" or "unreliable" machine, EVERY camera from the 70s, 80s and probably 90s needs some service, INCLUDING the supertough heavyweights Nikon F2s and Canon F-1s that were cameras designed to be used in wartime by reporters...have you ever heard about the resistors of the Nikon F2AS and SBs that get busted and need to be replaced? Do they make them bad cameras?
I have a LX and it's one of my favourite camera, along with my F2s and F-1s, if I had to choose between the three kings I couldn't, they are the top three SLRs ever made.
Comment by Cuthbert posted on How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX? at 25/05/2015 - 00:10
Hello, I'm trying to introduce myself as well but I can't find the button "post new thread"...weird.
Comment by Cuthbert posted on Greetings from Hampshire at 16/11/2014 - 23:49
Welcome!
Comment by Cuthbert posted on Hello from Oxfordshire at 09/11/2014 - 22:35
The only problems I have with my LX cameras are : the sticky shutter, the slow flash synch speed of 1/75th when the ME Super manages 1/125th and the DIM viewfinder which the ME Super easily beats.
P.S. I noticed a lot of questions regarding the MX on this board, why are people so scared by this camera?