Pentax LX

Asahi · 1982

Typ	Rigid body, SLR
Format	24x36 KB
Lens	SMC-Pen.1,4
Shutter	Schlitz

Notes

2 BM-Schalter

Archiv-Nr. ASHI K 1840 b02

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"The LX camera was Pentax's most advanced manual focus camera. Launched in 1980 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical (thus the LX denomination), it was Asahi Pentax's contender for the professional segment of the 35mm SLR camera market, competing with the Nikon F3 and Canon F-1. When introduced in 1980 it had many unique features and groundbreaking technologies--die-cast aluminum alloy body, titanium electromechanical horizontal-travel shutter, total body sealing, and Integrated Direct Metering (IDM)--all wrapped in a relatively small package. The LX was a modular system at only 565g, which included a whole system comprising from the start a…"

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Variants (10)

Nr.	Year	Lens	Shutter	Notes
a01	1980	SMC-Pen.1,2	Schlitz	–
a02	1980	SMC-Pen.1,4	Schlitz	–
b01	1982	SMC-Pen.1,2	Schlitz	2 BM-Schalter
b02	1982	SMC-Pen.1,4	Schlitz	2 BM-Schalter
c01	1987	SMC-Pen.1,2	Schlitz	Ausloesesperre neu
c02	1987	SMC-Pen.1,4	Schlitz	Ausloesesperre neu
d01	1981	SMC-Pen.1,2	Schlitz	Geh. gold
e01	1994	SMC-Pen.1,2 A	Schlitz	Geh. Titan, hell
f01	1996	SMC-Pen.1,2 A	Schlitz	Geh. Titan, dunkel
g01	1996	–	Schlitz	„Millenium“