Pentax LX Video 1: Features, Layout, and History

Asahi Pentax released the LX in 1980, kicking off a staggering 21-year production run that saw this venerable and stunning camera outlast all of its contemporaries as well as many that came after it. Today, the LX remains a venerable and much loved camera that takes exceptional photos, but that also presents a challenge in some ways. Repairing a Pentax LX now is exceedingly hard and, as of this video's release, I know of only one shop in the world (located in the UK) that will take a Pentax LX for repair. In general, however, these are reliable cameras and as long as they work well they are reliable and can meet any creative vision that any photographer can trust it with.

Pentax LX 35mm Film SLR Tutorial Walkthrough: A Complete Guide to Operating and Understanding the Pentax LX
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Video Index:
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - The Pentax LX Book by David Hancock
0:52 - Pentax LX Biography
1:10 - Pentax LX Overview
9:26 - Pentax LX Features – Top
10:49 - Reading and Using the Pentax LX Exposure Compensation Dial
13:07 - Pentax LX Features -- Front
16:35 - Pentax LX Features -- Back
17:02 - Pentax LX Features -- Bottom
18:29 - Pentax LX Features -- Inside
20:30 - Tips for using the Pentax LX
26:08 - Things NOT to do with your Pentax LX

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Pentax LX Video 1: Features, Layout, and History
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Pentax LX Video 2: Battery, Film, Viewfinder, Focusing Screen, Lenses, and Double Exposures
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