Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
1980–2001
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Pentax K
Shutter
Horizontal metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical and electronic
Shutter speeds
125 s – 1/2000 s, B
Flash sync
1/75 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 6–3200
Battery
2× LR44 · powers meter and electronic speeds, mechanical backup speed without battery
All batteries for Pentax
Weight
570 g

Good to know

Even without batteries, you can still use the mechanical speeds from 1/2000 s to 1/75 s as well as B. [1]

The longest speed you can set manually is 4 s; in aperture priority, the camera reaches 125 s under the specified measuring conditions. [1]

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Sources

  1. Pentax LX Operating Manual
  2. Pentax LX: französischer Herstellerprospekt mit technischen Daten
  3. Pentax LX
  4. Pentax Price Guide, 19. Juli 1999, Batterieübersicht

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