Pentax · SLR
Pentax LX
Pentax's professional SLR, with weather sealing, interchangeable finders and rare off-the-film metering that meters exposure in real time during the shot. It offers aperture priority plus mechanical speeds that work without a battery.
ProfessionalsLong exposureDurability
| Brand | Pentax |
| Type | SLR |
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens mount | Pentax K |
| Years | 1980–2001 |
| Metering | TTL off-the-film |
| Focus | Manual |
| Shutter | 125s–1/2000 + B |
| Battery | 2×LR44 (auto modes) |
| Fully mechanical | Yes |
| Notable lens | 50mm f/1.4 SMC |