Quote Originally Posted by Fred
Hi there,

i am in a dilemma and cannot choose between the beautiful pentax KX or the equally beautiful KM. i understand that the KX has mirror lock-up, but does the KM have anything that the KX doesn't? durability? less prone to go wrong? etc...
please help me, or reply to freddiebourne@hotmail.com.

many many thanks, Fred

Both the KM and KX (as well as the rest of the Pentax K-series) are great cameras. I would go for the KX over the KM because of the more responsive metering cells (silicon vs. Cds) plus having both the aperture/shutter speed visible in the viewfinder. The KM I believe is based on the Spotmatic that has been updated to accept the K-mount lenses. Never owned any of these (or any K camera) but have great admiration for them.