> . . . . I'm looking for "manual" backup
> body . . . . my options are a more or less
> worn out F2 and a brand new EM . . . . I
> know that the EM is a rather simple
> camera, with no manual option, but may
> be the 1134g of the F2 are too much to
> carry around (and may be is also a too
> old model).
They're both pretty simple cameras. The F2 is
just a bit more 'rugged'.
If the F2 is the same price as an EM, then I suspect
that it is an older version. If it is, you'll have to use
stop-down metering with AF lenses -- the older
finders don't have AI coupling and the new lenses
don't have the metal 'shoe' for the old finders.
Unless you really need a camera that can withstand
more than normal abuse, I'd go with the EM. It'll
work better with new lenses, has an ISO hot-shoe
so just about any flash will work on it, and as you
mentioned, it's a lot less weight to lug around.
I haven't played with an EM in years, but if memory
serves me correctly it was internally pretty much the
same as the little MX/ME cameras Pentax had out at
the same time, and has a fairly decent shutter (made
by Seiko?).
-Don
