May I suggest the following set up ? Keep your FA*24/2, and buy the 43/1.9ltd, 77/1.8ltd, and 135/2.8 lenses, and either an *ist or MZ-6 body (it fully supports the FGZ360 flash and also has the Av/Tv dial). I would also keep the FA*300/4.5 and then you have a versatile and really lightweight ("cute") equipment (compare the weight of similar equipment from other manufacturers).
Enjoy, Alexander > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:58:40 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> But I'm sure you can get Canon lenses that do the job nicely too. >> Have you >> considered the synergy effect of having the same brand as your >> girlfriend? > She used to use universal screw mount given to her > by her father before being Canonized. She likes the > P Tv Av M dial. Be it a good thing or not, the *ist > series has a Canonized user interface. She cannot > use my Z-1p at all, it is just way too complex for > her. I am a computer guy, to me Z-1p is very > natural. The dials of my Contax are like the screw > mount stuff she is used to, but she wants zoom > lenses. I don't use her Canon because she has no 'L' > lenses or fixed-focal length lenses. As you can see, > it is very hard for us to agree on photographic > equipment...... Thinking of the good side maybe it > is a good thing for us not to share gear. > > If I go Canon, it is going to be 50/1.4 or 50/1.8, > 17-40/4L, and maybe 135/2L if surprisingly I still > have money left. > The 135/2L is more contrasty than the Pentax A*135/1.8, but the latter probably has better three-dimenionality. ------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com