[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Girlfren', you're going to buy an LX eventually. We all do. Might as > well just save all the intermediate heartache and get it now.
Hehehehehe. Well, maybe. :-) Tom wrote: >Spot on, ERNR! Marnie: you want the LX, of course, but if you do go for a Spotmatic, the F is the model to get. It's the top of the line Spottie, and a really sweet camera. Stick with SMC Takumar lenses, and you can use open aperture metering. Use modern PX625A 1.5 volt cells instead of the original mercury ones: the metering circuitry is balanced, so the voltage difference won't matter. >-tih Thanks for the battery tip. Actually I think I am sticking with the Elan for my main camera. While I like the Pentax interface better, I am pretty happy with an USM IS zoom that I have. And I like the Elan's fast auto focus. And, as for buying more expensive glass and investing more and more into glass, I pretty much have to stay with the same brand. So down the road, it's quite possible I'll be going with a Canon DSLR. But maybe not, we shall see. However, screwmount lenses are sort of semi-compatible. I could switch lenses between cameras, be "backward compatible" on the Canon ;-). And I've wanted another all manual camera. So I think this is going to be my best solution. Also getting just Takumar scremounts for the metering -- no problemo. The only exception will be the Zenitar. Thx. Marnie aka Doe Still looking around, so if anyone on the list has a Spottie F to sell, please contact me off list. Hehehehehe.
