I would agree 100% with the CLA ahead of time thought. Furthermore I note no one has mentioned the Ricoh cameras which for the most part are available quite reasonable, many are totally manual except for a light meter that serves no necessary function. The best part is they take Pentax lenses! 8)
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR Any camera that is to be used in extreme cold should be CLAed and reassembled with cold weather lubricants. A good camera repair shop will know what to use and where to use it. Otherwise, you're libel to end up with slow moving shutter curtains at high speed. MX would be fine as would almost any other manual body. The lube is what makes a difference in the cold. Spoken by someone who once six rolls of film shooting football at Chicago's Soldier Field in -10 F weather. Paul On May 30, 2004, at 11:02 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Brett, > > There is only one answer to your question. There is no argument. > Anyone who gives you any other answer is wrong. Not only is this the > best manual body that Pentax ever made, it may be the best body Pentax > ever made, ~period~. > > No doubt this has already been mentioned in several answers, but it is: > > the MX <genuflect at this juncture> > > Read no more. Go acquire one, and fall in love. > > HTH, > frank > > ps: have I seen you here before? Not that I recall. If you're new, > welcome to the list, and hang on for a fun ride!! <vbg> -ft > > > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >> From: Brett Mckay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Fully manual SLR >> Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 20:09:46 +1000 >> >> Which would be the best fully manual SLR be to buy as a backup for >> use in extremely cold temperatures. So I do not want any electronics >> or batteries. >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/ > prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/ > enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines >
