Jon M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you >on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and >what sort of body/lenses would you bring? > >Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
>From a couple of months ago: >> >>Friend of my friend has accidentally left his *istD on the roof of his >>car and didn't noticed it till he drove 0.5 km. By that time 1.5 tons >>weighting car overran it... See how it looks here: >>http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/26424/display/2774542 >>Lens is completely destroyed, but *istD survived and is still working >>having only a few scratches on its bottom :-) I'd bring an ist-D and the FA 28/2.8 AL for one lens. Next choice would be the Vivitar 70-210 Series 1 or the Pentax FA 50/1.4 or A 20/2.8, depending what kind of shooting I was planning on. I have a Tamrac "Velocity 7" bag that I'd use for this kind of travel. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
