I've owned four Spotmatic Fs. Still have two. The battery has never been a problem for me. I took no greater pains with the lens cap than I do with any other camera. I think the drain on the battery is extremely low when the meter is on and static. Paul
> > > frank theriault wrote: > > >On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>My choice is the Spotmatic F. > >> > >> > > > >A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't > >like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That > >means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off > >when you're done... > > > > > Been using a Spotmatic F since '74. When traveling, walked around for > many a day with the cap off. Never had a problem. From my experience, > this isn't much of a problem. I always had a spare battery buried in > the case. Can't remember using one while in the field, but that maybe > just my bad memory. Almost all of them became suspect due to age > and were tossed. For me, it was never a problem. Have a couple of > ESIIs that came my way over the years. Prefer the F. > > >I'd choose the SPII. Stop-down metering doesn't bother me a bit, an > > > > > >you still get the hotshoe. > > > > > Had one of these for aboutr seven years. Great camera. Stop-down > worked fine for me. > > Otis Wright > > >-frank > > > >-- > >"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > > > >
