Couple of Reasons. The LX meters down to EV-6.5 (I shoot a lot of
low-light stuff), offers aperture priority, a winder (I've been spoiled
by my AF Nikons), solid build and TTL flash. It's also likely to still
work in 5 years.
My current K mount film body is El Plastic Cosina (Aka the Ricoh
KR-5sv). Sure it offers better flash sync than the LX at 1/125 and it's
actually a good performer for the cost ($66CDN), but it's cheaply built,
the metering is more of a suggestion than anything else, the mirror slap
is incredible and it's just plasticky. I'd not be looking elsewhere if I
had an MX or K1000. Ever since my Nikon FA died, I've been wanting a
solid MF SLR anyways.
-Adam
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
If you already have a good film body, why buy another?
I like the DA14 a lot.
Godfrey
On Nov 8, 2005, at 5:51 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
I'm going to have some disposable income next week, and am planning
on some acquisitions.
Possibilities include:
14mm DA for my *istD (Giving me an ultra-wide, right now my widest
options are the 18-55 on the D and a 28mm on my little Ricoh KR-5sv)
or
LX + lens. Probably a 24 or 20, If the 20, I'm likely to grab a CZJ
20mm Distagon.
And I'm also looking at maybe getting a 45-125/4 SMCP for the
digital. It would be essentially a 70-185 on the D. Anybody tried
this lens on a Digital?
-Adam