Hey, I was just suggesting that if you want a FULL featured SLR that does
everything an LX does (interchangeable finders, focusing screens, etc.) with
all the auto-focus, -auto-program, auto-film critiquing in a "modern" SLR
then the F5 is the only autofocus SLR system that has those features. Sure
you have a ten pound behemoth to lug around vs. a svelte (non-AF) LX but
sometimes you have to make sacrifices...
The LX has everything I need! Spot metering? I can use a hand-held meter
or mount a long telephoto. AF? ha! I laugh in the face of AF! Shutter
Priority? Give me one reason why? Matrix metering? Like I can't judge how
I want a photo exposed...
I'm not knocking all those wonderful auto-everything cameras. They are
wonders of modern technology. They just don't have a use in my camera bag.
Although the day I photographed a friend racing his car trap focus and
predictive AF would have been nice! :-) DOH!
Christian Skofteland
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:25 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: A butchered (AKA "modern") LX
I confess I'm not familiar with an F5. Is it really true then that I can
remove a winder and the autofocus drive and associated weight? (Gotta be
able to drop down to a light weight here.) Is CW IDM metering really
available? Tell me all about it!
Regards,
Bob...
From: "Skofteland, Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> sounds like an F5.......
>
> From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> I want a small, black camera with the following characteristics:
>
> Metal frame, top, and bottom.
> Interchangable viewfinder system.
> CW IDM metering, Spot metering (Matrix would be nice
> Shutter speed: minutes to 1/2000 sec min, plus B
> DOF preview
> Mirror lock up
> Modes: Aperture Priority, Shutter priority
> Separate, detachable motor drive, AF drive.
> ISO 16-6400
> Auto bracketing, 1/3 stops (with motor drive attached)
>
> This is not a Minolta or Canon. This sounds like an LX with spot metering
> and optional AF to me. I harbor no illusions that it will ever exist.
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