I can't make up my mind here. The 5n is a totally plastic and plasticky camera.
OTOH it's never let me down, and it's my designated abuse camera. OTOH the model has had film advance problems. Personally, I'd feel ok with 2 of them, but not one. If I could just take one camera it would be an MX or MZ-S. tv > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MZ5n in rough environments? > > > I wouldn't take an MZ-5n on a once in a lifetime trip, > especially to a > place where there may be problems with moisture or dust, especially > without a backup body. A good, solid, mechanical camera, > with a backup > body, would be my choice. > > Petter Jarbo wrote: > > > A friend of mine is going to Africa this fall and she is > in great need > > of a new camera. She asked me for advice and I suggested > a MZ5n with > > some nice lenses. > > > > My question to the allknowing list is, will the MZ5n > handle three months > > in darkest Africa (desert/steppe, not jungle)? The MZ-S > would of course > > be better but she's on a budget of US$600-700 and she's > not that a good > > friend that I lend her mine MZ-S :-) > > > > I might mention that this is here first SLR. I don't > think the LX would > > fit here all that well. > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
