I have volunteered for three years in northern Belize on a Mayan site. I have also done a quick day-stint in Pensacola, Florida, even tried underwater archaeology - the LX is always with me.
For the points you mentioned is why I cart them to the sites. That, and I know they can take the abuse. I have broken them in by visiting various sites around the world - beginning with Copan, Honduras. Somewhere there are shots, taken with one LX, of another sitting amongst the tools of the trade. The project in Belize used a Canon something or other. And after the first year when they saw the shots I had taken, the project director always looked to me to take shots for her. She openly commented how her husband's were never quite up to snuff. I did not want to mention my use of Pentax glass :-) So Shaun, though not my line of work, please do count me in as one who uses them archaeologically. César Panama City, Florida -- -----Original Message----- -- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:c_skofteland@;mindspring.com] -- Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:07 PM -- -- PDMLer Cesar uses his LXen on archeological sites. -- -- Christian -- -- On Wednesday 06 November 2002 19:35, Shaun Canning wrote: -- > I almost forgot... <snip> -- > Seems to me that archaeologists prefer Pentax...(we tend -- to like old things -- > I suppose). The obvious reasons that field workers would -- have liked the LX -- > are the body sealing and water resistance, and I would -- imagine this was -- > sold pretty hard to the like of archaeology departments. -- But then, 20 years -- > later, and the LX's area still ticking away quietly in the -- labs at La -- > Trobe, and they get plenty of use. -- > -- > Cheers -- > -- > Shaun Canning --
