Stanley McManus wrote:
>
> A friend has just informed me that Nikon is about to
> introduce a new manual focus body, the FM3A. At
> first I laughed out loud thinking that he was trying
> to fool me. Did my friend think I was that stupid.
> But, then he showed me a website from a Nikon
> distributor that had information on this new camaera.
> Obviously, somebody is playing a big prank on Nikon
> owners. Just what the world needs a new manual focus
> camera that will work without any battery power. Are
> batteries so rare that photographers can't bring a few
> extra with them?
>
> There was also some other nonsense about an improved
> D1. Probably part of the same prank. Is it already
> April Fool's day in America?
>
Deifying a batteryless mechanical camera, to me seems comparable to
substituting lawyers for laboratory rats in medical research. Each
brings fewer complaints from interest groups.
Regards,
Plumviewer
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