store and find out that the batteries you had for backup died of disuse. You don't have
to be a survivalist to appreciate a mechanical backup. (Stainless Steal? Magnesium? what
the hell happened to Brass, (or does that make me a survivalist).
At 02:53 PM 1/30/2003 -0800, you wrote:
We went through this "battery-dependence is bad" debate thirty years ago with motorcycles, when electric starters first became popular. People wanted the kickstarters retained, but eventually trusted the electric starters, and grew accustomed to the convenience (especially if you stalled the engine at a green light).For those with a survivalist mindset, anything battery-dependent might not work in a post-apocalyptic society, but for the rest of us, AA batteries are usually pretty easy to find. However, I must agree that metal cameras are preferable. The MZ-S's quality and sturdiness is on a different level from the rest of the MZ line. Notice how so many new P&S digicams are stainless steel? A stainless steel SLR would probably be too heavy, so magnesium is a good alternative.
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