Mike, Sorry...All I can say, is if you heft a 67II, you will get hooked if you like nice, big, clear viewfinders and that wonderful mechanical feel of old. The 67II gives you just enough automation (about on par with the LX) to be used in faster moving situations and has the nicest grip for your hands.
And yes, I suspect that the 75/2.8 is probably the most ideal lens to have. One I am still planning on getting. As to how nice images turn out, the 55/4, 90/2.8, 165/2.8 or 4 LS are superb. Who knows, maybe someday I'll succomb to the LX "hood" - about the time you get into the 67 "hood" <VBG>. Bruce Saturday, February 22, 2003, 1:50:45 PM, you wrote: >> The trick to jumping ship is that seems to be the future of the other >> brands, too. Perhaps you are meaning If Pentax starts moving >> downstream in target audience then it is time to jump ship? I believe >> there are a few on the list who would strongly argue that this has >> already occurred many years ago. >> >> All I can say, is I have never been happier once I moved off 35mm as >> being my *serious* platform. Using MF has been so much better than 35 >> in both results and enjoyment of the equipment and process. MJ> Now cut that out, Dayton! I just finally managed to swing for an LX, and MJ> there you go trying to entice me into the Brotherhood. Don't think I haven't MJ> been tempted...I've never shot with a Pentax 6x7 and I keep seeing MJ> tantalizing comments and examples from that new 75mm f/2.8 lens, which IMO MJ> would be just about the perfect normal lens. MJ> And just imagine my conundrum if, as P�l has been fantasizing, Pentax MJ> actually comes out with a new, more compact 6x7.... MJ> Maybe, cf. my comments in my column today, the LX is *not* my last hurrah MJ> with Pentax, but second-to-last. The last will be a 67 with a 75/2.8.... MJ> --Mike MJ> Mike Johnston MJ> ________ MJ> See "The Sunday Morning Photographer," my weekly online column about MJ> photography at any of these three locations: MJ> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sunday1.shtml MJ> http://www.steves-digicams.com/smp/smp_index.html MJ> http://www.photo.net/mjohnston/ MJ> Also, check out my regular monthly column in the U.K. _Black & White MJ> Photography_ magazine!
