> -----Original Message----- > From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > It's nice to see but with MILLIONS > of spotmatics sold and THOUSANDS > of them on the used market in very nice condition > where's the need for this camera??? > > I think this was a dumb move on their part. > JCO > > > I'm not so sure. How many people out there have spotties > with dead meters or > have had bad luck with the zinc-air #400 battery > replacements? Plus, from > looking at the picture of it, it has a shutter speed up to > 1/2000 sec and a > flash sync of 1/125. Depending on the price of the body > they may do ok on > it.
Plus it's new, it's black, it's minty, it's probably got an improved meter, a more accurate shutter, channels to have it fixed, and it won't have been through 30 or 40 years of use. Not everyone wants to buy a old camera. tv
