Wonderful to hear about something besides *ist D for a change! Glad the LX provided that much satisfaction.
--- Bruce Wednesday, October 15, 2003, 2:39:07 PM, you wrote: PJ> Mid October in 2003, PJ> What a very special thing for me, PJ> What a camera, what a night. PJ> OK, that's enough bad rip off lyrics, but I'm on an absolute high. Mid PJ> October brings a huge travelling fairground to Hull in the UK, and I've just PJ> spent a fantastic evening and about 6 rolls of Velvia making the most of it. PJ> What was special about it? It cured me of my *istD envy. I'm really wedded PJ> to my LXen, but tonight not only did they feel and handle as wonderfully as PJ> ever, but the metering system will guarantee lots of perfectly exposed PJ> trannies. PJ> I know this because the trusty LX did just that last year, coping with night PJ> shots of all the usual funfair attractions. To say that the fair presents PJ> exposure challenges for normal cameras is a total understatement, but the LX PJ> rises to the occasion, dealing with strobes flashing on and off, lighted PJ> carousels whizzing into the frame and all the other variables that would PJ> result in rolls of wrongly exposed film with a lesser camera. PJ> An added bonus this year was my newish (to me) 20mm f/2.8, which is a PJ> brilliant lens. Still getting used to it, but it really is a brilliant pin PJ> sharp lens which gives a fantastic perspective. That and my 35 - 105 were PJ> all I needed for the night. PJ> A perfect night was rounded off by a bag of chips (real chips, UK style) and PJ> a can of Vimto. Sheer bliss!!!!! PJ> Peter
