----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> My main point was that *I* have tiny, weeny hands (people comment on how > small they are all the time), and scrawny little arms, and yet even *I* find > some of the MZ range feeling as though I am wielding not much more than a > p&s. My Mz-6 with the FA50mm 1.7 is a perfect example of this. Mind you, > must admit that it *is* much easier for me to handhold in lowlight... > > I never was one that took to the little credit card sized mobile phones > either though, just another thing for me that would become too easy to lose > and abuse, and I would *never* do that to a Pentax.... <vbg> > Tanya; What DO you like about larger cameras? I imagine if you have small hands and scrawny (your term so it's fair game) arms, you would appreciate the philosophy of Pentax to reduce the size of their cameras. Holding a camera up for hours at a time shooting a wedding would be very difficult, if not downright painful, for you if you used a "professional-sized" camera like an F5. The ist-D really isn't all that small compared to the M, A, P, or some MZ series cameras. Actually it's the biggest camera I've owned! BTW, my ex-boss bought an Optio S and proceeded to lose it. First, after unpacking the box, he threw out the bubblewrap that held the camera thinking it was just packing filler. Then after a month or so of use he simply lost the camera. He found it months later at the bottom of his briefcase! Christian
