Awesome Frank!!!! That is what the LX is for, to enjoy life. If we coddle our gear it goes through life with no experiences. Such a pity. No regrets when you finally put them on a shelf...
While I was at my photo store this morning, they commented on the covers I have on the LCDs of my *ist D. I commented that when in my fanny pack they may get tossed about with loose lenses - that slip out of cases - and I was protecting the screens. The clerk commented that he would at least baby the camera for the first six months or so. The Pentax rep stated something about beating the snot out of the gear and smiled and looked at me. Not that I abuse them, they just live a full life - ahhh, the stories they could tell... So, continue enjoying the LX. They can take it. Take it from someone who knows, C�sar Panama City, Florida -- -----Original Message----- -- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:29 PM -- -- This weekend, I went toboganning with my youngest daughter. -- Brought along -- the LX with Viv S1 24-48. We had a blast - the temp warmed -- up (!) to around -- -8C, and there was plenty of snow and sun. -- -- We were taking turns going down, and Claire had the camera -- around her neck -- when it way my turn. Just for fun, one time we went down -- together. I knew -- I was going to fall off the back of the toboggan (nothing to -- hold onto back -- there), and I was ready to make sure that I held the camera -- up in the air, -- no matter what my body did on the snow underneath. I hoped -- to snap off a -- few before my expected demise. So, I strapped the camera to -- my right wrist -- (my favourite way to hold the camera whilst out walking), -- and down we went. -- -- Got off one shot, and promptly hit the snow. Kept the -- camera as high in the -- air as a could while I tumbled, and was quite successful in -- doing so. The -- camera got covered with snow, but never hit the ground! I, -- on the other -- hand, took the brunt of the punishment (better me than the -- camera!) Took -- off the filter (which was covered with snow, too), and I was -- all set to go! -- LX worked just fine after that. -- -- I think everyone there thought I was nuts. I couldn't -- disagree with that -- assessment. Hope the shot turned out (I was shooting about -- 2 stops wider -- than the meter told me to, due to the white snow in the background). -- -- Your comment on the safety of shooting out windows in snow -- storms with AF -- reminded me of that, Cory. -- -- Sorry for your loss. Sounds like everyone appreciated your -- digital, though. -- -- cheers, -- frank -- -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible -- worlds. The pessimist -- fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
