-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:17 PM
. The plan is to carry the *ist D and an LX (I will probably <snip> > Though the 85/1.9 would be tempting. What has the 85/1.9 got that the 85/1.8 does not? I know it is a different optical design so I'll believe that some property is better, but I understood the 85/1.8 to be a better design (plus of course there was a K version). Those 85/1.9s are still pretty expensive, or I'd buy one and find out for myself. ===Actually I believe that I have both the 1.8 and the 1.9. I just looked at my inventory and only have the 1.8 listed. True that the 1.8 is sharper, but I have not found anything to really complain about whenever I used the 1.9. > This is how I have been travelling around lately. With the intense sun > during most of my shooting I have relied on an external light meter for both > cameras. As a matter of fact I have not had the batteries in my LX for > quite some time. Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a K1000 be almost as good as a batteryless LX? A lot of the nifty LX features involve the meter and flash circuitry. I've got a lot of Spotmatics that I run batteryless, because they are cheaper than any modern camera that can be run batteryless (and not real impressive WITH the battery, compared to a modern camera). DJE Though I could take my K1000, I like the size of the LX. I also have an MX I can cart around with me. But to be quite honest, I enjoy the feel of the LX in my hands better than any other camera. And with the grip and the lugs on the side it just carries better than the K1000 or the MX. Cesar Panama City, Florida
