Re: Which would you keep

[Joe Wilensky]

I would also say keep both, or even decide on one or the other and 
then pick up a backup body of the same type so you have two! As all 
these cameras get older and older, it seems having a backup makes 
sense either for stepping in when something on the more-used body 
fails, or simply as a source of parts eventually. They are two very 
different cameras, but if you are going to keep just one, perhaps 
pick the one with less "mileage" on it, if one is significantly more 
"used" than the other. It's no guarantee of longevity, but a 20+ year 
old camera that has had an easy life of light use seems to have the 
edge over a heavily used body that may have taken thousands more 
exposures.

Both the MX and Super Program were built well, I think, and even 
though the Super Program didn't have a 5 fps motor drive, it was able 
to handle the 3.5 fps Motor Drive A and had "professional" 
aspirations, so it may be fairly durable as far as shutter cycles go.

Joe

 > I own both, and I'd keep both. One [extra] body doesn't take up much
 space, and if one of the two gets broken/damaged, you have another to
 use.
I'd say to keep 'em both.  Both are good camera bodies, and there might be
occasional times when you would want two film bodies.  The amount of money
you'd get by selling either would not be huge (you certainly couldn't put
much of a dent in the cost of buying an *istD or a *istDS), so why bother?
Fred