On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:16:35 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's the scenario: > Like everyone else, I'm looking at serious digital. > And having two good 135 film bodies may not be necessary. > (It'll be only for black & white.) > > The two are: > Black MX / winder. > Super Program / winder. > > Which would you part with & why? > Which would you keep & why? > > (Personally, I think Super Program will outlast MX > but the MX feels nicer. Tough decision. Or keep them > both knowing that sooner or later one will need replaced.) >
I know I'm echoing what many have already said, but I'd keep both. The amount you can fetch for a 35mm film body for these days is often much less than its actual "worth" as an photographic instrument. Which of these two bodies is more likely to crap out earlier is hard to determine at this point, all we know is that it's gonna happen someday, maybe sooner, maybe later. Both could be potential pigs to repair, given the growing scarcity of parts and donor bodies. I'd keep both. They'll make good back-ups for each other in the event of an unrepairable failure. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
