On 4 Feb 2005 at 0:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I spent a month working in Mexico City. I wanted to wander the city as
> inconspicuously as I could, and I wanted to get beyond the tourist areas. I 
> was
> able to do this.  Although my ancestors are all European, I'm not out of place
> among hispanics. But I wanted to carry an inconspicuous camera that I could 
> put
> in a pocket of my cargo pants. So I went with the M 40/2.8 and an MX. It was a
> nice combination. I think the *istD and the old 40 or the new one would also
> serve quite nicely.

Har, not being a large guy I think I'd look more than conspicuous with an MX 
with a lens cap on in my pocket let alone a *ist D. Pretty much anyone wearing 
cargo pants here is likely a visitor and hence sticks out. Fortunately in my 
travels I've never been anywhere in public where I felt I needed to conceal my 
photo kit.


Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
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Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

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