Decades back, I bought an ME, mainly for travel, because the brand had a solid reputation and it was one of the smallest & lightest cameras on the market. The main competitor I considered was an Olympus OM, which offered similar advantages. My main lens was an 85/1.8 which partly compensated for the unskilled amateur's tendency to not get close enough.
I was quite happy with both camera and lens, though I did occasionally wish for the extra control an MX would have given. However, I stopped travelling so didn't use it much. Then it was stolen and I didn't replace it. Now I'm travelling again, want a good camera again. Again, somewhat to my surprise, I find Pentax and Olympus the most attractive. In-body IS seems to me obviously the Right Thing. Pentax has the advantages of better compatibility with older lenses and those tiny Limited ones (especially the 70/2.4!) look utterly great if you want lightweight kit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
