I went to Juan Buhler's opening tonight and debated about which cameras to take along. The first thought was to take a Leica, but I figured I may need some faster glass and a wider lens than what I have for the old Wetzlar Wonder. So, I took the LX and a 50/1.2.
Well, the lens was great. The LX metering was great. But the freakin' camera is so noisy that I was embarrassed to use it. Outside, after the event, a couple of us were walking into downtown, stopped at a group of people having a meeting, and from 20 feet away I snapped a picture in available dark. In a flash someone from the group came by and asked that I not take pictures. Michael, the fellow I was with, just smiled and said something about the LX not being a very stealthful camera. This brings me to medium format. Michael recently purchased a black Mamiya 7II. What a beauty! It's virtually silent, has a big, bright viewfinder, and the image jumps sharply into focus. But here's the thing ... with its normal lens it doesn't seem to weigh any more than the LX with its normal lens. And it's not much bulkier, either. I know Rob Studdert has a 7II, and I've seen the 'chromes he's shot with it. Has anyone else here considered a 7II while drooling over the pentax 67? If so why did you choose the Pentax 67 over the 7 or 7II? I'm really getting to hate noisy cameras. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
