Pick up one of those little hot shoe covers. Most new cameras come with them they cut down on the chances of catching/hooking a bit but not entirely.
At 07:41 PM 2/10/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Sunday, February 10, 2002, 7:15:07 PM, Rofini wrote: >R> Hi Frantisek, > >R> The FA2 does not have aperture readout. They have the same height but >R> the FA2 tapers from that height in a more classic prism shape, and is >R> much more appealing to me. Both have the same diopter adjustment >R> range. > >R> Mark Rofini > >Thank you all. > >It's a pity about the aperture readout window. I love this feature of >both K2DMD (normal K2s lack it) and my new LX. IMNSHO, they (pentax) >could just made a hole in between PEN and TAX nameplate on the FA2 and >put the window there :) I taped the Pentax nameplate with black tape >immediately after purchase of the LX, it's much more inconspicious now >(although less nice). As a heresy, I am trying to locate a Zenit or >similar lowend slr nameplate and glue it with double-sided tape there, >to lessen chance of stealing /attracting more attention ;-))) > >Anyway, the FA2 would be ideal for me (with aperture readout), as the >hotshoe makes the FA1 >not "fluent", it catches more on things etc. On OM olympuses I like >the detachable hotshoe much. > >Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek >- >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 . - 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 .

