On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 06:13:33PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll reply in all caps, point by point: > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > Built in winder on xr-m (+ for me, - for paul. he prefers to attach winder > if needed). > > YEP. YOU CAN THUS SEE THE WIND LEVER MOVING, FOR REASSURANCE. AND YOU > CAN CHOOSE TO ADD A BATTERY-LADEN MOTOR, FOR HEFT, OR SIMPLY USE THE > FEATHERWEIGHT GRIP, WITH ITS EXCELLENT AUXIILIARY SHUTTER RELEASE.
that is true :) At times i do wish the xr-m weighed like the xr-p :) > > spot-metering in xr-m. not in xr-p. xr-m also has backlight compensation but > thats usually better done yourself. > > THESE AND OTHER XR-M/XR-X FEATURES ARE ALSO FOUND ON THE XR-M'S > REPLACEMENT, THE XRX-3P. ALSO, THESE TWO MODELS, UNLIKE THE XR-P, SHOW > YOU THE SHUTTER SPEED ON A TOP-PANEL LCD. xr-x3p is a little more harder to obtain than xr-m and is not as cheap. Which is why i dont have it :) > > The caveat ofcourse is getting program lenses (ricoh P lenses) is not > easy. > > TRUE, BUT ONCE YOU HAVE IT, YOU HAVE IT. THE 50/2 IS A FINE LENS AND > WIDELY AVAILABLE IN P, THOUGH IT WAS NEVER MULTICOATED. THE P 50/1.4 > IS SCARCER THAN A PENTAX 50/1.2; I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE FOR SALE IN THREE > MONTHS OF LOOKING. You didnt look well enough :) I got mine less than 3 months ago. Pentax 50/1.2 doesnt seem scarce. KEH has 3 of them listed. > > CONCLUSION: ALL PROGRAM RICOHS OFFER TTL FLASH AND EASY VERTICAL > SHOOTING. IF YOU LIKE THE CLASSIC CAMERA FEEL AND OPERATION OR MUST > HAVE THE APERTURE WINDOW, GET THE XR-P. IF YOU PREFER MODERN > AMENITIES, SKIP THE XR-M/XR-X AND GO FOR AN XR-X 3P. IT ADDS A 1/3000 > SECOND SHUTTER AND A BUILT-IN FLASH WITH 28MM COVERAGE AND EXCELLENT > (EASY) TTL FLASH FILL. Theres one on ebay right now <heheh> - 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 .
