No matter what body you choose, having a backup body is a very good idea. You never know what might happen (including theft).
I don't know how much time your friend has, but I think getting used to a particular camera is important also. You never want to rely on equipment that you are personally unfamiliar with. It's too easy to set something wrong or make a bad assumption about how it actually works and ruin the entire trip (only discovered upon return). Bruce Tuesday, May 21, 2002, 9:01:46 PM, you wrote: SB> I wouldn't take an MZ-5n on a once in a lifetime trip, especially to a SB> place where there may be problems with moisture or dust, especially SB> without a backup body. A good, solid, mechanical camera, with a backup SB> body, would be my choice. SB> Petter Jarbo wrote: >> A friend of mine is going to Africa this fall and she is in great need >> of a new camera. She asked me for advice and I suggested a MZ5n with >> some nice lenses. >> >> My question to the allknowing list is, will the MZ5n handle three months >> in darkest Africa (desert/steppe, not jungle)? The MZ-S would of course >> be better but she's on a budget of US$600-700 and she's not that a good >> friend that I lend her mine MZ-S :-) >> >> I might mention that this is here first SLR. I don't think the LX would >> fit here all that well. - 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 .
