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A second camera body is essential, even close to home. I bought my first Canon AE-1 camera the year they were released, my first one fell victim to a bad tripod, wind, and a rock in a puddle.... but the fatal damage was caused by the water, even though the camera was in it less than five seconds. At that time, I simply went out and bought another used body. The AE has it's quirks, but after 20 years of using it, I'm pretty comfortable with them. I had considered the merits of having another body around but kept putting it off until a couple years later. One day, I was 200+ miles from home, and had hiked in a couple miles to a fairly isolated spot when my camera quit due to a b/o relay. To say that the air was a little blue on the way home would be an understatement. It only cost $25 to fix the body, and I still have it, but the bill at the camera shop that day included another body. The camera bag today contains two bodies (AE-1 and AE-1 program) two flashes (Vivitar 3500 and Canon Speedlite 155A) and the following lenses: 28, 50, 85, 135, 100-200 zoom and a 300, as well as a 1.4 extender. However, AF is in the very near future for me, so that will be changing. Jim --- James / Kathleen Brock --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions dictated to us by Sasha da'Bird and Ivan & Anna Bunny!! "Extra 9000 West at Red Pass, clear signal, north track, out" ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
