So, I suppose the answer to Shel's question is "none", with the thread gone into a reminiscing conversation--as it should be.
I like having a meter in the camera, although I've shot Tri-x on the shadow side of the street for so long that I don't look at it too much (1/250, f4.5 to f8 depending on how bright it is). I also dislike AF, and my ist D is in manual all the time. I was starting to pack my equipment for London last night, and I picked up the M6. I do miss that thing, and I think I'll try to finish the few rolls of Tri-X I still have while in London. Scanning film is a hassle though... As for cameras, the M6 and the MX have been my main ones for years. Also own a ZX5n, which was on a diet of TMZ but that kind of doesn't make sense now with the istD. I have lots of odd little soviet cameras, like Feds and Zorkis, Lubitels (2 and 166), some Lomos. Also a pristine K1000 that doesn't see much use either (but I can't make myself part with it), and a few 60's Japanese fixed lens rangefinders (there's a like new Minolta 7s, everything working, that's begging to have some film run through it). Oh, and a few Kodak Brownies (the Hawkeye is a beautiful piece of American deco--a nice p&s too) So, it was kind of a vice a few years back. I'm off of it now, no more cameras that I won't use... j On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:56:45 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was talking with a friend earlier and the conversation got around to > modern cameras as he's thinking about getting a digi for his daughter. > There wasn't much i could help him with since I know so little about modern > cameras, and apart from shooting a few frames with John's istD and a lesser > number of frames with Juan's istD, and one frame with a Minolta a couple of > years ago, I've never used or even handled a modern autofocus camera. > That's probably quite unusual for this list. That got me to wondering how > many people here have never used a fully manual camera - no autofocus, no > modes, no built-in meter. Anyone? > > Shel > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
