Re: [pct-l] PCT photography

["R.J. Baynum" <rjbaynum@nidlink.com>]

How about the Canon Elain II E?
R.J. Love mine!


Chris Mills wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I need some advice.  I am a fairly avid amateur photographer, and currently
> own a Canon A2E.  It is a great camera, and has accompanied me on many a
> backpacking adventure, but I think it may be just too heavy and bulky for
> my thru-hike next year.  I need some suggestions if anyone has them on a
> good camera for the thru-hike.
> 
> I have a bad feeling that my ideal camera doesn't exist, but I listed the
> features I'm looking for below.  If you know of any camera that meets at
> least most of my wants, I'd appreciate it if you would let me know.
> 
> Features:
> 1.  Manual ISO setting (so it will take bulk loaded film) that will go down
> to at least     40.  (This one is absolutely necessary)
> 2.  Small size and weight.
> 3.  Good Optics
> 4.  A slow shutter speed (slower than 1/2 sec.) at the low end, to blur
> water if I want to, and capture low light situations.
> 5.  Relatively weather resistant.
> 6.  Exposure compensation or manual exposure setting (or override).
> 
> I have become quite enamored with the Olympus Stylus Epic, but I don't
> think it has features 1,4, or 6.  I have also given some consideration to
> the old single lens (non-interchangeable) rangefinders made in the 60's and
> 70's, but these are almost all metal and just as heavy as my A2E.  They
> also have to be re-calibrated to take non-mercuric batteries.  I could live
> with a point and shoot if it is really small and light, but I don't know of
> anyone that has feature 1, 4, or 6.  Although I would not be happy with it,
> I would live without 4 or 6, but any point and shoot has to have 1.  There
> is no way I could afford to shoot as much as I do if I were not using bulk
> loaded film.  Any ideas??  Thanks!
> --Chris Mills
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