TTL and a fixed shoe count as TWO FEATURES, Chuck!
And don't forget the timer prefires the aperture. And
the timer pre-fires the mirror. Heh heh, I'm doubling
up again. The last 3 features were ALL missing on the
2, 2n, 3, 3T, and 3Ti. Not bad for an "amateur" body!
Negatives: I actually miss the weight of my 2.
Strange. The PC meter is more accurate in Auto than
in Manual.
More Positives: Luckily, the Auto mode is very useful
because the Comp Dial is so well thought-out. It sits
where the ASA dial was on the 1. (Where the Spotmatic
shutter dial lives.) The Comp Dial has handy,
oversized labeling (for dim interiors and
over-42-year-old eyes), and I think it even has a
reminder LED +/- in the finder so you don't leave the
Comp dial in play absentmindedly.
Plus, there's a window in the back. I always set the
EI manually but it's overkill.
Plus, unlike the 3 and 4, the display is long-lived
LEDs not the whimpy, now ya see it- now ya don't LCD
panel.
It may be a double-digit body but it's a USEABLE
double-digit body so I don't feel like a traitor
fitting premium-quality but money-saving non-Zuikos on
the front.
Lama, counting the days till that Kiron 28/2 gets
here....
Chuck noted:
nice properties:
Does TTL flash from a fixed hot shoe, has the
equivalent of a 2-13 screen, has a very secure feeling
rubber grip and ESP mode metering is very forgiving of
backlit situations when in auto mode.
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