Bruce D. wrote: >> I was just looking at some of those pics, and noticed that the shutter >> dial goes from 1/60 to B with nothing in between. Is there no way to >> set slower shutter speeds on the ESII?
JCO wrote: > thats what SUCKS about the ES & ESII, no manual speeds between > B & 60!!! It's just an example of what I mean when I say that cameras need to be updated as to their engineering, and that this is why an older cameras are seldom ENTIRELY satisfactory, however much we may love them. Granted, the ESII is very old, and it's not Pentax's most recent take on the "MMM" camera. But it has many shortcomings. The lack of manual speeds below 1/60th is only the most obvious. IMHO the LX with the B grip is the most comfortable Pentax to hold. The ESII is second. My own "ideal Pentax" (was it Boz who was "dreaming" lately?) would be either an updated ESII with a K-mount, or a simplified LX. The updated ESII would have to have: --K mount. --full range of speeds. --better light meter. --AE lock. --quieter shutter. --brighter screen. --available diopters. --modern battery (or just fewer batteries!). The self-timer could go for all I care; I don't require that the shutter operate without batteries; and the top plate could be chrome-plated polycarbonate, even. The simplified LX could have, or would need: --fixed prism, but still with diopter adjustment or available add-on diopters. --regular strap lugs. --quieter shutter (most pressing need!). --better reliability (no "sticky mirror"). --modern "touches" like film window. Again, I don't care about batteryless operation. I personally don't care about flash, but I realize that to sell at all, either would need at least 1/125th sync and TTL flash, and the top shutter speed would need to be at least 1/2000th. I know, this is never going to happen. Not only is the era of the classic metal-manual-mechanical SLR over, but the era of the deluxe SLR is probably over, and the era of the film SLR is beginning to draw to a close. --Mike
