A tale of two photos - or how I manage to learn very little from photography
Recently, I had the two Spotmatics in my possession, an SP-1000, and an SPII, CLA'd by Eric Hendrickson , the acknowledge Pentax master repairman. According to Eric's web page, he has been repairing Spotmatics since 1969. That was when I was, uh, three. Who knows how much longer he will be at it, but his work is still top notch. I inherited them from a dear friend of mine, Paige Pinnell, when he passed away. In full disclosure, he did not will them to me, but his partner gave them to me when I stopped by the estate sale after his death. Some of Paige's photographs are here on the Obscura Gallery web page. Whenever I go backpacking, I tend to grab the Olympus OM-1n. It's small and lightweight. I've been using the Pentax a lot, trying to convince myself to take it on my upcoming trip to the Grand Canyon. It's still undecided. They both take great photos, but... the Olympus is just that much lighter and more compact, but is it bor...
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