Hi Gianfranco,
Congrats on the Spotmatic! I`m glad it cleaned up OK for you. I think
you will like it.
I can`t answer the question, yet. I picked up a Super Tak 50 1.4, but have
not
used it yet.
I did`nt know there were two versions of the 50mm 1.4 Super Tak. How do you
tell them apart? Peter Jonkman`s page lists them both, the 8 element /7
group,
and the 7 element/6 group, but with no pics. The weight is different, one
is
245 grammes, and the other is 230, and I don`t have a scale.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 3:25 PM
Subject: My first Spotmatic... and a question
> Hi everybody,
>
> This afternoon, while heading home, I've been attracted by a "bargain"
> Spotmatic SP offered at a very nice price. The camera had some corrosion
on
> the top and around the mount. It worked fine, though (I couldn't test the
> meter - dead battery) and had its original case (in very good shape) and a
> Super Takumar 50/1.4. The seller asked me 48 US$ for it. The last two
> Spotmatics (F?) I saw around here went for something like 180 US$ (one
LINB,
> the other had a kind of sticky mirror problem) so I bought the SP on the
> spot.
> Back home I started to clean the camera and - surprise! - the corrosion
was
> superficial only. Only between the pentaprism and the speed knob the
surface
> still looks mat and shows some wear.
> Now the SP looks good and I think it has been barely used for a very long
time
> (it shows no brassing, scratches or dents of any kind). The lens is the
> cleanest I've ever seen (now I understand why so many people still loves
the
> old screwmount Pentax lenses) :)
> Now the question: how does the Super-Takumar 50/1.4 compares to the K, KM
and
> F/FA versions? It's the second version (seven elements in six groups).
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gianfranco
>
> PS. Er, Albano? Please add an SP.
>
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