Back in 83/84 I started out with a Praktica MTL5 and Pentacon 50mm/1.8
(brilliant for a beginner). I often took this set-up out on bike rides in
the country. It was kept in a bag strapped to the bike.
Anyway one day I discovered that the four or five screws that held the
mounting flange onto the lens had loosened so much that the lens was about
to fall off the camera.
Since then I have often carried my MEsuper and 50mm on the bike (including a
two week solid tour in the Alps), and this has suffered no ill-effects at
all, making me wonder if it's build quality that counts. The Praktica was
solid and probably better made than the Russian Zenits, but the MEsuper and
A50/1.7 lens have that intangible "feel" that only comes from superb build
quality.
Jim Brooks
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