Hallo Eric,
Good to see you here.
The Spotmatic was a fine old camera, but is very old now. I remember
it from when I was still in High School during the late 1960s. I
never owned one, used to sell them however. There are a lot of Pentax
screw mount lenses going cheap nowadays, but I tend to prefer to
stick with something more modern that uses the Pentax K-bayonet lens
line.
The Pentax *ist DS is the first I've owned and used, and I'm finding
it a treat. Very sensibly designed, good lenses, fast enough to cover
most needs, and high quality. In the course of things, I acquired an
MX body a couple of months ago. This is a very nicely made and
finished, all manual/mechanical SLR film body that reminds me very
much of my old favorite Nikon FMs.
enjoy
Godfrey
On Jul 8, 2005, at 7:13 AM, Eric Maquiling wrote:
Hi all,
New on the list. I recognize some names (Godfrey on PAW--hiya!).
Looking to
get a Spotmatic. I think, at one point in someone's life, they
need to own
this classic. The Pentaxes are a little confusing. I am guessing
that there
are resources on the Yahoo web page who can CLA these. I'll look
at that
later. Basically, I'm looking for a body that can have a hot
shoe. So
probably a II or newer. What is the flash sync on these? And if I
did my
research right, the F can meter full open aperture and everything
else is stop
down? What designation of lenses do I need for the F model? Or
are they all
the same?
TIA!
--
Eric
