The context of the discussion/posts was limited to the viewfinders. We werent comparing the cameras as a whole...What surprised me was the contention that Nikon didn't have any viewfinders as good as the MX VF in their SLR history... jco
-----Original Message----- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 11:11 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Nikon lens on M42 body??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Nikon lens on M42 body??????? >I am not a nikon guy but they sure made tons of SLR models > and finders and screens. None of them are as good as an MX? Wow, I am >glad I never got into Nikon if that's the case. Good thing too they >don't take M42 or PK lenses either. To hell with that..... I've used many Nikons over the years; F, F2s, F3 HP, FM, FM2, FE, and a Nikkormat FTN (technically not a Nikon). I have handled, but not used extensively the FA and F4, and some of the lower end cameras from the mid 80s, the N2000 and N2020, the FG (acronym for f*&king garbage) and some of the early AF's (601, 801 IIRC) Of those, I liked the F2 the best. But it is no MX. The FM2 is every bit as nice a camera as the MX, though not as compact. In general, I prefer the look of the pictures I get with Pentax lenses, enough so that I am willing to forgive a number of flaws in the product line. William Robb
