Shel,
Try a "K" adaptor and screw an old (but fabulous) SMC Takumar on and try
it using the manual/auto selector.. They may be heavier, but they have
lasted one generation and will last several more.
Bob Rapp
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 12:49 PM
Subject: Silent Lenses
> Assuming one is willing to give up the automatic diaphragm on SLR
> Pentax lenses, and use them only as a manually operated spot down
> lens, how much size and weight might be saved on a given focal length
> lens? Also, how much quieter might camera operation be by eliminating
> that lens feature and the mechanical mechanism within the camera that
> operates the lens diaphragm? IOW, all we'd get is the sound of the
> shutter and the return mirror.
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