I still prefer to use nearly all manual although I have had many auto modes available to me for decades. I dont like, want, or need AF or AE or Autoflash for what I do. I would love a basic M42 DSLR because with most M42 lenses the basics would be all that is possible. I could probaby get by pretty damn well with just a shutter speed dial and a hot shoe on a M42 dslr. Dont forget you can always use the rear LCD as a meter by taking a test shot.
The whole point of a M42 dslr of course is that it would have the M42 flange and the auto-aperture plate so that all M42 lenses could be used and auto M42 lenses would be supported with the actuator plate to press the lens pin during exposure. Without the auto aperture function, might as well use Pentax K/EOS bodies with M42 adapters without any auto aperture (ouch, I hate that way of working, thats why auto aperture was invented in the 1950's). JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PN Stenquist Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? But you can do that with a current DSLR. Just put it in manual focus and manual exposure modes and turn off the review. I sometimes work that way. I cut my photographic teeth 35 years ago with all manual equipment. Im not particular nostalgic about those times, and I don't gush about old manual equipment. But I do enjoy working that way once in a while. No special camera needed. It's all there in any of the Pentax DSLRs. Paul On Nov 19, 2008, at 2:21 PM, drew wrote: > Scott Loveless wrote: >> On 11/19/08, drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Shame really, I would love a simple match needle or LED DSLR... no >>> screen, >>> no "modes", just the basics. Set your film speed, W/B, aperture >>> and shutter >>> speed. Personally I wouldn't want a built in flash, I never had a >>> problem >>> using an accessory flash with the little look up chart on the >>> back ;-) >> Retro-digital? > > Yup, a Zenit 12XP or Spotmatic with a digital sensor instead of > film....no chimping, no fiddling around with menus to find some > obscure setting that in reality makes no difference to the end > result, no modes to shoot pictures of protons colliding in a > particle accelerator, no frown and facial recognition, nothing... > just the skill of the user to make a picture... :-) > > Drew. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
