I think that you can adapt the Spot F to take 1.5 volt cells with just a bit of plastic to keep the cell properly insulated and from rattling around in the battery compartment. There was a whole thread in the past about the circuit design in the Spot F which allows the meter to function properly with higher voltage batteries. The camera itself is very stingy on batteries so walking around with the lens cap off while shooting isn't that big a deal. Just remember to cap the camera when you store it.
At 10:29 PM 3/11/2002 -0500, you wrote: >The F also has a hot-shoe and a shutter release lock - I can't tell you how >many frames I've lost because I had the shutter cocked, then had to put my SP >into the camera bag, accidentally tripping the shutter on the way into, >out of, >or while the body was in the bag. A real PIA (but not enough to stop me from >loving my SP's!). > >To me, the whole "meter's always on while the lens cap is off" thing with >the F >would be most annoying. Ya just can't walk around with the lens cap >on! Might >miss a shot that way. But I'd hate to think I was draining the batteries >in so >doing... > >But they're both wonderful cams - you'd enjoy either, I'm sure. > >regards, >frank > >Bob Rapp wrote: > > > Both would serve you well. The big difference is the F supports open > > aperture metering and the other stopped down. > > > > The down side of the F is that the meter is always on and can only be > > switched off by unscrewing the lens. Both take mercury batteries and will > > take hearing aide batteries if the mercuries are unavailable. > > > > Check the meters in both. This is best done by dialling through the speeds > > and matching against the aperture. If the meter does not work, they camera > > may de deemed unrepairable. However, if you live outside the US, you may be > > able to get it repaired as the ASA resistor is still available from Pentax. > > I have had 2 repaired here in Australia and it is worth every cent. > > > > Otherwise, be like the legendary "JCO" and use a hand held meter! > > > > Regards, > > > > Bob Rapp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Prasanta Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:21 PM > > Subject: Which Spotmatic ? > > > > > Well, after some time I am back to Japan and in my first visit to > > > the local camera store, I picked up a used SMCT 200/f4. A bit > > > battered on outside, might be that the lens was opened by the > > > previous owner for cleaning but with a burgain proce of Yen 3000, > > > I thought I should give it a try. Now, to test it I need a screw > > > mount body, I have seen two Spotmatic on the rack one is normal > > > Spotmatic and the other one is Spotmatic F. What is the > > > difference > > > ? Which one should I buy ? > > > Also how much should I pay for a SP in good shape with the meter > > > working ? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Prasanta. > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > >-- >"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist >fears it is true." -J. Robert >Oppenheimer >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
