1959 I bought a Zeiss Contessa used and in 1968 bought the first of my Spotmatics. Never cared for the K series as I felt like many others that Pentax sold us out.
Felt I needed autofocus in 1991 and bought a SF1n and after it was stolen a PZ1p in 1996. Became disalusioned with autofocus in 1999 when I drug out one of my old Spotmaitcs. It was like being re-enabled. Sold the PZ1p and bought a used LX in 2000. I still use the Spotmatics from time to time but the LX is my prime camera. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I started with a used Kodak rangefinder in the early 60's, moved up to a > Nikkormat in 65 or 66. Switched to an OM-1 for the size and more reliable > light meter. Switched to an ME-Super for the size and a more reliable light > meter. Have stuck with Pentax for the last 20 years or so because of > reliability, quality design, backward computability of lenses, and because I > prefer Subarus over Explorers, Macs over Windoze machines, fountain pens > over ball points, intuition over structured processes, and a harsh cabernet > over a mellow merlot. So call me an odd ball. > > Stan >
