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I see I'm well behind. I started at Step 1 10 years ago, and am still stuck at Step 1. I am thinking of Step 2, but haven't seen a 28mm. Those pancake ones are so cute. Where does the step of trying to pull apart your Spotmatic to fix the meter come in? I am trying that at the moment. Have got

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Yes Otherwise you fail. --- Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do they all have to be Taks?? -frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I there a 12-step group for Spotmatic owners? :-) Frank, Yes, there is... 1st step - buy a Spotmatic

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Frank, Yes, there is... 1st step - buy a Spotmatic with 50mm. 2nd step - buy a 28mm 3rd step - buy a 135mm 4th step - buy a 50mm Macro 5th step - buy a 300mm (but it was such a bargain) 6th step - buy a screwmount bellows Gosh, I screwed up. I bought my Spotmatic with the now

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Don't do it. You have far too many other things to do to waste time playing with a new camera. There is the LX Gallery to finish, and the PUG to work on. Stop being so bloody weak. You don't see me running down to my local camera shop to try out (a.k.a. buy) an MZ-S. In fact I don't even want

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Frank T. pleaded: I there a 12-step group for Spotmatic owners? :-) Yes. Here are the usual twelve steps: 1. You acquire, or are given, a Spotmatic casually. 2. Then you figure, Hey, I could actually use this old thing. You do, and you like it. 3. So you look into learning a bit about the

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Do they all have to be Taks?? -frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I there a 12-step group for Spotmatic owners? :-) Frank, Yes, there is... 1st step - buy a Spotmatic with 50mm. 2nd step - buy a 28mm 3rd step - buy a 135mm 4th step - buy a 50mm Macro

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Hey, you hit the nail square on the head Mike!! You missed a few, though: 1. Notice that the meter is pooched, 2. Find a decent repair shop that can scrounge a meter from a dead Spottie, or knows how to modify a K1000 meter to fit. 3. Curse Pentax for making meters that only last 25 or 30

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No, of course not. In addition to just the plain Takumars, you can buy Tele Takumars, Auto Takumars, Fisheye Takumars, Super Takumars, Bellows Takumars, Macro Takumars, Super-Multi-Coated Takumars, SMC Takumars...etc... :) Todd At 05:26 PM 7/12/01 -0400, you wrote: Do they all have to be