I came to prefer using M42 lenses on the D to using K/M lenses. Just for
aperture priority (which works just fine with M42 lenses).
-Adam
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Gang,
Something I've been meaning to do for a while was to try a screw mount lens
on the istDS. Yesterday a ST 105/2.8 was mated to the camera and I was
quite pleasantly surprised. I'd forgotten how nice and smooth the lenses
focused, and how small and light they are. It was a pleasure to use on the
DS. What was even more surprising was how bright the finder was, even with
the lens stopped down to f8.0. Quite a bit brighter than I remember the
Spotmatic to be. Putting the lens on a KM or KX and comparing finders
might be worthwhile. Yesterday was very grey and overcast, and it was
raining heavily. Still, the view through the finder allowed for a bright
image and easy focusing. Today has started out sunny and not overly
bright, and should allow for more time to play with the combination, and to
perhaps compare the screw mount 105 to the K105/2.8.
It might be fun to pick up a few more screw mount lenses after I see how
the 105 works out.
Shel
