Nor do I. But I still have a Spotmatic and a Spotmatic F. I once had half a dozen, including a Spotmatic Motor Drive. That one went to a collector in Japan. Paul On Jul 9, 2006, at 6:59 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>> >> >> I used to soup my own color reversal and direct >> positive B & W film >> > > Those were the days, I don't much miss them... > > If most of your lenses are Super Takumars, (Not SMC Taks, which meter > open aperture on the F), you won't lose much using them on the DL. > Auto > diaphragm will be a thing of the past, but that would be true on any K > mount body. Stop down metering works well enough and you'll get the > advantage of aperture preferred stop down automated metering so you > gain > something there, (in addition to the convenience of digital). Any > third > party lens, w/o a Auto/Manual switch will only expose wide open, which > makes them a bit more problematic. Still you could do worse for a > kit. > As I said in an earlier post, (anticipated by everyone else it seems), > there are lots of experts and quite a few "experts" on this list. > Questions or comments usually garner reasonable and often quite > knowledgeable responses. > > Joe Strain wrote: > >> I have an F and a Ricoh Singlex with the self timer >> and the 50mm f 1.4 lens that looks exactly like my 50 >> f 1.4 super takumar. >> >> Will using most of my lenses with M42 to K adapter on >> my *istDL >> >> I used to soup my own color reversal and direct >> positive B & W film but prefer the convenience of >> digital >> >> Yodar >> --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> We'll be on-topic shortly. Thread drift happens (in >>> this case, because I >>> used a bad source on air freight numbers). >>> >>> So, which Spotmatics do you use? I'm an M42 >>> afficianado, and I shoot >>> with a Spotmatic SP, as well as a Chinon CM-3 and >>> M42 adaptors in my LX, >>> MX and Ricoh KR-5sv. My main bodies are the CM-3 and >>> LX though as the >>> meter is broken on my SP and I don't like >>> Match-needle much anyways. >>> (the MX is out on loan at the moment) >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> Joe Strain wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I just joined the list today from a SPOTMATIC group >>>> having chosen to use my Pentax optics on a new >>>> >>>> >>> *istDL >>> >>> >>>> My interests are in technical and macro phorography >>>> using f 4.5 Pentax Macro 50 mm, 100 mm (or >>>> thereabouts) bellows takumar >>>> >>>> So far I havent learned a thing and will be keeping >>>> >>>> >>> my >>> >>> >>>> responses OFF till I see the this list going back >>>> >>>> >>> ON >>> >>> >>>> THEME >>>> >>>> Best wishes and silently lurking here in Winter >>>> >>>> >>> garden >>> >>> >>>> Fl. >>>> >>>> Yodar >>>> >>>> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> In a message dated 7/9/2006 1:42:39 PM Pacific >>>>> Daylight Time, >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>>>> You are a moron, my friend, plain and simple. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> ======= >>>>> Sometimes you just have to love PDML. >>>>> >>>>> Sling some name calling around here, sling some >>>>> >>>>> >>> name >>> >>> >>>>> calling around there. >>>>> >>>>> Definitely not boring. >>>>> >>>>> Marnie aka Doe ;-) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Yodar >>>> Words MEAN things. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Yodar >> Words MEAN things. >> >> >> > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
