Yep, they won't stop working, I'll give them that. But rubber doesn't lose grippiness.
-Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: > Been there, done that. Soldier Field, Chicago. December, 1978. The > temperature was -4 fahrenheit. The Spotmatic F and SMC Takumar 200/4 > performed perfectly. Got one of my best sports action pics ever on > the winning touchdown toss of the Chicago city championship. > Paul > On Oct 21, 2006, at 11:04 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> Try them with gloves in -20C weather. The metal gets slick, the rubber >> less so. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>> I don't get that one, the SMCT >>> Lenses are nowhere near as >>> Smooth as any rubber grip lenses. >>> Its virtually impossible to slip >>> With them. >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Adam Maas >>> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:03 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Spotmatic F and Super Takumars >>> >>> I prefer a good rubber ring as it's easier to grip with gloves and in >>> other adverse conditions. The knurled rings slip, although they do >>> feel >>> more solid. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>>> Never really liked this style of knurled control ring much. It is >>>> identical to the original Nikkors that my Nikon F came with. I >>>> prefer >>>> the knurled control rings on the Nikkor AI-S lenses, and think >>>> they're nicer looking. >>>> >>>> But this is just a matter of aesthetics and does not influence >>>> operation at all. >>>> >>>> Godfrey >>>> >>>> On Oct 21, 2006, at 10:35 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, I cant show you the auction I'm bidding on ... >>>>> Perhaps the later Takumar versions, with a rubber ring, are better >>>>> - but >>>>> they don't look so good :-) >>> >> >> -- >> 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
