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
