The mount was proprietary to Fuji, it will not mate with SMC Takumars for OA metering.
At 07:33 PM 1/31/2002 -0800, you wrote: >The Fuji ST901 you say was their answer to the ES. What type of screw mount >lens was used on it to enable it to do open aperture metering like the ES >II? Could SMC Takumars be used on the 901 to activate the auto feature? > >Jim A. > > > From: "John Poirier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 17:56:30 -0700 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Spottie Questions (Enablement Needed) > > > > Hi- > > None of the Spotmatics have particularly wonderful finders in my > opinion. I > > have an F, a 1000, and an original. I love 'em anyhow. > > > > You may want to take a look at Fujica ST701 and ST801 bodies. I > haven't had > > my hands on either for many years, but owned both in the late seventies- > > used mainly with SMC Tak lenses. It seems to me that their finders were > > brighter than Pentax, and they were pretty solid mechanically > speaking. The > > ST801 in particular is interesting because its meter technology was very > > advanced for the time. It used a silicon blue cell with an LED readout > > something like the MX. The ST701 was around for quite a while and I think > > evolved over the years, so there may be variations in finder brightness > > depending on when manufactured. > > > > Fuji also made the ST901, their answer to the ES, with a wildly innovative > > meter readout for the day- digitial numerical readout of shutter speed. > > Described as a gimmick that would never go anywhere by a contemporaneous > > Consumer Reports review. Nice chunk of gadgetry, but aperture priority > only > > on auto and no meter on manual. Can't guess about reliablility. I owned > > one of those as well and enjoyed it. > > > > Good luck! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christopher Lillja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: January 31, 2002 10:08 AM > > Subject: Spottie Questions (Enablement Needed) > > > > > >> As I have been building my Pentax system I have found some screw mount > > lenses to be great value for the money. I generally use them on a beat > up ME > > with a M42/KM adapter. I'm thinking about getting a real M42 body, and of > > course a nice Spottie would probably fit the bill nicely. > >> > >> Here's the thing: which Pentax M42 camera has the best view > > finder/focusing aids? I've read all the major pages on the topic and little > > is mentioned about the various finders. I would happily trade TTL metering > > for a really good finder or perhaps a really small (ME like) chassis... > >> > >> I have a K1000 and I find the little tiny microprisim dot in the middle of > > the ground glass not much fun to use. I love the finder on the ME, and I > > could live with something in between those two. I'm happy with the > > viewfinder brightness of both cameras, BTW..... > >> > >> Now remain calm please, I have also looked at information on many M42 > > cameras, some (gulp) non-Pentax. If anyone has some suggestions along these > > lines, feel free to answer me off-list. > >> > >> Well, what I guess what I really want is an MX with an M42 lens mount. > > What the next best thing? > >> > >> Christopher Lillja > >> Publications Coordinator > >> The Pennington School > >> www.pennington.org > >> - > >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
