Interesting. I also used an S1a for 15 years until a Coke spill finished
it off. I replaced the body with a Praktica MTL5B which worked like a
Spotmatic at a fraction of the price & allowed me to continue using my
M42 lenses.
Alan C
On 15-Jul-20 05:53 AM, Nolan Hinshaw wrote:
On Jul 14, 2020, at 20:44, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
Don't think I agree with Larry here - I don't rate myself as any more than an
adequate photographer, yet I do get some
decent images out of Pentax gear (even the vintage ones) without having to
work too hard at it.
All UI's are the brainchild of people who have spent too long at it and trying
to make it do everything, so it does
nothing really well. We, the users, just have to work out what is useful to us
and ignore the rest.
I've done some adequate work with an early S-1a[0] and later a K-1000, both of
which require that I participate fully in making the shots. I can even
perpetrate fun with the Holga or the Diana. My K-10d works well enough, but
unless I'm snapshotting with it, I go mostly manual with exposure and focus. I
do regret not having acquired the Auto-110 which was for a time available; I'd
seen just how good decent optics could render on such a small format.
[0] couldn't afford the Spotmatic
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