On Saturday, February 10, 2001 5:34 PM, Peter Loveday
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> I'm looking to get myself a screw-mount camera, and I
> find myself rather attracted to the idea of having
> one with no meter. I like the idea of going out with
> glass, metal and no batteries, with a simple hand-held
> meter to get a real feeling for exposure. (I enjoy using
> hi-tech cameras, and fully plan to get an MZ-S shortly,
> but I feel I'd like to have something more basic for
> those for philosophical times).
>
> However, I find myself having very little knowledge of
> anything pre K Mount. Looking at the list on the AOHC page,
> it seems the 'best' models are the SV/H3v S1a/H1a. However
> it indicates that their are differences between 'early' and
> 'late' ones.
>
> Is there any way to tell the difference here?
>
> What camera should I be looking for? I want something 100%
> mechanical, no meter, but fairly 'standard' if possible.
> ie, preferably all the shutter speeds on one dial, 1000th
> shutter if possible, etc.
>
> - Peter
>
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Clear winner, IMHO, the SV.
Solid, easy to use, does have an external meter if you want one, all the
shutter speeds, and a beautiful piece of precision engineering
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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