On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Peter Smith wrote:
> Already have an old fully mechanical Praktica body as a starting point to
> try with hence the pentacon lens. I sold it to a friend when I upgraded in
> 1977 ish. Reading about the enthusiasm for screw mount on this group got me
> to phone him to see if he still had it and lo & behold it's back in my hands
> looking as new as the day it left me. Didnt want to go looking for
> glassware though if they weren't also usable on my other bodies.
Fair enough. I've used a couple of Prakticas before, and the difference
between them and a Pentax M42 body is like night and day. Preferences
will vary, of course, but I find the Pentaxes to be much smaller, more
compact, and to have a better feel and handling to them. If you start
getting more screw mount lenses (and yes, they are addictive!) you should
consider at least trying out one of the M42 Pentaxes.
chris
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