Mike Johnston said: > > I finally gave in to the legend of the screw mount, I bought a Spotmatic > > II on eBay, BIN for $95. I don't know how close to a good deal that was, > > Greg, > Congratulations! I'd say you got a great deal, since you got a camera that > would have to sell for six or eight hundred dollars IF you could buy one as > good today. <s> > > Consider having it CLA'd. It will cost more than the camera did but it's > worth it. > > > > Funny thing is that except for the whole screw mount versus K mount thing, > > the Spotmatic II seems like a better camera than the K1000 > > Well, except that the Spotmatic's meter is relatively useless. They're often > nonlinear and they have a highly annoying habit--they stop working in low > light but they keep registering readings--which means you never have a clear > sign from the camera that the light is too low for accurate metering.
I might be using the "Sunny 16" rule and bracketing, then. I haven't taken it out for a spin yet, I just got it yesterday and the weather hasn't been great. My K1000 does seem to have a smoother action. Maybe a CLA will fix that, but the real world is staring me down and I think I've spent enough money for now. > > I've heard that the meter from a K1000 can be put into a Spotmatic, but I > have no idea if that's true. If it is, I'm sorry I never heard of it when I > still had a bunch of Spotmatics (now I only have my ES II). > > What lens did you get with it? The 55/1.8. Too bad I didn't know Tonghang was trying to sell a SP and two lenses, I somehow missed that. Ah, well.
