I'm good about caps. i only take them off when I know I'm going to shoot. So I don't have a problem with SPf batteries, but I could see how it could be a problem for others. I have two early spotties, including a motor drive version, but not Spotmatic IIs. I think I would like that camera. May be one of these days. But most of my cameras don't get enough exercise as it is, particularly the screw mounts.
Paul
On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 07:09 AM, frank theriault wrote:
Hi, Paul,
Well, I don't have an F, but I've got several Spotties.
I think I'd love the open-aperture metering (although I"ve gotten quite used to stop-down
metering on the SP's), but what I don't like is the fact that the meter comes one as soon as the
lens cap comes off.
So, if you walk around with the cap off, ready as always for that great photo op, you're using
batteries! Plus, if you leave the cap off when you get home, you're draining the batteries as
well.
For those reasons, I think I'd prefer an SPII. That way you still get the hotshoe.
Dave, I think Paul's pretty bang on as far as pricing (converting to Canadian dollars).
Somewhere around $150 to $160 seems about right for a chrome body. Double that for black (but
theyr'e so beautiful!).
cheers, frank
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Spotmatic F's are probably the best screw mount cameras on the planet. They're not beleaguered with the electrnics of the ES models yet they stop down the lens for metering. I love mine. I would pay a hundred books for a nice chrome body or two hun for a pretty black one. Paul
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