----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Morphet" Subject: 6x7 'X' setting
> Hello, > > I have just bought a 6x7 body (with MLU, P67 105mm lens, and plain prism). > I'm very pleased with it, and can imagine that I'll soon be expanding the > kit, probably starting with a 200mm lens. Get the newer SMC Pentax one. It is a lot better than the Takumar. > > I have one simple query: What's the difference between setting the speed > dial to 'X' and setting it to 1/30th? I wondered whether 'X' was perhaps > a purely mechanical setting, but testing with the battery removed suggests > that it's not. > The meter doesn't operate when the shutter is set to X. Since you don't have a meter, there is no difference. The 6x7 is 100% battery dependent. William Robb
