On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:42:12 -0600, Krishna M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > I am a new comer to this list and want to introduce myself. > > I have been using Pentax body and lens from 1986 - Have about 5000 35-mm > slides -- but still consider myself within the realm of "amateur". My pix > are mostly photo-journalistic, editorial, nature and travel. I wrote a few > articles to go with my pix which were published. > > My equipment consists of Pentax Spotmatic F body and four SMC Takumar screw > mount lens: 1.4/50mm, 1.8/85mm, 4/100mm Macro, 4/200mm. I also use a Vivitar > 2.8/24mm lens. My recent addition is a Belarus-made MC Pelang > 3.5/8mm fisheye circular lens! I mostly use Fujichrome Provia and sometimes > Velvia. > > I am wondering if there are people around who still use this kind of gear -- > screw mounts, fixed focals...and as old a body as "Spotmatic F". However, I > love my lens because of their excellent optical quality (particularly the > 100mm macro and the 85mm which I use as a portrait lens!) > > Also wondering if these old Pentax screw mount lens can be used with any of > the new Pentax digital camera bodies that are coming out. If any one has > experience in so using, kindly advise. > > Hoping to actively take part, learn and contribute to the list. > Thanks and Warm Regards > Krishna.
Hi, Krishna, Welcome aboard! I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay. Lots of great stuff to learn about Pentax, along with photography in general (there's some real experts here - but not me <g>). Here's a little FAQ that Tom Rittenhouse (AKA Graywolf) compiled with input from many list members, which may explain a few things for you: http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html There are no "rules" only guidelines. <vbg> I still have a couple of Spotmatic bodies, along with some m42 primes - lovely lenses. I take 'em out a couple of times a year, just to give them some exercise, and everytime I marvel at the lovely images they give me. I bet they didn't think that some 40 years later, they'd still be humming along. I don't own any digital, but I think that with an adapter, m42 will work with either Pentax DSLR, but only with stop-down metering (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Now that you're in, you can never leave (just like the Hotel California). You're in for life (just like the Mafia). You can never unsubscribe. So, sit back and enjoy the ride!! <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
