I prefer my Spotmatic F viewfinder to that of my Spotmatic. It's noticeably brighter. Paul
> The other minus is the viewfinder in the SP and SPII and SL > are all superior to the SPF. For some reason they changed the > design and there are more reflections bouncing around in > the SPF finder than all the earlier spots.... > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Best M42 body? > > > Ahh ... so it's not the viewfinder but the spot's need to be stopped > down in order to meter that's the issue. OK, fair enuf. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The Spotmatic F will give you open aperture meeting with > > Super Multi Coated or SMC Takumar lenses. That's a big > > plus over a Spotmatic. It's tough as nails and said to be almost > > identical to a K1000, save for the mount. The only minus is > > that the meter is always on when the lens cap is off. >
