Don Sanderson asked:
> A while back there was mention of some M42
> mount bodies with superior viewfinders.
> I believe Fujica and Ricoh were among them.
> What M42 bodies have you found to be the
> best as far as viewfinder/weight/features, etc?
I remain partial to the Pentax S3 (aka H3) for how it fits
my hands (it's not the lightest, but it's a very _comfortable_
weight for me), how I like the viewfinder, and how it feels to
operate. But I can't say it wins on "features" ...
It's got speeds from 1 - 1/1000 + B, but it's also got a T
setting, which I find handy once in a while. It has both
X and FP flash sockets. It doesn't have DOF preview, but
it doesn't need it because that feature is already one the
lenses (just thumb the "manual/auto" switch over the manual
to check DOF). It does have automatic diaphragm (which
most people would probably forget to list as a feature).
What it lacks are a flash shoe (cold shoe available as a
clip-on) and a meter (also available as a clip-on, IIRC).
*cough* I'm sure that an H3 being my first Pentax hasn't
the slightest thing to do with my liking it so much. *cough*
(But really, it's a _sweet_ little camera.)
-- Glenn
