Tak 55 2.0. The manual foucs on those old m42's was SO smooth.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/05/05 4:57 PM >>> Steve Desjardins wrote: > In 1972 I was 14. I worked in a drugstore and saved for quite a while > to buy that SP500. At the time, it was by far the nicest thing that I > owned. I had a little darkroom set up in my basement and went through a > LOT of Tri-X. > > The funny part is I got a new battery for it a few years ago so my > daughter could use it in a photography class. I shot a roll of some > flowers just to be sure it still worked. The pictures were marvelous. > > It's hard to improve on certain designs. You bet! I'd venture 90% of one's photography occurs at or below 1/500th of a second. Other than that, it's an SP1000... > Steven Desjardins What was/is your lens, please? keith

