Lets see here, Shel believes its better to use this lense's VALUABLE feature like open aperture metering and recommends a different body. So would I. But I will also contend I don't want to lose that SAME exact feature on a DSLR with my K/M lenses either. There is an even important reason to use a M42 Pentax body he didn't mention, with a M42 body you get auto aperture with the 85/1.8 SMCT and you don't with any K body with adapter on it.
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: SMC Takumar 85mm 1.8 question I'm not P.J. (Thank goodness <GD&R>) The 35/3.5 is an exceptional lens. I've had that one in several iterations, all are wonderful optics. Using a Spotmatic F you'd get the open aperture metering. Using a K-mount with an adapter I'm afraid you'd lose that feature, yet the Spot F is essentially the identical camera to the K1000 and KM except for the mount. So, IMO, you'd be losing a valuable feature for no gain in functionality. Find a good Spotmatic F. Find a source for batteries for it as well - shouldn't be hard. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Markus Maurer > Hi P.J. > any opinions on other "worthy" M42 screw mount Pentax lenses like: I > could maybe get an SMC Takumar 35mm F3.5 or a SMC Takumar 200 F4 or a > 100mm Macro F4 from the same seller, all in good condition for nearly > the same price or a bit lower each. > > I don't know how rare the M42-->Kmount adapters are, I have two of > them at the moment. But maybe a nice Spotmatic would feel even > better...
