Frank T. pleaded:
> I there a 12-step group for Spotmatic owners? :-)
Yes. Here are the usual twelve steps:
1. You acquire, or are given, a Spotmatic casually.
2. Then you figure, "Hey, I could actually use this old thing." You do, and
you like it.
3. So you look into learning a bit about the Spotmatic line.
4. Next, you discover that M42 screwmount lenses are surprisingly good.
5. ...And surprisingly cheap.
6. After some research into the various models, you buy another Spotmatic,
this time shopping carefully and getting just what you've decided you want.
7. It's good, too.
8. You begin haunting online auctions and used equipment ads for the
Super-Taks and SMC-Taks you want, and buying them in.
9. The opportunity presents itself, so you acquire a third Spotmatic, just
in case.
10. You've bought books. Now you discover Gerjan's wonderful book on Pentax
screwmount stuff.
11. You draw up a list of everything that your "ideal collection" of
Spotmatic equipment would contain.
12. You spend hours happily looking for the pieces you don't have, and, as
you photograph, often pause to admire and appreciate your beautiful
Spotmatic gear, saying to yourself some variation of, "They don't build 'em
the way they used to."
Have I got the twelve steps about right, you think?
--Mike (who just bought a near-mint 85mm f/1.8 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar
with lens hood and case)
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