> Thats a total myth in my opinion. If you consider the > actual time to change the lens of M42 vs K its a few > seconds at most
By which time my subject could be in the next county! > if you consider the actual time > of the whole process ( take old lens off, put caps > on front and rear, put back in lenscase/bag, get new > lens out of bag/lenscase, remove caps, install new > lens) the difference is miniscule. If you dont > do these things and just have a bunch of loose lenses > ready to mount and dismount it becomes slightly > more than miniscule I'll do whatever it takes to get the shot (within reason), if I didn't it wouldn't be worth buying the stuff in the first place. > The benefit of bayonet > mount is not just slightly easier to mount, the benefit is > it makes for simpler lens/body coupling due to > consistant lens positioning too. Which makes a big difference with modern electronic couplings etc. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
