William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Maas" > Subject: Re: Well anybody know in what ways m42 screwmounting > systemissuperiorto K mounting system? > > > >> I use the index finger, which presses right up against the mount button >> on Nikon and Canon EF mounts. For this, the Nikon reverse-turn works a >> bit better than the Canons. > > I don't recall having any problems with the Nikon bayonet, though I never > did move into the autofocus era with them. > Setting the maximum aperture on the meter on the F2 was a bit of a slug, and > having to set the aperture to 5.6 on the F wasn't the nicest, but this is > very old tech, and was cutting edge for the day. > I switched seamlessly to Pentax, the button placement never bothered me, the > mount/dismount direction being backwards to what I was used to was a bit of > a nuisance for a while, and I really liked being able to switch lenses while > watching what I was supposed to be shooting. > > William Robb > >
I'm an AI-era Nikon shooter, so the contortions necessary for meter indexing on pre-AI Nikon stuff is out of my real of experience (played with it, but never shot seriously with them). I can see the advantages of the old K mount setup, just never really noticed them when I was shooting with K mount kit (I'm only using M42 stuff for Pentax kit right now). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
