see my later post, with large lenses you point the lens' mount to the zenith and rotate the body onto the lens instead of what your suggesting here. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Whittingham Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Well anybody know in whatwaysm42screwmountingsystemissuperiortoKmounting system? > I hold the body > with the mount facing the zenith, spin them on and off > real fast. One of the DISADVANTAGES of screwmount is > that since your doing a lot of spinning you have > to be a little more careful if you spin real fast because > its easier to drop the lens if not careful, mostly on removal. That would be a great party trick with a 400mm lens 8) 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
