I believe Vivitar had a hand on making some mamiya lenses. I am sure JCO will chime in to extoll the virtues of one particular lens that he favors over the SMCT 20mm. The pin you mentioned is there on late lenses but not on the lenses contemporary with the TL and DTL cameras. I don't think much of the lenses although the normals are OK for getting started. And the spot metering is nice enough.
ppro > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 7:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies > > > > The Mamiya lenses are pretty crappy (I don't think Mamiya > actually made their 35mm cameras and lenses, BTW). Also, if I > recall correctly, they have some sort of locking pin extending > from the lens mount that prevents them from being mounted on any > other screw mount camera. > William Robb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies > > > > fellow pug-sters- > > > > i'm thinking of getting some really cheap cameras for my twin > nephews (12 > > years old, combative, obnoxious-they really remind me of > myself at that > > tender age) > > > > they know that i take plenty of pix and have expressed some > interest (when > > they're not being combative, obnoxious....u get the idea) > > > > being a pentax fan was wondering if u good folks could fill me > in on the ills > > and virtues of the mamiya/sekor line of cameras? it seems > that they are > > screw mounts but what of their meters, shutters and general > reliability? > > > > since i ask only to use such info to distract my nephews from > their true > > nature, would any of u see fit to suggest which of the mamiya > models is > > "better" (less bad?) than other models? > > > > frankly, i'm trying to keep my purchase in the $25-$35 range. > if i spent > > more, i would only be disappointed when i see my nephews using > their "new" > > camera as a football or hockey puck, or weapon of foolary that > could only > > appeal to a pair of combative, obnoxious, twin, 12 year old > boys. > > > > that all said, i am really quite fond of them and would love > to turn their > > energy to the "light" as can be found in taking pix. > > > > i welcome any and all thoughts. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
