Brian, Thank you for the advice. I will certainly keep the Spotmatic F in mind. It sounds like you like your Pentax cameras. I have been on the list only about a day, but I have been somewhat surprised by the amount of talk about Canons and Nikons.
Glen On Aug 23, 2007, at 6:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > The Super A is great - definitely my favourite among the MF Pentax, > although I've never handled an LX. > > I don't have any experience with the SP 500 or SP1000 but I > wouldn't rule out the Spotmatic F. It was the last of the screw > mount series and the most capable in that it offered open aperture > metering with Super Multi Coated Takumars and SMC Takumars. With > other Takumars and other branded screw mount lenses you get the > usual stop down metering. > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney, Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters > > > > > Quoting Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I would like a Pentax A-Series (Super-A/Super Program) and a >> screwmount, perhaps an SP500 or SP1000. As you may deduce, I >> prefer >> older, manual-focus cameras. In my view, today's cameras are >> somewhat bland (and rather plasticky). >> >> Glen >> >> On Aug 23, 2007, at 4:52 PM, William Robb wrote: >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Glen Tortorella" >>> Subject: Re: Just Bought a KX >>> >>> >>>> Thank you for the welcome. >>>> >>>> That is okay, as I am sure that all of us have a camera or two >> in >>>> mind. There are at least one or two other Pentax models that I >> would >>>> like to have. >>> >>> Which would they be? >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get a free email address with REAL anti-spam protection. > http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/1 > > > -- > 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
