I second that, I've also have a CM-3 with winder, Its a sturdy little camera which uses normal modern batteries, the same as a K2. I think thats a great plus. Or get a screwmount Fujica like the ST605n or 705w, mayby a nice ST801. Those Fujica's uses readily available batteries. All the above mentioned camera's have modern Silicon diode meters. The good old spotmatic is a very nice camera, but the lightmeter is getting to be a thing of yesteryears and the mercurybatteries almost impossible to get. I do have a SPII and a S1a and love the camera's, but when I use a M42 lens the Chinon CM3 or the Fujica ST801 gets the deal. PS. Don't use Fujinon lenses on non Fujica camera's because the linkage for Open Aperture measuring are on the backside of the F-stop-ring, like Nikon AI lenses.
E. van Ginkel ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: RE: choosing M42 body - finder brightness > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frantisek Vlcek > > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:30 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: choosing M42 body - finder brightness > > > > > > Hi, > > I ask the help of fellow screwy lovers (ehm), am in need of some > > screwy body... <VBEG> > > > > I am interested in finding an M42 body for some of my screwmount CZJ > > lenses**1), which I love to use but don't because I dislike > > fiddling with > > adapters from K to 42. > > > > What I *need* is bright, high-magnification viewfinder with *bright* > > focusing screen! At *least* as bright as my Pentax K2DMD, preferably > > BETTER!**2) > > > > What is the best M42 camera based on that criterion? I will ask about > > other criteria later on. > > > > (considering either Spotmatic, Asahi SV, another pre-spotmatic > > body, or a 3rd party M42 body like from Cosina or Vivitar) > > > > Basic needs for the body: purely mechanical, no batteries (except meter > > if applicable), meter _not needed_, standard M42 autoaperture > > plate, DOF > > preview, rapid-return mirror, 1/1000 speed or higher is minimum, > > reliability, if ttl meter than it _needs_ to be able to meter > > easily with all M42 lenses **3). MLU would be a nice boon, either > > switchable or via selftimer. Quitness is a plus of course, it > > should be less noisy than a K2DMD _at minimum_. Ability to accept > > motordrive would be a nice boon too. > > > Try to find a mint Chinon CM-3 with motordrive. It has a nice finder > and is all mechanical with DOF preview by pressing shutter button > partially. I have two of these and a CE-3 which is autoexposure. > JCO > - > 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 .
