Bob Rapp wrote: "The down side of the F is that the meter is always on and can only be switched off by unscrewing the lens."
Putting the lens cap on effectively shuts off the meter. If there is a battery drain in my experience it is so small as to be pretty well unnoticeable. I have literally gone for years between battery changes in my all too infrequently used SPF. Regards, /\/\ick... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Rapp Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Which Spotmatic ? Both would serve you well. The big difference is the F supports open aperture metering and the other stopped down. The down side of the F is that the meter is always on and can only be switched off by unscrewing the lens. Both take mercury batteries and will take hearing aide batteries if the mercuries are unavailable. Check the meters in both. This is best done by dialling through the speeds and matching against the aperture. If the meter does not work, they camera may de deemed unrepairable. However, if you live outside the US, you may be able to get it repaired as the ASA resistor is still available from Pentax. I have had 2 repaired here in Australia and it is worth every cent. Otherwise, be like the legendary "JCO" and use a hand held meter! Regards, Bob Rapp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prasanta Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:21 PM Subject: Which Spotmatic ? > Well, after some time I am back to Japan and in my first visit to > the local camera store, I picked up a used SMCT 200/f4. A bit > battered on outside, might be that the lens was opened by the > previous owner for cleaning but with a burgain proce of Yen 3000, > I thought I should give it a try. Now, to test it I need a screw > mount body, I have seen two Spotmatic on the rack one is normal > Spotmatic and the other one is Spotmatic F. What is the > difference > ? Which one should I buy ? > Also how much should I pay for a SP in good shape with the meter > working ? > > Regards, > Prasanta. > - > 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 . - 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 .
