Hi, Gabor, Sas Gabor wrote:
> Some other problems: > - Electro 35's are quite large and heavy for an RF camera. Yes, they are... > > - The light meter is on the body (not on the lens), so using filters is a pain. Yes, it is... > > - They gave no information on the shutter speed at all. True. But, at least if the light's red, you stop down until it goes out, and you know you're around 1/500. Same thing on the lower end (yellow below 1/30). So you can use the aperture to stop up or down, and have a pretty good idea of about what your shutter speed is. I think you have to remember that this was an amateur camera for those who couldn't afford an slr (still exotic and expensive in the late 60's). It was also the very first camera with an all-electronic shutter, so this was very new technology. The allure of the camera, these days, is that it has a very sharp fast lens (still, after all these years!), and it's so freaking cheap - like $20 isn't unheard of on eBay. A real bargain - albeit with the limitations that you quite rightly point out. regards, frank -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
