Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-05 Thread mike wilson
Message - From: Paris, Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 7:51 AM Subject: RE: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses I wondered if anyone, besides me, would notice that. No holds barred used to be a wrestling term. Len

RE: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-05 Thread Paris, Leonard
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses Hi, I assumed it was a typo - d e are close on the k'board. Just struck me as aposite, with the photography connection. Not being picky... mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-04 Thread Bob Rapp
Mike, Thanks for the overview. Most of us screwheads already know about the mistique of the Spotmaitcs and their fantastic lenses. I have heard reports that Pentax lost money on each lens they sold and that they were hand polished. Test reports in the late 60's by both Modern and Popular

Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-04 Thread Steve Larson
: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:36 AM Subject: Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses Mike, Thanks for the overview. Most of us screwheads already know about the mistique of the Spotmaitcs and their fantastic lenses. I have heard reports that Pentax lost money on each lens they sold

Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Steve Larson wrote: some no holes barred equipment. Especially pinholes. mike - 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 .

RE: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
I wondered if anyone, besides me, would notice that. No holds barred used to be a wrestling term. Len --- -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
As I've noted several times here, I did a little research a few years ago and arrived at an informed consensus among several experts that if the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 were to be built and marketed today, it would have to retail for between $800 and $1600 somewhere, probably in the

Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses

2002-02-03 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Mike, Nice post. I agree with everything in it. Except the word essentially as used to modify the best selling SLR's of the period. They were in fact the best selling SLR's of their time. They outsold Nikon, Canon and Minolta - combined. At their peak in the late '60's, I think they