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From: Paris, Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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
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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
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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
: 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
Hi,
Steve Larson wrote:
some no holes barred equipment.
Especially pinholes.
mike
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I wondered if anyone, besides me, would notice that.
No holds barred used to be a wrestling term.
Len
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From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:23 AM
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Subject: Re: Brief overview of the Spotmatic lenses
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
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
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