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Re: [APML] Wich Camera?

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>>>>> "Alen" == Alen Koebel <alen_koebel@yahoo.ca> writes:

    Alen> I have both the K1000 and the OM-1. (I also just got a Nikon
    Alen> F2 but haven't used it yet.) I use the OM-1 for prime focus
    Alen> because it allows a brighter screen to be installed (I have
    Alen> the Beattie Intenscreen).  I use the K1000 for
    Alen> piggy-back. The 50mm f/2 lens it came with is not too good,
    Alen> but I hear the 55mm f/2 Super Takumar is great (see link
    Alen> below). The 100mm f/2.8, 135mm f/3.5 and 200mm f/4 Pentax
    Alen> SMC lenses (all manual focus) are pretty good.

I have all Pentax cameras simply because the camera I already had when
I started was a Pentax.  I subsquently bought a K1000 and a KX; the
latter has "real" mirror lock-up, the K1000 can be tricked into doing
a mirror pre-fire, but it takes some practice.

The 50mm f/2 SMC is okay, it needs to be shot no faster than f/4.  The
50mm f/1.4 SMC is similarly okay, it can be shot at f/2.8 or f/3.6 (it
has half-stop clicks); there are some minor problems in the corners at
f/2.8.  The 50mm f/2 has the advantage of being very common and cheap.

regards,

roland
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