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Pentax Spotamatic F

Started May 5, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP Kalimetric Forum Member • Posts: 50
Re: Pentax Spotamatic F

The Spotmatic F will take great photographs. You don't get much in the way of information in the viewfinder, but it is a camera that inspires and gives you confidence.

Note that you only get open aperture metering if you use SMC M42 Takumar lenses - these have extra connection to pass the aperture value set on the lens to the camera.

If you want a similar standard of camera of a similar vintage with open aperture metering you might want to consider a Minolta SRT - Minolta SR lenses are pretty good quality and reasonably priced.

If you want more lenses that do open aperture but want to stick with Pentax, the K-bayonet KM and KX would fill the bill.

As far a quality of zoom lenses is concerned, back in the 70s zoom design tended to lag some way behind primes (this was a time before computer aided design made great advances in zoom lens quality and capabilities).

I think if I bought this I would be sticking with the Taks.  And I don't use the viewfinder info much anyway in the digital, although that's more a product of me not being able to see well!  As long as I can focus properly then it's all good.  I manually focus on my digital anyway, habit from shooting with a Vivitar 28mm Close Focus for 10 years.
Minolta is interesting, but I think I would rather keep within the Pentax system.  I will look into the later cameras though.  Such a shame about the zooms though...

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