Give me a needle instead of an LCD.

RioRico · 07-20-2010, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by Aristophanes

"Give me a needle instead of LSD".

I'll take both, thanks.

Q: Are you allergic to any drugs?
A: Dunno, I haven't tried them all yet.

But back to needles. Needle-meters are delicate and not-cheap and inaccurate and lots of fun. If I want a good needling, I must grab one of my 'advanced' M42 SLRs (Chinon, Fuji, Praktica) and burn film. Match-needle RF's were a great joy in earlier decades. They sure beat waving a Sekonic or Weston meter around hopefully. OK, so let's start a pressure campaign for Pentoya: GIVE ME THE NEEDLE!

Simian Summit · 07-20-2010, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by Adam

Unfortunately a needle is likely more expensive than an LCD nowadays! However, something like that would be very nice. Pentax should make a K1000D, with a non-crippled mount, split-screen viewfinder, MF and manual exposure.

Isn't that just a K1000 and a negative scanner? It would probably be cheaper too.

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-20-2010, 01:32 PM

A needle could be created using LCD technology so that the needle overlays the image. The problem with the K10d I have is that in bright sunlight the green LED thingies on the bottom are virtually invisible. I loved the double needle in my KX (the real one, not the digital) where a blue transparent wide needle showed the shutter speed and the black one how far off the exposure was. The KX also had a periscope to display the aperture in a window above the view screen. It fell down when any accessory moved the aperture ring away from the mount, but was still a great help.

stevebrot · 07-20-2010, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

But back to needles. Needle-meters are delicate and not-cheap and inaccurate and lots of fun...

My Ricoh XR7 has a LCD "needle" that is robust, cheap, and accurate, but not very visible in low light.

Steve

SpecialK · 07-20-2010, 03:22 PM

When wearing glasses plus clip on sunglasses, I can't get my eye close enough to the finder to see any information routinely, so it doesn't matter.

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07-20-2010, 10:41 AM	#16
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by Aristophanes "Give me a needle instead of LSD". I'll take both, thanks. Q: Are you allergic to any drugs? A: Dunno, I haven't tried them all yet. But back to needles. Needle-meters are delicate and not-cheap and inaccurate and lots of fun. If I want a good needling, I must grab one of my 'advanced' M42 SLRs (Chinon, Fuji, Praktica) and burn film. Match-needle RF's were a great joy in earlier decades. They sure beat waving a Sekonic or Weston meter around hopefully. OK, so let's start a pressure campaign for Pentoya: GIVE ME THE NEEDLE!

07-20-2010, 01:15 PM	#17
Simian Summit Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 146	Originally posted by Adam Unfortunately a needle is likely more expensive than an LCD nowadays! However, something like that would be very nice. Pentax should make a K1000D, with a non-crippled mount, split-screen viewfinder, MF and manual exposure. Isn't that just a K1000 and a negative scanner? It would probably be cheaper too.

07-20-2010, 01:32 PM	#18
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	A needle could be created using LCD technology so that the needle overlays the image. The problem with the K10d I have is that in bright sunlight the green LED thingies on the bottom are virtually invisible. I loved the double needle in my KX (the real one, not the digital) where a blue transparent wide needle showed the shutter speed and the black one how far off the exposure was. The KX also had a periscope to display the aperture in a window above the view screen. It fell down when any accessory moved the aperture ring away from the mount, but was still a great help.

07-20-2010, 01:48 PM	#19
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by RioRico But back to needles. Needle-meters are delicate and not-cheap and inaccurate and lots of fun... My Ricoh XR7 has a LCD "needle" that is robust, cheap, and accurate, but not very visible in low light. Steve

07-20-2010, 03:22 PM	#20
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	When wearing glasses plus clip on sunglasses, I can't get my eye close enough to the finder to see any information routinely, so it doesn't matter.