Originally posted by Mike Cash This is why M42 lenses are so much simpler to use on the crippled K-mount than are M lenses.
to some extent, having bought a couple now, I have to agree,
put it in Av mode, add what ever compensation factor yo need for metering error and just go out and shoot.
especially with 35 and 28 mm lenses the DOF makes it almost unnecessary to focus, and even stopped down to 5.6 (my lenses are F2 and F2.5) the view finder is just as bright as a kit lens so focusing is not a big deal anyway.
I still like the first generation K mounts over the M42's but would take an M42 over most SMC-M lenses just because the M series feel cheap