Originally posted by stevebrot Any camera with a battery will have electrical components that may fail.
Any camera that requires a battery will be dependent on its electrical components.
Cool! All three have their strong points and are fun.
The K 55/2 is the better of the two optically (much better), though the A 50/2 is easier to use on your Super Program and Pentax dSLRs.
Edit: The K 55/2 is not particularly rare nor does it have any cult standing. It is optically identical to the K 55/1.8 and differs only in the maximum aperture for the iris mechanism. When new it was slightly cheaper than the 1/3 stop slower f/1.8 version. Both are based on the long-lived and excellent M42 55/1.8 Asahi Takumar variants dating back to the late 1950s.
Steve
I let away both bodies, for a ME Super from KEH at 39 bucks (1/2000 shutter, yeah!). However I kept my K55/2. I also have a FA43 and a FA35. How do these FA lenses perform on ME Super?
And also trying to find a M42 SLR that doesn't require mercury cells...