Originally posted by Putu Wow look at all the SLR, cannot compare with mine as a newbie (id like to try medium format too)
My Pentax K-1000 with Non SMC A 28-80
Ah! That 28-80 zoom. I've got one myself which I've tucked away in a box somewhere. I see yours have lost the rubber on the zoom ring. Mine lacks the rubber on the focusing ring. The focusing ring is in fact so loose one can actually see the image moving in the viewfinder. At the time I used it, I thought it was just bad build quality, but now, knowing about fancy schmancy IS and SR and you-know-what, I suspect it to be some early, secret, attempt on a manual image stabilisation. Being an utter amateur, I can't believe I'll ever acquire the technique to exploit it, but I'm sure one of you professionals have enough "shooting time" to be able to get the hang of it, so if anyone is interested in checking it out, just PM me, and I'll send it to you, free of charge!