Yesterday I went to bed very late, I was bored and tired and...I spent too much time on evilbay looking for a Spotmatic.
After being defeted several times during several auctions, exasperated, I decided to make an offer on ebay Germany, for a Spotmatic F and for half the price the seller was asking.
Today I found out that I became the owner of and F, and I also paid a lot of money for it.
Rewatching the pictures very closely I found out with my great surprise that this F doesn't have the traditional 55mm f1.8 as it should but it sports a 55mm f2.0:
I was a little disappointed because all the other Spotmatics F I've seen around had the 1.8, so I'm wondering if the lens was changed for the "cheaper" solution...on the other side this 2.0 looks brand, the camera itself is also in good conditions:
After the so so experience with the MX and the K1000 not arrived yet I wonder if I made the right choice...by the way just now I realise that the camera to work like a "modern" SLR requires the latest version of the S mounted lens, the uglies covered with rubber, while I thought that all the Takumar SMC would have worked...so how limited is really the choice of lenses for the F?
Also...would the lightmeter work with a LR44 battery? So far I've used that one as replacement for PX625s, but my understanding is that it might not work, in short I chose the the F model because on paper it sounded the most modern and usable in everyday life, now I'm not that much sure...