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05-05-2017, 06:49 PM   #1
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Plenty of K bodies. Any logical reason to get a Spotmatic era body?

I have about eight K mount bodies. With a KX and KM, tell me why I should buy a Spotmatic version.

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So you can use M-42 Takumars in the way they were intended to be used?
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So you can use M-42 Takumars in the way they were intended to be used?
Never used one period.
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Maybe you can ask "wings" here:
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I can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need?
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Never used one period.
Then why would you want a Spotmatic?
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QuoteOriginally posted by jtkratzer Quote
I have about eight K mount bodies. With a KX and KM, tell me why I should buy a Spotmatic version.
There's never a reason not to get another camera if you'll use it. If it's just going to sit in a drawer then probably not.

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There's never a reason not to get another camera if you'll use it. If it's just going to sit in a drawer then probably not.
The point was I have several full-manual cameras. Is there something special about going "back" to the M42 bodies that I'm missing out on? I don't really use aperture priority very often when shooting with the ME Super, LX or 645n. There's a lbs interesting aspect of using cameras that are 50+ years old. I have an itch for a 35mm rangefinder that should probably get scratched before another 35mm SLR system plants a seed.
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I'm putting aside most of my M42 bodies to sell - I'm just not using them - but I still use all my manual K-mount bodies.
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If you buy a Spotmatic then you have reason to buy screwmount lenses. What better reason than to increase your LBA?
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I have both. Actually, I have about 5 Spotmatics that a friend is having me sell for him, they aren't actually mine. I do have an SV and a K though and a bunch of K and M bodies. In my opinion, there is no reason to get a Spottie if you are happy with the K mount bodies that you have. The K is in a class by itself though. It can't really be compared to anything of the Spotmatic or later era. First, it has no meter and therefore no batteries to have corroded inside the body. Second, it has such a crispness and precision of feel in use that you just can't imagine until you have used one. I think that only the AP would be similar. I have a mint, Pentaxs serviced SV that I love too but it's not a K.

If you like the K1000, KX, KM, K2, MX, etc, they are as sound and robust as the Spotmatic series but they use more convenient batteries and can use both K mount and screw mount (with adapter) lenses so unless for nostalgia, sentiment, or collector reasons, the Spotmatics may not be the best choice. Keep in mind though, for practicality, there is no real reason to shoot film either unless for reasons of nostalgia, sentiment, etc so do what makes you happy. That's why we are here.
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Because you're wreckless and bored?
Because they're cheap and angular?
To pull out of a rut?
To annoy your partner?
Because you have too many straps?
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Because Spotmatics (and pre-Spotmatics) look cooler than the K bodies!

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Because you don't have one.
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