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That's right Craig, the Spotmatic F had open aperture metering, but no meter switch, the only way of switching way of switching the meter off was to put the lens cap on, I used to sell them, we used to get lots of customers bringing them back because they hadn't read the instructions .The Spotmatic F meters wide open & I think the electro Spotmatics also meters wide open.
Craig
That's right Craig, the Spotmatic F had open aperture metering, but no meter switch, the only way of switching way of switching the meter off was to put the lens cap on, I used to sell them, we used to get lots of customers bringing them back because they hadn't read the instructions .
How is the Spotmatic F capable of doing open-aperture metering with screwmount lenses? Did Pentax make lenses with an extra pin to output aperture information to the camera? I always thought that the Practica LLC's method of doing it with electrical contacts was interesting (the camera was stolen and I miss having a camera for 42mm screwmount lenses).
Wouldn't matter to me as I always forget to turn off my cameras.I always hated that system. It seemed like a really penny-pinching way of going about things. I had a K1000 where the meter was switched by the same method and although I knew the battery lasted for ages, it always seemed wrong not to be able to switch off the meter by some means other than putting the lens cap on - something I never normally do when a lens is mounted on the camera. The KM used the same system.
Steve
Is there a direct replacement for E400 and EPX625 mercury batteries for Pentax Spotmatics, or is it necessary to use a Wein cell and adapter?
I have 2 Spots and 1 F, I use hearing aid batteries with a small rubber washer to make up for the smaller size. One of my spots has an erratic meter so I use a handheld spot meter. I have been collecting Mirandas and use the larger size of hearing aid batteries.
On the other hand Steve I suppose it can't breakI always hated that system. It seemed like a really penny-pinching way of going about things. I had a K1000 where the meter was switched by the same method and although I knew the battery lasted for ages, it always seemed wrong not to be able to switch off the meter by some means other than putting the lens cap on - something I never normally do when a lens is mounted on the camera. The KM used the same system.
Steve
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