Sent from my Dreadnought using that barely tolerable Thunderbird email programI've been on a coupla DSLR forums recently (I think I'm gonna dump one of 'em: photography board.net) trying to get a handle on my 7D's autofocus issues. The problem is that it generally doesn't. In the course of on discussion one alleged gentleman suggested that I not use autofocus because it "had limitations." He cited his "all-manual Leicaflex SL2" as an example of something where manual focus worked just fine. I replied, "apples and oranges" and got out my old Pentax Spotmatic and 300mm lens.
I was floored. I remember using that combo and thinking how large and unwieldy it was. Holy shit, Batman! It's tiny and could almost be considered a toy camera. It's not a toy; the photos I got from it were very good when decent processing could be found. Its light metering/exposure control consisted of a needle on the left side (I think) of the viewfinder that one centered by adjusting shutter speed and aperture. It was considered to be state of the art in the mid 60s. Focus was done manually with a fresnel dot in the center of the viewfinder. Not quite as good as a split image, but still, pretty decent when ya got used to it.
But the size in comparison to the 7D and 100-400 lens blew my mind. Interestingly enough, the weight of the cameras is pretty close. Maybe a coupla ounces light for the Pentax. If I removed the 7D's battery grip, they'd probably be equal.
Blew my own mind right out the left ear (the right one has a bluetooth earpiece in it or it would have gone in both directions. :) )
I spose I'm gonna have to buy a roll or two of Fuji Velvia monochrome and see what I can come up with using an ancient piece like that.
RtR -- Sent from my Dreadnought using that gawdawful Thunderbird email program
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