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Pentax Super A and Lenses Anonymous
Dear /p/, I just inherited a Pentax Super A, Pentax SMC 50mm/1.4, SMC 25-50mm/4, SMC 70-210mm/4, Flash gun to go with it and a handful of filters. Everything is in excellent condition.

I'm pretty pleased about the lenses, but I really don't know much about film cameras (know more about digital). Is this a mega-win? Can anyone give me some more info about this camera?

Thanks you!
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
>>171916
That K20d looks fucking amazing, and you can pick up a K10D for a song. It's all about the glass anyways, and you've got a great start. With a 16-50 f/2.8, you'd be totally set.
>> PenSuperA
>>171928

Thanks, I'll post some pictures when I get round to taking some.
>> Anonymous
>>171909

There is one reason not to buy digital: It sucks :-) Digital bodies have small & dim viewfinders and are hard to use.

Of course you don't need to develop the film (saves time & money), buy new film all the time (saves time & money) and scan photos (saves time & money).

But as an amateur time shouldn't be a problem, and you can buy a good film scanner and loads of film + development with price of a dslr :)
>> Anonymous
>>171972
Shooting 135 film and scanning it is in no way, shape, or form like shooting digital. They're two different things, not interchangeable alternatives.
>> Anonymous
>>171983
That is the truth. I have a DSLR and I'm even considering getting a film body, simply because it's different, and I enjoy both methods. Both have their pros and cons, but as he said, it's not the same.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>171972
>Digital bodies have small & dim viewfinders and are hard to use.
I'll grant you the viewfinder issue, but... hard to use? My digital rebel's way easier to use than my film rebel. For the most part, they have identical controls except that ISO is adjusted with a button rather than by wasting several dollars worth of film switching out midroll.

>>171990
>I have a DSLR and I'm even considering getting a film body
I highly recommend this. Film's fun.
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
Please don't take apart your 50/1.4 like that other faggot.
>> Anonymous
>>172102
>I have a DSLR and I'm even considering getting a film body
>I highly recommend this. Film's fun.

Will do on the first chance. Also building a film camera. ;)
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>172102
Hah, if you had a Minolta 9, you could swap up to 6 rolls of film at once.

(nothing to do with it being considerably more expensive than the rebel...)
>> des
>>172306
since when is mid-roll switching a bullet-point feature?
>>172102
>>wasting several dollars worth of film switching out midroll.
A while, apparently :|
>> Anonymous
>>172242
That was a different lens.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>172341
>since when is mid-roll switching a bullet-point feature?
Well, it was one of the few selling points of the Advantix system.

But my point wasn't really that people want to change film mid-roll, it was mostly a joke by way of pointing out that changing ISO is a lot easier on a digital camera than it is on a film camera.
>> Anonymous
>>172366
Can you do this with normal 35mm film? You just waste what you haven't shot already, but what you have is fine?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>172373
Yeah. As long as you have a camera that'll let you rewind mid-roll--I know that a few of the cheaper ones (expensive enough to not have manual rewind, but cheap enough to still not be very good) didn't have that option.
>> des
>>172373
Of course. With manual rewind cameras, just rewind until you feel the film come off the take-off spool. Mark the exposure count on the leader and load the next roll. When you want to shoot the first roll, put your lens cap on/smallest aperture/highest shutter speed and shoot until you've reached the marked number+1.

If you've got an autowinding camera that doesn't leave the leader out, just open the door or pull the batts when you hear the film come off the take-up spool.