{"id":6781,"date":"2012-12-07T06:38:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T14:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=6781"},"modified":"2012-12-07T06:38:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T14:38:40","slug":"pentax-spotmatic-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=6781","title":{"rendered":"Pentax Spotmatic F"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately my copy of the Pentax Spotmatic F has an issue with the 1\/500 and 1\/1000 shutter speeds. The timing of the shutter is such that it is captured on the film as a black band across part of the frame. In among the images that turned out I have thrown in some Nikon P7000 images that represent the failed images. This is possible because I was using the Nikon as my exposure meter. You can’t beat a digital camera for the immediate feedback they give so why not use that to advantage when shooting film. I hope to find the time this winter to adjust the shutter as this is an otherwise excellent camera. For now though I will use a different camera with my screw mount lenses.<\/p>\n

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