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Price Paid:
$47.00
from eBay Summary: I bought this camera primarily because it has an excellent reputation as a solid performer, and because it has a very bright, clear, autofocus green light in the center of the viewfinder to confirm the focus, using amnual focus K mount lenses. I have a number of classic K mount SMC M and SMC A primes and the ultra fine SMC A 35-105 zoom. As I am getting older, focusing becomes more difficult. I find this green LED focus confirmation light to be very useful.
I have a large collection of Nikon autofocus cameras F90X, N8008s, F70, N75, which all have a focus confirmation indicator in the viewfinder, but it is small and hard to see, as it is off to the side.
My SF1n is getting a lot of use now, and it will continue to be my choice when shotting manual focus landscapes, etc. Strengths: Rugged build, large LED top display on top of pentaprism. Good clear, bright viewfinder LEDs. Accepts an K mount menual focus lenses, and has focus confirmation BRIGHT GREEN LED in center of viewfinder. Will shoot in Program mode with K A lenses. Weaknesses: Requires some getting used to the manual speed settings with the up/down sliding buttons, but once you get the knack of it, it is easy. Limited program modes, but then, who is using program modes for serious photography anyway ? Requires electronic cable release ( got one on eBay, but they are rare. ) Similar Products Used: Nikon F70, Nikon n8008s Customer Service: N/A/ but able to download manual from Pentax web site. Thank you Pentax for this service.
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