jssaraiva
Top Veteran
- Location
- Porto, Portugal
- Name
- José
This is a great find, to be able to buy it locally. I tried the local shops before purchasing mine, but all were pretty beaten up. The guy at the shop I use the most (bought most of my Pentax 6x7 gear there, for instance) recommended me to browse ebay, but told me I would need to be patient to find one in good condition and for the price I saw as reasonable. Sure enough, that afternoon I pulled the trigger I was lucky, I guess.I tell you, seek and you shall find! I was going to be buy a F4 off Ebay, then I happened to look locally and there was one in great condition at the right price. I picked it up today, heavy but beautiful camera and oh that viewfinder is divine, and finally dials and no menus!
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I was shooting this afternoon with a Pentax ME Super and Pentax 35/3.5 (amazing lens!) to finish a roll and then moved to the F4. What a difference! Yes, the Pentax is a fine camera, but when I pulled the F4 I was in a different league. Sure the results will not be very different, but the viewfinder and feeling/handling is great and it is unbelievable the functions we have available at our fingers.