kitty and i are waiting to take a nap with the most wonderful julie in the world. we can't wait!!!!!

...is how Pentax managed to do open-aperture metering on the Spotmatic F using a screw-type mount. Pretty much every other camera company switched to bayonet mounts before they tried it, but Pentax figured out a clever way to make it happen with the M42 mount (though they'd go on to switch to the bayonet type K mount very soon after).

does this sound interesting at all

I realize that I wandered into academic-ish style in the last post, but really what I wanted to ask is: "Is there any better approach to learning how to draw than just practicing at random?"

Like, are there specific forms and things you should practice, or do you practice just making lines at first? Is there a drawing equivalent of practicing the scales, or those level 1 Suzuki books full of traditional children's melodies? I feel like this is the sort of thing it ought to be possible to actually learn, but have never had a good guide.

someone smarter than me can animate this