I have a question for the old film shooters who used Asahi/Honeywell Pentax cameras
Apr 2, 2017 21:54:49 #
jethro779 wrote:
I recently acquired a Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic S... (show quote)
Your Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic SPIIa is a quite unique and rare version of the Spotmatic which could interface with Honeywell Flashes. Notice that there is a little sensor lens in the top right corner of the camera just below the film rewind knob that is not present on most Spotmatics. If you would like to research details about any Pentax Cameras or lenses the Pentax forum is a terrific complete resource.
https://www.pentaxforums.com
Another useful resource is Butkus.org. There you can find complete user manuals in PDF Format for almost any camera or lens, not just Pentax.
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html
Apr 2, 2017 23:44:47 #
Apr 3, 2017 01:17:50 #
SharpShooter wrote:
I shot a Spotmatic for almost 10 years with an f1.4. I'm PRETTY SURE it was a 50, and NOT a 55?! But I never had the 1.8.
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Actually, I spoke too soon. I no longer have the original camera but had picked up another one a few years ago in a pawn shop in Reno for about $15. It DOES have the f1.8 lens onit and it is indeed a 55mm!! This one is the SPll, but not the A model.
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Apr 3, 2017 01:21:26 #
boberic wrote:
My first "real" camera was a spotmatic with a 50mm 1.4. Wish I still had it. I wonder how many of us started with a spotmatic.
Yes, for me it was my first SLR!
I'll bet a LOT of people started on Pentax. They were a great camera for little money compared to the Canons and Nikons!!
SS
Apr 3, 2017 07:28:19 #
SharpShooter wrote:
Yes, for me it was my first SLR!
I'll bet a LOT of people started on Pentax. They were a great camera for little money compared to the Canons and Nikons!!
SS
I'll bet a LOT of people started on Pentax. They were a great camera for little money compared to the Canons and Nikons!!
SS
Since the Navy Exchange sold it and the 55mm lens as a kit for $159.00 under the Honeywell Pentax name there were a lot of them around the barracks on every Naval Station I was sent to during my enlistment.
Apr 3, 2017 10:59:39 #
You can find all Takumar lenes here: http://kajiwara.weebly.com/index-et-prix-des-takumar.html
It´s in french, but as you can see there is one Super-Multi-Coated Takumar-zoom 85-210 f4,5
It´s in french, but as you can see there is one Super-Multi-Coated Takumar-zoom 85-210 f4,5
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