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Revision as of 14:04, 1 December 2007

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Pentax Spotmatic SP, 28mm 3.5, 50mm 1.4 and 135mm 3.5 lenses

The Spotmatic

  • Type: SLR body
  • Manufacturer: Asahi Optical
  • Year of launch: 1964
  • Films: 35mm, speeds upto 3200 ASA
  • Viewfinder: pentaprism eye-level viewfinder
  • Lens Mount: Pentax/Praktica screwmount (M42)
  • Shutter: Focal plane shutter, speeds 1 - 1/1000 sec.
  • Metering: CdS TTL metering (stopped-down manual match-needle metering system) EV 1.7 ~ 18 (ISO 100)

The Spotmatic II

The Spotmatic IIa

Virtually identical to the II, but introduced to support the Honeywell line of flashes. It has an "electric eye" It was only sold in the American market only




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The SL

The SP500 and SP1000

The Spotmatic F

The Spotmatic F is a sturdy 35mm SLR in M42 screw mount that has a very quality feel. It was launched in 1973. The F was the first version to offer open-aperture metering, but this feature only works when used with certain Pentax lenses.

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Spotmatic , body only

The ES

Links