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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. | 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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Revision as of 14:05, 1 December 2007
Pentax Spotmatic SP, 28mm 3.5, 50mm 1.4 and 135mm 3.5 lenses
Contents
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
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| Honeywell Pentax 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
Spotmatic , body only
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.
The ES
Links
- Repair Notes on the Spotmatic
- Manual Camera User's Opinion about the Spotmatic
- Manual Camera User's Opinion about the Spotmatic F
- Spotmatic
- Manuals of Spotmatic and Spotmatic II
- Spotmatic, SP500, SP1000 and Spotmatic User Manual, Spotmatic F User Manual, Spotmatic Service Manual at www.collection-appareils.fr
