Pentax Spotmatic
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
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.
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.
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