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The Pentax Spotmatic refers to a family of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., later known as Pentax Corporation, between 1964 and 1976. All Pentax Spotmatics used the M42 screw-thread lens mount which was developed after World War II by Zeiss and Praktica .
This period was a time of complete pre-eminence for Asahi Optical. During the Spotmatic era Asahi were manufacturing more SLRs per month than all the other camera manufacturers combined. One of the technological highlights was the Electro-Spotmatic of 1971. This camera was one of the first to incorporate automatic exposure.
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II (1971) Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic IIa (1971) — USA only; Asahi Pentax Spotmatic Electro-Spotmatic (1971) — limited release Japan only; Asahi Pentax Spotmatic ES (1971) — also sold as the Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic ES; Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP1000 (1973) — also sold as the Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic SP1000 ...
The bar on Pentax Spotmatic cameras is operated by spring pressure with timing linked to the shutter, but these cameras also had a separate switch for the light meter circuit which closed the aperture and gave the depth of field preview in this way. To allow auto lenses to be used on earlier cameras without the bar, many lenses were provided ...
The Pentax K1000 (originally marked the Asahi Pentax K1000) is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. from 1976 to 1997, originally in Japan. [1] [2] The K1000's extraordinary longevity makes it a historically significant camera. The K1000's inexpensive simplicity was a ...
Asahi Optical was an early and enthusiastic participant in this competition. The Asahi Pentax Electro Spotmatic (Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic ES in the USA) of 1971 was the first 35 mm SLR with electronic aperture priority autoexposure and the Pentax ME was the first electronic autoexposure-only 35 mm SLR. Asahi Optical was also the first company ...
The M42 mount was a very popular interchangeable lens mount system for a quarter century. It was used by almost two dozen different SLR brands, most notably Asahi Pentax. [408] (Asahi became so closely associated with this mount that it was, and still is, often erroneously referred to as the Pentax screw mount.
Takumar brand lenses were supplied with Pentax cameras from the late 1950s until the mid 1970s using the M42 (Pentax) Screwmount. Asahi Optical soon began supplying lenses using the Pentax name from 1975, when they introduced the bayonet (K) mount, although Takumar-branded M42 screw lenses continued to be available new for a period.
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