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. Asahi...

would not surface on Pentax production cameras until the Electro-Spotmatic (ES) (automatic aperture-priority exposure) in 1971, ES II in 1973 and K2 (vertical...

as Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SL (1968) — also sold as the Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic SL] Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP500 (1971) —...

Electric lenses Fujica ST705, ST801, ST901 Olympus FTL (1970) Pentax Spotmatic F, Electro Spotmatic (Japan only), ES and ESII (1975, 1971-3) Yashica Electro...

size. The Pentax 6×7 is an electromechanical design and shares much in concept with its smaller 135 format cousin the "Pentax Electro Spotmatic", however...

Museum: Camera Hall. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Anonymous, Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II Operating Manual. Tokyo, Japan: Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., September...

company Pentax was the first manufacturer to show an early prototype 35 mm behind-the-lens metering SLR camera, which was named the Pentax Spotmatic. The...

progression. 1971 Asahi Pentax Electro Spotmatic (Japan; name shortened to Asahi Pentax ES in 1972; called Honeywell Pentax ES in USA): first SLR with...

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...

universally adopted by Japanese SLRs such as the contemporary Nikon F and Pentax Spotmatic. The Ultramatic was released in 1963, which used the same lens mount...

35 mm SLR camera which was similar to the Pentax Spotmatic camera made by the Asahi Optical Company (Pentax). The TL Electro also used a lighted exposure...

level SLRs of the mid-1960s, such as the Asahi (Honeywell in the USA) Pentax Spotmatic of 1964, but the quality of the internal components gave the FT strength...

has had over 25 calendars to her credit. Her first camera was a Pentax Spotmatic II that was very basic, followed by a Nikon camera that Howard "fell...

mechanisms. In 1971, the Asahi Pentax Electro Spotmatic (Japan; name shortened to Asahi Pentax ES in 1972; called Honeywell Pentax ES in US) tied its electronically...

Asahi Optical's Pentax cameras and photographic equipment.: 153  These products were labeled "Heiland Pentax" and "Honeywell Pentax" in the U.S. In 1953...

pin Pentax K-F mount on the Asahi Optical Pentax ME F (1981, Japan) 35mm SLR camera with a TTL phase detection AF system for its unique SMC Pentax AF 35mm-70mm...

3 Di II VC PZD Macro / Tamron 16-300 mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II PZD Macro (model B016, variants B016E, B016N, B016S) Tamron SP AF 17–50 mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical...

cameras with internal ("through-the-lens" or "TTL") meters (e.g., the Pentax Spotmatic) required that the lens be stopped down to the working aperture when...

ISBN 1-883403-31-6 Comen, Paul. Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax Classic Cameras; K2, KM, KX, LX, M series, Spotmatic series. Magic Lantern Guides. Rochester, NY:...

modelled its design on the top-selling 35 mm SLR camera of the time, the Pentax Spotmatic, although it did not surpass it in quality. Rollei introduced a new...

continued to use the lens of the Vest Pocket Kodak, attached to a Pentax Spotmatic 35 mm camera. Shiotani said to his fellow photographers: You have to...