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...

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...

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

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...