Pentax Spotmatic F 35mm Mf Slr Film Camera Review Imagingpixel Mechanically, the pentax spotmatic f is fitted with a focal plane shutter with a speed range from 1 to 1 1000 second, and b. film iso speed setting ranges from 20 to 3200 (lv3 18 for asa 100 film with 50mm lens), a built in self timer with 6 12 seconds delay, and shutter button lock. metering is by a ttl cds meter which measures the average. As a camera, the pentax spotmatic f is not dripping with controls and features, but it is a fantastic little picture taking machine that does pretty much everything in an elegant and stripped down manner. at the end of the day character matters. i just wish i could remember where i put that 28mm f 3.5 smc takumar….
Pentax Spotmatic F 35mm Mf Slr Film Camera Review Imagingpixel T he asahi pentax spotmatic sp, an all mechanical manual focus m 42 screw mount 35mm slr film camera, manufactured by pentax between 1964 and 1976, was the first slr camera to offer ttl (through the lens) metering. the camera was the first model of the pentax spotmatic series which includes a pair of meterless models, sp500 and sp1000, and. Pros: ttl meter, build quality,shutter button can be locked. cons: meter runs unless cap is on. in the days when pentax was known as asahi pentax, pentax's legendary camera series was the spotmatic series, best spotmatic f, a simple design combined with an excellent match needle system. One of the cameras in particular, the pentax spotmatic f, had left an important impression on him, early in his photographic journey. so when one popped up locally on ebay for a mere £16, he grabbed it, no questions asked. it turned to be in pristine mechanical condition. now, 41 years after first laying eyes, bob has finally had the chance to. When you look through the viewfinder, the answer is obvious. because with a 55mm lens, the spotmatic f has a viewfinder magnification of exactly 1x. this means that in terms of magnification it makes no difference whether i look through the viewfinder or past the camera. both are shown in the same scale.
Pentax Spotmatic F 35mm Mf Slr Film Camera Review Imagingpixel One of the cameras in particular, the pentax spotmatic f, had left an important impression on him, early in his photographic journey. so when one popped up locally on ebay for a mere £16, he grabbed it, no questions asked. it turned to be in pristine mechanical condition. now, 41 years after first laying eyes, bob has finally had the chance to. When you look through the viewfinder, the answer is obvious. because with a 55mm lens, the spotmatic f has a viewfinder magnification of exactly 1x. this means that in terms of magnification it makes no difference whether i look through the viewfinder or past the camera. both are shown in the same scale. Olympus om 1. this list wouldn’t be worth anything if we didn’t mention the og of the compact 35mm slr’s, the mighty olympus om 1. along with the nikon f2, the om 1 stands as one of 35mm’s most classic cameras, and is arguably even more influential considering it foregrounded the compact slr revolution of the 1970s. I had a black spotmatic f camera. it´s a 1970 model. is it the f? all i remember is how beautifull the camera was. it had the 50 1.4 and i bought a 135mm and a 35mm. i had nikon envy, got rid of the pentax and bought a nikkormat. nikons give a very different vibe from pentax. the spotmatic is elegant, small, light.
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