Asahi Pentax Spotmatic. by Karen Nakamura. Overview and Personal Comments. This original Spotmatic was released in 1964 and was produced until 1967.
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Pentax Spotmatic - Camerapedia - Wikia The Spotmatic SP Edit=== The Spotmatic was introduced by Asahi in 1. Through- the- Lens light metering.
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The camera was entirely mechanical apart from the light meter, which was powered by a 1. PX4. 00 mercury cell[1]. A small switch on the (photographer's) left side of the lens housing was pushed up to stop down the lens and activate the meter; the exposure controls would then be adjusted to centre a needle on the right edge of the viewfinder. The body took lenses with a 4. Pentax/Praktica screw thread, giving a huge range of alternatives.
The system became the workhorse of many professionals of the period. Mercury batteries are now banned; "Zinc- Air" cells can now be used instead, or it is possible to carry out a minor modification to the meter circuit to allow the use of 1. S silver- oxide cells. Similar to the SP but without light metering The SP5. SP1. 00. 0 Edit. Similar to the SP, but without self timer and max speeds. SP5. 00) and 1/1. SP1. 00. 0). The SP5.
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It may not be an accurate 1/1. SP5. 00 bodies. The Spotmatic SP II Edit.
An updated version of the original Spotmatic SP, launched in 1. As well as a number of minor improvements to the meter components and film transport, the SP II was fitted with a Hot. Shoe with a switch under the rewind crank for FP and X- flash synchronization and the ASA range was increased to 3. The Spotmatic SP IIa Edit. Virtually identical to the SP II, but with an "electric eye" introduced to support the Honeywell line of dedicated flashes. It was only available in the North American market.
The Spotmatic SP F Edit. The Spotmatic SP F, launched in 1.
It was the first version to offer open- aperture metering, but this needed the updated Super- Multi- Coated (S- M- C) Takumar lenses with an aperture- position linkage to the camera. The FP option for the hot shoe synchronisation was dropped and the meter circuit design was revised to take account of the lens aperture setting and to indicate correct exposure when zero current is flowing through the meter, which now allowed for a variation in voltage from the battery. The battery now needed extra capacity and was changed to the now- defunct PX6.
The light meter is constantly switched on but there is an automatic cut- off when the light is at EV2 or less, so it is important to keep the lens cap on when the camera is not in use, in order to conserve the battery. Automatic exposure (aperture priority) and manual mode camera with automatic speeds from 1- 1/1. The light meter operates only when the shutter button is pressed and only in auto mode and the meter needle now indicates the auto shutter speed. Open- aperture metering with the S- M- C and SMC Takumar lenses, as for the SP F, is maintained. This camera is powered by one 4.
SR4. 4 6. 2v silver oxide battery and there is a battery check button. The ES IIEdit. Similar to the ES, but with a self timer, shutter release lock, interior viewfinder blinds and shutter speeds from 8 seconds to 1/1. The power supply is now four modern 1.
References. Edit. Kepler H. 1. 97. 4 The Pentax Way. Focal Press, London.