This is one of several cameras that we inherited from my wife’s Grandfather, who was a newspaperman. Known as “The Brick’ for obvious reasons, […]
Pentax Spotmatic SPII
Background Introduced in 1971 along with the line of S-M-C Takumar lenses – though still all metal without the rubber grips found on the […]
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Pentax Spotmatic F
Background Launched in 1973, the Spotmatic F was the first Pentax to offer open-aperture TTL metering – 7 years after rivals had first offered […]
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Canon F-1
This represents a turning point for Canon: their first professional grade camera, introduced in March of 1971 along with a new lens mount – […]
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Canon Pellix
This is a definite odd-ball, and example of creativity attempting to solve an engineering problem: how do you capture light coming through the lens […]
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Olympus OM10
In 1972 Olympus introduced their OM line, and reset consumer expectations for the size and heft of a 35mm camera body. The various OM1/2 […]
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Pentax KM
Essentially an Spotmatic F, the KM is what many feel the K1000 should have been. Introduced alongside the KX in 1975 as it’s less […]
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Pentax KX
1975 saw the introduction of the KX as the advanced-amateur model in the Pentax K series lineup, seen as one step up from the […]
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Pentax MV1
Surprisingly, given it’s decidedly amateur auto-only positioning, this MV1 was “rode hard and put away wet”. It’s one of the most used models in […]
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Pentax MX
Introduced in 1977, and produced until 1985, the MX represented the flagship of Pentax’s 35mm line. Unlike the ME and derivatives, it features a […]
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