1. I never said Asahi O.C. invented the pentaprisma - but the Pentax camera. 2. Rumours say that the name Pentax was inspired by the name Contax (Ziess).
Patrice: Thanks for the link :-) Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. januar 2006 23:20 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: Pentax newbie lens questions.... Quoting Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Asahi Optical Co did not invent the pentaprism. They were simply > the > first to use it in a 35mm SLR. IIRC there were a couple Pentaprism > TLR's > before that (including the Contaflex) > > -Adam > I don't think that's right - the first 35mm SLR with a built in pentaprism was the Contax S. Welcome Russell. Cheers, Brian +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia
