Not all Pentaxs imported into the US were sold by Honeywell. Some were sold by
Sears under the Tower brand name concurrently with Honeywell.
At 01:11 PM 8/17/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > From: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Re:NEW-er Stupid question #2
> >
> > The Honeywell Pentax is the same as the Asahi Pentax. The camera, made in
> > Japan, was marketed in the US by Honeywell. This is from the Pentax line
> > just prior to the Spotmatics. It was an excellent, rugged, small, all
> > mechanical screw mount camera. I used to own one, along with a light meter
> > that road atop the pentaprism and coupled with the shutter knob.
> >
> > The only difference between the Honeywell and Asahi versions was the
> > camera's top plate, and the only difference between the camera top
> plates is
> > the name.
> >
> >
> http://www.pentax.com/about/history/history_display.cfm?histpg=history_1960.
> > cfm
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bob...
> >
> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scooterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re:NEW-er Stupid question #2
> >
> > > I was tripping thru the pages of E-Bay & ran across a HONEYWELL Pentax
> > H1a.
> > >
> > > I promptly went to: http://is7.pacific.net.hk/~chanch/aohc/spot0010.html
> > to see if it was on
> > > their list of Spotomatics. Nope. Not there.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Thanks Bob....
>
>The 1960 page doesn't contain the word Honeywell. But 1940 does... once.
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ quote
>1958
>Products sold under the Pentax trade name become available in the United
>States.
>The trade name Pentax is derived from the words "Pentaprism" and "Reflex."
>Until the establishment of Pentax Corporation in Englewood, Colorado (in
>1977),
>products are sold through Honeywell's photographic products division.
>
>The Pentax K, with semi-automatic diaphragm and micro-prism viewfinder is
>introduced.
>The model name uses the letter "K," which stood for "King" as in "King of
>the SLRs."
>
>1959
>The first mass produced, assembly line Pentax camera is produced -- the
>Pentax H2.
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ endquote
>
>It just seemed strange that so many folks have invested HUNDREDS of hours
>into making
>exhaustive websites that list every body, lens, accessory, & OBSCURE item
>for the camera and
>consumer (hats, belt buckles, tie tacks etc) & those pages seldom contain
>the word Honeywell.
>
>If it's true that *all* Pentax's sold in the USA were marketed (imported,
>whatever) by
>Honeywell and the majority of PUGsters are in the USA (where's my
>Casselberry poll?), then
>everyone's fond memories should NOT be focused on a camera they didn't
>own... an ASAHI Pentax.
>That would be like all the USA people having fond memories 20yrs from now
>about the MZ-5n when
>it was the ZX-5n that was sold in the US. Right?
>Or maybe all the Asahi's were in the camera shops & Honeywell's were at
>Sears.
>I dunno.
>
>It just seems logical that if duplicate images of the same model camera
>are included simply
>because it came in a different color, then the same model would be
>included simply because it
>said Honeywell.
>Or, when one goes to what's supposedly a year-by-year breakdown of every
>model, incarnation,
>prototype of the Pentax line, not only did they omit any reference to
>Honeywell, but "skipped"
>a few models.... like the H1a, H3, H3v & the SV. Which may be the same
>model because I don't
>know, & can't find much 'web info about em.
>
>It is THEIR webpage..... so they can bloody well do whatever tickles their
>fancy. Fine.
>No problem. It just seems curious that they elect to ignore a BIG chunk of
>what ASAHI made.
>Like ignoring some Tamron lenses simply because it ended up with a Kodak
>badge & Pentax
>Ka-mounts.
>
>I dunno... maybe it's a stupid question after all... & not simply ignorant.
>(Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is terminal). <g>
>
>Scoot
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