When did you get that first Pentax, John? In 1966, I went to the AF PX in DaNang to buy a camera. I had my heart set on a Minolta 101, which my XO had and let me try. They were out of that camera, but the clerk in the photography department showed me an Asahi Spotmatic. He pointed out that Asahi Optical made the finest glass in the world at that time, and that the Spotmatic was being sold in the US under the Honeywell brand. I was sold, and never turned back.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 11:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > I started with a Pentax because an engineer with Cable and Wireless had a > Spotmatic, and said it was the best camera he'd ever owned: he loaned it to > me for a week and I was hooked. Arranged with a friend travelling home via > Singapore to get one for me, but couldn't stretch to a Spottie, so opted > for an SV. Since then, except for one period with a Fujica (ST5n ?) after > my SV kit was stolen, have stayed with Pentax, although I also have a > Rolleicord for 6x6, and a Fed4 rangefinder when noise would be an issue. > Sitting in the cupboard are several Spotties, another SV, K2DmD, ME, Super > program, and still in regular use an *ist-D as well as my daily K5ii - and > an MZ-S for film. Lenses for M42 from 18 to 500mm, and for M or K-mount > from 16 to 400, so I'm not going to switch any time soon, as the key thing > for me is that every Pentax I've ever owned has been an improvement on the > last and just worked for me - and the glass is so good. > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -----Original Message----- > On 11/23/2020 11:08 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I still shoot with Pentax because my Pentax gear still works for me. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
