I had one of those with Supertaks 55/2 and 135/3.5 which I used from
1962 until 1992 when the cloth shutter ripped. I bought a Praktica MTL5B
body with built in meter so I could still use the lenses. Added an ME
Super later. Sold the Praktika combo to a lady in CapeTown when I went
digital in 2013. The defunct S1a is now the subject of a table lamp.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19174019891/
Alan C
On 09/08/2025 18:32, Bob W PDML wrote:
On 9 Aug 2025, at 17:06, Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/09/beatles-paul-mccartney-photos-early-60s-show-london
A Pentax S1a that George owned sold at auction for £4,750.
The fourth picture in this little gallery is, I think, meant to show him
fiddling about with it - which I assume is why the first picture shows the lens
cap upside down. However the camera in the fourth picture seems to me to be an
SV, not an S1a.
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/19801/lot/308/george-harrison-an-asahi-pentax-s1a-camera-in-case-1960s/
The S1a is a fantastic camera.
A propos, Spike Milligan’s Pentax sold on eBay last week.
https://ebay.us/m/hQAzmF
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