Pentax Spotmatic
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The Pentax Spotmatic, originally marked the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, refers to a family of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., later known as Pentax Corporation,
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic
Honeywell Spotmatic SP face view
Honeywell Spotmatic SP top view
Honeywell Spotmatic SP side view
M42 lens mount
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The M42 lens mount is a screw thread mounting standard for attaching lenses to 35 mm cameras, primarily single-lens reflex models. It is more accurately known as the M42 × 1 mm standard, which means t
Pentax Spotmatic
…reflex cameras manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., later known as Pentax Corporation, between 1964 and 1976. All Pentax Spotmatics used the M42 screw-thread lens mount which was developed after World War II by Zeiss and Praktica. Asahi Optical used the name Takumar for their lenses. These were high-quality, progressively…
Auto-Takumar 1:3.5 35mm
M42 adapters exist for many current lens mounts; here, a Pentacon 50mm M42 lens is mounted to a Canon EOS body.