Asahi Pentax Spotmatic

Second-hand 35mm SLR camera, tested, in working condition. It was fitted with new light seal and mirror bumper foam. 
The Asahi Pentax Spotmatic is one of the early successful Japanese cameras, with over 4 million sold between 1964 and 1977. The Spotmatics are well known for bringing stop-down Through-the-Lens (TTL) metering to the masses, with a light metering system that was easy to use, intuitive and affordable, becoming favorite SLR of enthusiasts and professionals at the time.

Specifications

• Type: SLR body
• Manufacturer: Asahi Optical Co.
• Year of launch: 1964
• Film: 35mm, early models had speed range 10-800 ASA and after 1965 20-1600 ASA
• Viewfinder: pentaprism eye-level viewfinder 0.88x magnification with 50mm and life-size with 55mm (allows shooting with both eyes open)
• Lens Mount: Pentax/Praktica screwmount (M42x1mm)
• Shutter: Focal plane shutter, speeds 1 - 1/1000 second, flash sync 1/60 second
• Metering: CdS TTL average metering (stopped-down manual match-needle metering system) EV 3~18 (ISO 100) early models and 1.7 ~ 18 (ISO 100) later models.
• Flash: FP or X