This is a repost, my original post seems to have snagged somewhere in cyberspace. My apologies if it appears twice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
The seller says that the camera is from the '50s, but I doubt it because of the style and finish. For instance, it has the deep baseplate and broad mirror box base that the ES series also had. Pentaxes in the '50s had a small metal-finished extension each side of the mirror box, this camera has the leatherette right up to the mirror box that began with the Spotmatics. The hot shoe also says 1960s to me. The lens is definitely late '60s, but it may not be the camera's original lens. My guess is that it's either a prototype ES (or Electro Spotmatic), or a special build meant for difficult handling situations such as subzero temps- look at the oversized, for the times, dials, shutter button and rewind crank. Also interesting is that it lacks the ubiquitous push-up meter switch where the flash-synch sockets are placed, perhaps the cap-off meter switch was already implemented, also suggesting a prototype, or a technology tester not necessarily meant for future production. regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michel Carr�re-G�e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A strange "no name" SLR > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10576&item=3831027518&rd=1 > >
