On Saturday, June 09, 2001 7:51 AM, Frank Theriault 
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
>
>
> Jim wrote:
>
> > While I'm not 100% sure, I believe that was Ringo's own camera.  I've seen
> > other pictures of him toting a Pentax.  On a side note, one of Linda
> > McCartneys cameras was a Pentax as well.
>
> I've seen several shots of "the famous Ringo" (remember that from "Help"?)
> with
> that pre-Spottie Pentax.  I've also seen several of George with the same
> model
> Pentax.
>
> Also spotted one of Princess Anne of England taken in the 60's, holding a
> Spotmatic.
>
> regards,
> frank
>

There is also a still from the same film of Paul McCartney holding the same (or 
a every similar) camera.  It looks like an SV or S1a, possibly fitted with the 
Super-Takumar 50mm/1.4,  which would make it one of the later models, just 
prior to the Spotmatic.

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia

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