The SP 500 was introduced in 1971. The Spotmatic which had a 1/1000 top shutter speed which was introduced in 1964.
At 06:51 PM 1/18/2002 +1300, you wrote: >Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > > > TR> As I understand it the 1/1000 speed > > TR> worked, it just wasn't marked. Now that is weird marketing! > > > > Weird? Even Intel uses such practices :) Otherwise there wouldn't be > > so much overclocking at one stage in computer evolution. > > I would suggest that the 1/1000 may have worked but might not have been >consistently accurate enough for Pentax's standards. When they improved >their fabrication/manufacturing processes they could achieve the 1/1000 a bit >more comfortably so added the label. I am assuming that all of the cameras >manufactured after a certain date had the 1/1000 speed marked. > > Just a thought, > > >- Dave > >David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) > >"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, > while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
