When I was looking for my first SLR, back in 1966, I wanted a Minolta 101, because a friend had one and I was impressed with the ease of operation. When I got to the main PX, however, they were all our of the 101s, and the clerk showed me an Asahi Spotmatic. He told me that Asahi was a smaller camera company, but that they were known for superior glass. He showed me Asahi materials, which I found unimpressive. Only when he gave me a Honeywell brochure, did I understand and believe that the Spotty was a top camera. For the first few years, most of the Pentax cameras sold in the US apparently carried the Honeywell name, which was then highly respected.
In any event, I'm glad the PX clerk took the time to educate me about Pentax. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Lost in Translation > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
