Similar to my story. A work friend loaned me his Spotmatic to shoot a race at Mosport, Canada. Really enjoyed the experience. It was easy to handle and the controls were logically placed IMO. I had been using a Voightlander folding viewfinder up to that point. Locally Spotmatics were going for around $300 (in the Detroit area) and somewhat cheaper south across the border in Canada. At the same time, around 1969, a GI friend was in Nam and offered to get a Spotmatic for me and bring it back when he returned to the states - I paid $98 USD for that one. It was an Asahi Spotmatic, not the Honeywell version sold in the states. Been with Pentax ever since. Having accumulated a numbers of Pentax lenses over the years, I have no reason to switch brands. I’ve participated in many photo workshop and tours and only once or twice did I ever run into another participant shooting a Pentax.
-----Original Message----- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> >Sent: Nov 25, 2020 10:27 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax' > >When did you get that first Pentax, John? > >In 1966, I went to the AF PX in DaNang to buy a camera. I had my heart set >on a Minolta 101, which my XO had and let me try. They were out of that >camera, but the clerk in the photography department showed me an Asahi >Spotmatic. He pointed out that Asahi Optical made the finest glass in the >world at that time, and that the Spotmatic was being sold in the US under >the Honeywell brand. I was sold, and never turned back. > >Dan Matyola >*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery ><https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > >On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 11:07 PM <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> I started with a Pentax because an engineer with Cable and Wireless had a >> Spotmatic, and said it was the best camera he'd ever owned: he loaned it to >> me for a week and I was hooked. Arranged with a friend travelling home via >> Singapore to get one for me, but couldn't stretch to a Spottie, so opted >> for an SV. Since then, except for one period with a Fujica (ST5n ?) after >> my SV kit was stolen, have stayed with Pentax, although I also have a >> Rolleicord for 6x6, and a Fed4 rangefinder when noise would be an issue. >> Sitting in the cupboard are several Spotties, another SV, K2DmD, ME, Super >> program, and still in regular use an *ist-D as well as my daily K5ii - and >> an MZ-S for film. Lenses for M42 from 18 to 500mm, and for M or K-mount >> from 16 to 400, so I'm not going to switch any time soon, as the key thing >> for me is that every Pentax I've ever owned has been an improvement on the >> last and just worked for me - and the glass is so good. >> >> >> John in Brisbane >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> On 11/23/2020 11:08 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> > I still shoot with Pentax because my Pentax gear still works for me. >> > >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 >PDML@pdml.net >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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
