1975 era afficianados-- a surprising price list quiz

[Sid Barris]

Hi All,
Just bought a beautiful ES II. Looks as though its never been used at all. Came with a very interesting Stobodome Thyristor flash unit. The oldest electronic device I've ever seen that uses a rechargeable, sealed unit battery. I charged it and darn if it doesn't still hold a charge and perform correctly. The camera looks showroom new!

Anyway, it came with a bunch of papers from Honeywell pentax, including a price list, effective Sept. 1975 It was interesting to note that they still offered a full compliment of M42 bodies and lenses as well as the new K mount cameras and lenses, plus the 6x7 system is offered on this list as well. Here are the prices of a few select items. See if you can match them up to the camera body the price belongs to. I was quite surprised at some of these answers.

prices

$ 299.48
284.00
599.50
635.29
250.00
485.75
319.25
510.75
344.25

And the camera bodies with and without lenses that match these prices:

SP 1000 Body
ES II with 50mm f/1.4 SMCT
Chrome Spotmatic F Body
SP 1000 with 55mm f2 SMCT
6 x 7 Body
KX Black Body
K2 Black Body
KX Chrome Body
K2 Chrome Body

The answers to follow in a couple of days. Some of them are easy; yet some will astound you; unless you've seen this list or have intimate experience with buying these new 25 years ago.

Sid B