Re: Pentax Spotting

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Asahi was a great company, that made superb glass and wonderful
state-of-the art cameras.  IMHO, none of the corporate successors to the
Pentax brand have lived up to it.

For those who may not be aware of the name, "Asahi" is a popular brand name
in Japan, including Asahi Beer (which is wonderful) and Asahi Shimbun, one
of the major newspapers.  It means morning sun (Asa+morning, Hi=sun or
fire, as in hibachi).  It also however means "Rising Sun," as in the red
disc that appears on the Japanese flag and Japanese military aircraft.  As
such, for years the company used other brands to sell their cameras in the
US, because of the ill will many WW II veterans and others felt for the
Rising Sun  symbol.  Thus, the Pentax was branded as a Honeywell when it
was initially imported to the US.  A similar feeling led to Nissan cars
initially being marketed here as "Datsuns," to avoid the bad taste that
Nissan (another version of Nihon or Nippon, ie, Japan) still had for many
Americans.

Times certainly have changed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJmXtGp86m4

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RE: Pentax Spotting

[jcoyle]

I've told this story before: mine was  an Asahi Pentax SV, bought for me by a 
nurse travelling via Singapore while I was
living on St. Helena in 1968: the camera arrived about four months after she 
left, due to there only being sea mail
service to the island!
It was stolen in 1975 in the East End of London, but I bought it's exact twin 
in Adelaide about 15 years ago, and it
still works like new.

John in Brisbane


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From: ann sanfedele  
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3mmm   ?  hmmm :-)

My first pentax was the 1000 with th standard recommended combo of lenses to 
cover everything... 50,28,135  the 28mm
instead of the 35mm was suggeted to me but I can't remember who clue me about 
it..it was a great decision.  I still have
that 28mm I bought in 1975.

ann

On 1/4/2022 3:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> I purchased my spotty from a PX in the far East.
>
> I was looking for a Minolta 101 SLR, which a friend had let me try, 
> but it was sold out.  The PX camera guy said that Asahi made the best 
> glass in the world, and also showed me ads that indicated Honeywell 
> was selling it under its own name in the states,  Those two factors 
> led me to buy the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, with 3 lenses, 50mm,3mmm and 
> a 135mm, with a set of filters.
>
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>> On Jan 3, 2022, at 22:04, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
>>> Since regular TV is so terrible these days, I have been 
>>> binge-watching
>> some
>>> of my old favorites from previous decades.
>>>
>>> Tonight was an old episode of Six Feet Under, from the second season.
>>> Claire Fisher was planning to attend an arts school, and working on 
>>> her portfolio.  She breaks out her camera, and it's an ASAHI Pentax, 
>>> clearly labeled as such.  Looks just like the spotty I purchased 
>>> back in 1967!
>> That was what I bought back then, the S1A, with bellows and slide copier.
>> I was stationed in Italy with a guy in security who'd make regular 
>> trips to Japan and I tasked him to bring me all that stuff on one 
>> trip, which he did, and I think I didn't pay a whole lot for it - 
>> much less than for a Honeywell-branded spotty, at any rate.
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Re: Pentax Spotting

[ann sanfedele]

3mmm   ?  hmmm :-)

My first pentax was the 1000 with th standard recommended combo of 
lenses to cover everything... 50,28,135  the 28mm instead of the 35mm
was suggeted to me but I can't remember who clue me about it..it was a 
great decision.  I still have that 28mm I bought in 1975.


ann

On 1/4/2022 3:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I purchased my spotty from a PX in the far East.

I was looking for a Minolta 101 SLR, which a friend had let me try, but it
was sold out.  The PX camera guy said that Asahi made the best glass in the
world, and also showed me ads that indicated Honeywell was selling it under
its own name in the states,  Those two factors led me to buy the Asahi
Pentax Spotmatic, with 3 lenses, 50mm,3mmm and a 135mm, with a set of
filters.

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On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 1:18 PM Nolan Hinshaw  wrote:


On Jan 3, 2022, at 22:04, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

Since regular TV is so terrible these days, I have been binge-watching

some

of my old favorites from previous decades.

Tonight was an old episode of Six Feet Under, from the second season.
Claire Fisher was planning to attend an arts school, and working on her
portfolio.  She breaks out her camera, and it's an ASAHI Pentax,
clearly labeled as such.  Looks just like the spotty I purchased back in
1967!

That was what I bought back then, the S1A, with bellows and slide copier.
I was stationed in Italy with a guy in security who'd make regular trips to
Japan and I tasked him to bring me all that stuff on one trip, which he
did, and I think I didn't pay a whole lot for it - much less than for a
Honeywell-branded spotty, at any rate.
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Re: Pentax Spotting

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I purchased my spotty from a PX in the far East.

I was looking for a Minolta 101 SLR, which a friend had let me try, but it
was sold out.  The PX camera guy said that Asahi made the best glass in the
world, and also showed me ads that indicated Honeywell was selling it under
its own name in the states,  Those two factors led me to buy the Asahi
Pentax Spotmatic, with 3 lenses, 50mm,3mmm and a 135mm, with a set of
filters.

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On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 1:18 PM Nolan Hinshaw  wrote:

> On Jan 3, 2022, at 22:04, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> >
> > Since regular TV is so terrible these days, I have been binge-watching
> some
> > of my old favorites from previous decades.
> >
> > Tonight was an old episode of Six Feet Under, from the second season.
> > Claire Fisher was planning to attend an arts school, and working on her
> > portfolio.  She breaks out her camera, and it's an ASAHI Pentax,
> > clearly labeled as such.  Looks just like the spotty I purchased back in
> > 1967!
>
> That was what I bought back then, the S1A, with bellows and slide copier.
> I was stationed in Italy with a guy in security who'd make regular trips to
> Japan and I tasked him to bring me all that stuff on one trip, which he
> did, and I think I didn't pay a whole lot for it - much less than for a
> Honeywell-branded spotty, at any rate.
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Re: Pentax spotting

[John Francis]

Definitely an Asahi PENTAX Spotmatic, fitted with a 50mm f/1.4 Super Takamar
(that's most obvious in the third brief appearance at 0:32 into the clip).
All told I spotted the camera on-screen in seven different shots.


On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 01:01:10AM -0500, John wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6dy7xQ8NeE
> 
> On 12/11/2018 00:16:47, Ken Waller wrote:
> > The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic.
> > 
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> > - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" 
> > Subject: Pentax spotting
> > 
> > 
> > > just saw a tv commercial for a new film
> > > and it clearly shows a character using
> > > a near mint pentax spotmatic in two different
> > > scenes.
> > > 
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Re: Pentax spotting

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

It's a new release coming up soon. I'm looking forward to it!

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> On Dec 11, 2018, at 10:11 AM, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> 
> It looks like a Spotmatic F to be exact.
> 
>> On 12/11/2018 12:16 AM, Ken Waller wrote:
>> The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic.
>> 
>> Kenneth Waller
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>> - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" 
>> Subject: Pentax spotting
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>>> just saw a tv commercial for a new film
>>> and it clearly shows a character using
>>> a near mint pentax spotmatic in two different
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Re: Pentax spotting

[P. J. Alling]

It looks like a Spotmatic F to be exact.

On 12/11/2018 12:16 AM, Ken Waller wrote:

The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic.

Kenneth Waller
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Subject: Pentax spotting



just saw a tv commercial for a new film
and it clearly shows a character using
a near mint pentax spotmatic in two different
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Re: Pentax spotting

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6dy7xQ8NeE

On 12/11/2018 00:16:47, Ken Waller wrote:

The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic.

Kenneth Waller
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Subject: Pentax spotting



just saw a tv commercial for a new film
and it clearly shows a character using
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Re: Pentax spotting

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The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic.

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Subject: Pentax spotting



just saw a tv commercial for a new film
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Re: Pentax Spotting - Milk

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On Apr 18, 2010, at 8:32 AM, frank theriault wrote:


Saw Milk with Sean Penn yesterday on DVD (tremendous performance by
Penn - definitely Oscar-worthy).  Several scenes with clicking
cameras, many of which were Spotmatics.

And Sean didn't punch the photographers? Guess he really was in  
character:-)

Paul

BTW, saw American Gangster on the tube last night. Lots of Pentax  
cameras in that flick as well.




Cool.

Also loved Harvey's Leica in the early scenes...

Great movie.  Watch it if you haven't already.

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Re: OT Re: Pentax-spotting

[Norman Baugher]

Do pregnant ones count?

Bob Walkden wrote:

  Maybe it's more like one of Stallone's first movies, Death Race 2000.  It's
  basically a really cheesy flick about a race accross America where you
  score points for killing people, and the winner becomes the next President.

 if you don't actually kill them, but leave them swinging, or just
 dimpled, who gets to be president?

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Re: Pentax-spotting

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Ernest Alejandria wrote:
 
 Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up.

And Gena Gershon!

 But since it's a Stallone movie, it's probably just another reincarnation of
 the old and tired Rocky theme. :)

If only it were that good ...

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Re: Pentax-spotting

[John Francis]

Aaron Reynolds wrote:
 
 Ryan Brooks wrote:
 
  - Quick shot of a 67 in the movie Driven.
 
 Well, I guess now I have to see it.

It'll take more than that to get me into a cinema to see this.

Heck, I turned down an offer of the premiere showing, complete
with pre-movie access to the stars (but not including entree to
the post-showing party).  But I guess if I'm not prepared to
pay full price (or even matinee price) to see it, it's not all
that surprising that I decided it wasn't worth a $150 plane fare.

Is the 6x7 somewhere around the track?   If so, I've probably
chatted to the guy who was using it - he shows up at several
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Re: Pentax-spotting

[Aaron Reynolds]

John Francis wrote:
 
 Ernest Alejandria wrote:
 
  Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up.
 
 And Gena Gershon!

And Estella's a fine Canadian girl.

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