Originally Posted by germar
This is more consistent with the condition of the camera, which is pretty much as new. Otherwise, I was figuring I had a museum piece if it was 1964 vintage and in such great shape.
Spotmaniac? Well, I consider that flattering as I was the site owner of the (then) well-known Unofficial Asahi Pentax Spotmatic Home Page. I still have the site here, but it is not online anymore.
Having said that: it's not unusual to find a Spottie in a very nice condition. Many were made and sold. Still, I consider it (and I mean the original version without flash shoe, not the Spotmatic F or II) the most beautiful SLR ever made. That's also why I would like to own the 50th Anniversary K10D model, which closely resembles a Spotmatic too (too bad they did not omit the flash shoe on the anniversary model).
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