Pentax SLR/DSLR History 1952-2008

[AlexanderMayorov]

Hello everyone,
Im not sure if you already saw this image.Just wanted to share it with you.

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[Venturi]

I'll take one of each!

Thanks for finding and sharing that

[Damn Brit]

Thanks Fragla, that's a lot of cameras. I wonder how it compares to Canon and Nikon's lineup.

[jct us101]

I think they're mostly the same.

[jct us101]

Canon actually has a few more...

Canon Camera Museum | Camera Hall - Film Cameras

[k100d]

interesting post, i'm surprised at how fast the Spotmatic -> K -> M transition was made

[k100d]

Originally Posted by jct us101

Canon actually has a few more...

Canon Camera Museum | Camera Hall - Film Cameras

Canon and Nikon both got their start by making Rangefinders by trying to emulate Leica and Zeiss Ikon. Note how Ikon is similar to Nikon.

[lesmore49]

Originally Posted by Fragla

Hello everyone,
Im not sure if you already saw this image.Just wanted to share it with you.

Click on the image to view it in a larger size

How do you get a poster ?

[ftpaddict]

It's fun to see the 110 in there, like a fruit fly on a wasp-infested wall.

[jct us101]

Looks like a downsized spotmatic!

[ftpaddict]

Originally Posted by lesmore49

How do you get a poster ?

Since the picture is of considerable size already, you could just print it out yourself. The right thing to do is to contact AOHC and pay them to mail a poster to you.

[Canada_Rockies]

Being somewhat of a snit, I must state that the first four lenses in the top row are not Pentaxes, they are Asahiflexes. The first Pentax manufactured was the 1957 version, the first shown with a prism on top. Pentax was derived from "Pentaprism + Asahiflex". My first Pentax was this exact model from the first series. The next camera with a prism finder differed from my original only in the shutter speed sequence which was changed to the present 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 etc. The original was 1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500. The dial on the front is the low speed dial, and included a setting that I would really like to have again: T. Push shutter release once to open, stays open until pressed again. The top dial had B. 1 sec through 1/25 and T on the front. 1/25 was orange, and was the setting used to "transfer" funciton to the top dial, which also had a 1/25 setting to "transfer" it back along with B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/500. I cannot remember what happened if neither was on 1/25. Probably nothing.

[BBear]

Nice find!

thanx for sharing it!

[mickey]

Here's a few additional links:
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PENTAX CAMERA MUSEUM

[Blue]

Originally Posted by ftpaddict

It's fun to see the 110 in there, like a fruit fly on a wasp-infested wall.

I like putting mine next to the 6x7 and K2 and K200d.

Edit: I wonder if MikeCash has been to the museum?