| Latest Review Posted | Pentax Electro Spotmatic
I bought an 'Electro=Spotmatic' in 1973 when I went to Japan for a 10 day trip -- I was in contact with the editor of a Japanese camera magazine and he took me to a dealers where a bloke brought out the camera, new, in original box, brown leather case etc -- well, I did not know THEN that it was the 'Japanese Home-market- version ! That trip I also bought a 24mm f3.5 SMC Takumar and a 105mm f2.8 SMC Takumar from another dealers who were giving 'discount' to tourists -- much cheaper then UK prices with all the TAXES !! I used the PENTAX for local Press Photography, then after about a year it started playing up -- it would take a shot then the next shot would be seriously under-exposed if on 'Auto' so I had to use it on 'manual exposure'-- I found out it had a 'memory effect' in the circuit .... then I was offered £85-00 for it by a Camera Club member who collected PENTAXES as it had the original box, instructions and leather case -- well I TOOK the money as camera was faulty but he was not worried -- I lost hardly anything on the deal, even with paying Import Duty and Purchase tax at Heathrow London Airport ! |
