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Nesster · 11-09-2010, 03:57 AM - **7 Likes**

I have this interesting Pentax lens & accessory catalog from the transitional period between the K and the M, which puts it in 1976/77. Here are some pages, I have 6 more to post...in the next couple of days

Very large sizes are available if you click through to flickr

sterretje · 11-09-2010, 04:39 AM

Nice; thanks for sharing

**germar** · 11-09-2010, 05:54 AM

Extremely cool. More rep points for you!

I think these images should find their way to the lens database section as a permanent resource!

Blue · 11-09-2010, 10:56 AM

Wow. I was just looking at some of my print copies of various Pentax catalogs this morning and thinking that Nesster would scan them and post them.

axl · 11-09-2010, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by germar

Extremely cool. More rep points for you!

I think these images should find their way to the lens database section as a permanent resource!

+1 to this

Nesster · 11-09-2010, 02:17 PM

thanks for the interest. I like the ones that are half-this, half-that, such as the big ad Pentax took out to introduce the K cameras, where they were cheek to jowl with the last Spotmatics

Myself, I'm too cheap to own any of the lenses in this catalog, save the M 50/1.7 that came with a KX.

pickles · 11-09-2010, 03:04 PM

I have that catalogue....and a few others...they are good reading.
If you look at these images, you'll see displayed on the 9th double page displayed, a very unusual image.....displayed are the 85/210 zoom in both 3.5 & 4.5 versions, but to the best of my knowledge, no-one has ever seen a 3.5 version "in the flesh".
Cheers, Pickles.

**gofour3** · 11-09-2010, 06:46 PM

Yes thanks for posting Nesster!

Some trivia for you, the first two pictures were taken in Vancouver, Canada.
(Fish-eye picture is Gastown and the bridge is the Lions Gate)

Phil.

Nesster · 11-10-2010, 07:30 AM

This is why I love to post these - there's something new to learn all the time!

Here's the rest of the lens related pages (in addition there are the focus screens, joy bags, spot meters and the like...)

8540tomg · 11-10-2010, 07:37 AM

Another blast from the past from Nesster.

Thanks for posting these. I still have some of these wonderful old promotional items around. Too bad Pentax doesn't provide them any longer. The times they are a changin.

Tom G

Vranx · 11-16-2010, 04:11 AM

Great!

Could you post by any chance the front and back cover of this brochure? That would be very enlightening!

Thanks in advance,

Vranx

r0ckstarr · 11-16-2010, 08:44 AM

A microscope adapter could be fun.

blende8 · 11-16-2010, 09:26 AM - **1 Like**

I have created a PDF of the images.
See attachment.
Hope, this is helpful.

**gofour3** · 11-16-2010, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

A microscope adapter could be fun.

Yes and no. I bought a microscope adapter hoping to use it, but I'm having trouble finding a microscope with one 25mm tube. Most of the ones I see have the two viewing tubes. It’s looking like it may be just a paper weight!

Phil.

r0ckstarr · 11-16-2010, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by gofour3

Yes and no. I bought a microscope adapter hoping to use it, but I'm having trouble finding a microscope with one 25mm tube. Most of the ones I see have the two viewing tubes. It’s looking like it may be just a paper weight!

Phil.

Good to know. I was tempted to search for the adapter. Thanks for the info, and good luck on your hunt to find a microscope.

11-09-2010, 03:57 AM - 7 Likes	#1
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	Asahi Pentax Lens and Accessory catalog, 1976/77 I have this interesting Pentax lens & accessory catalog from the transitional period between the K and the M, which puts it in 1976/77. Here are some pages, I have 6 more to post...in the next couple of days Very large sizes are available if you click through to flickr

11-10-2010, 07:37 AM	#10
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Another blast from the past from Nesster. Thanks for posting these. I still have some of these wonderful old promotional items around. Too bad Pentax doesn't provide them any longer. The times they are a changin. Tom G Last edited by 8540tomg; 11-10-2010 at 07:37 AM. Reason: typo

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Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Wow. I was just looking at some of my print copies of various Pentax catalogs this morning and thinking that Nesster would scan them and post them.

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axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	Originally posted by germar Extremely cool. More rep points for you! I think these images should find their way to the lens database section as a permanent resource! +1 to this

11-09-2010, 02:17 PM	#6
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	thanks for the interest. I like the ones that are half-this, half-that, such as the big ad Pentax took out to introduce the K cameras, where they were cheek to jowl with the last Spotmatics Myself, I'm too cheap to own any of the lenses in this catalog, save the M 50/1.7 that came with a KX.

11-09-2010, 03:04 PM	#7
pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	I have that catalogue....and a few others...they are good reading. If you look at these images, you'll see displayed on the 9th double page displayed, a very unusual image.....displayed are the 85/210 zoom in both 3.5 & 4.5 versions, but to the best of my knowledge, no-one has ever seen a 3.5 version "in the flesh". Cheers, Pickles.

11-09-2010, 06:46 PM	#8
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Yes thanks for posting Nesster! Some trivia for you, the first two pictures were taken in Vancouver, Canada. (Fish-eye picture is Gastown and the bridge is the Lions Gate) Phil.

11-10-2010, 07:30 AM	#9
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	This is why I love to post these - there's something new to learn all the time! Here's the rest of the lens related pages (in addition there are the focus screens, joy bags, spot meters and the like...)

11-16-2010, 04:11 AM	#11
Vranx Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beautiful Bavaria :-) Posts: 123	Great! Could you post by any chance the front and back cover of this brochure? That would be very enlightening! Thanks in advance, Vranx

11-16-2010, 08:44 AM	#12
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	A microscope adapter could be fun.

11-16-2010, 09:37 AM	#14
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by r0ckstarr A microscope adapter could be fun. Yes and no. I bought a microscope adapter hoping to use it, but I'm having trouble finding a microscope with one 25mm tube. Most of the ones I see have the two viewing tubes. It’s looking like it may be just a paper weight! Phil.

11-16-2010, 11:05 AM	#15
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by gofour3 Yes and no. I bought a microscope adapter hoping to use it, but I'm having trouble finding a microscope with one 25mm tube. Most of the ones I see have the two viewing tubes. It’s looking like it may be just a paper weight! Phil. Good to know. I was tempted to search for the adapter. Thanks for the info, and good luck on your hunt to find a microscope.

Asahi Pentax Lens and Accessory catalog, 1976/77

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