Originally posted by wattskee Hey everyone.
I recently purchased a Asahi ESII locally, and came across this forum and thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm new to photography, but have always had a interest in it and vintage cameras, so that was the reason for my purchase. Anyone with experience with this camera, and was it a good purchase?
Good to have you here, especially since your interest is broader than the latest high-tech. The ES11 is one of my own collection of (64) film cameras. It was the last of the M42 Spotmatics, and was replaced by the K2 bayonet mount version. The ES11 will only shoot manually down to 1/60th, whereas the K2 goes to 4 seconds. The ES11 is an improvement over the first two automatic versions, and if yours is in good condition should serve you well. Otherwise get it serviced by Eric Hendrickson who is an expert at Pentax film cameras.