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**filmfan** · 04-23-2018, 07:31 AM

Hi all.

I have been trying to find information on one of my cameras. I'd like to know the rarity of the item and the approximate value.
The camera is a Pentax SV with original brown leather trim and the Asahi logo is in red paint.
The camera is in full working condition - excellent condition and has the brown leather case as well as the clip-on light meter.

Anyone heard of or have seen anything similar or can help out with pricing this for sale?

**sergysergy** · 04-23-2018, 07:40 AM

Can you post some pictures?

stevebrot · 04-23-2018, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Welcome to the Pentax Forums!

This sort of combination is not unusual on eBay. Such cameras are usually billed as "extremely rare special edition red emblem" or something similar. Most likely, the original thin pebble-grain black covering was spoiled by moisture or mold and has been replaced with brown leather from someplace like Aki-Asahi (great people to do business with). Changing the emblem to red is easily done with a lacquer pencil or pen.

In the outside chance that the trim is genuine from the factory, it would indeed be rare. I have never seen or heard of such a thing.

Steve

(...I have a Spotmatic that was in very rough condition when I bought it and which now sports a very nice lizard-pattern leather cover in deep red...LINK...)

**UncleVanya** · 04-23-2018, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

(...I have a Spotmatic that was in very rough condition when I bought it and which now sports a very nice lizard-pattern leather cover in deep red...LINK...)

Very smart looking Steve!

**filmfan** · 04-23-2018, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by sergysergy

Can you post some pictures?

Will post some pics tonight

WaxPhotographic · 04-23-2018, 12:50 PM

The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!).

**monochrome** · 04-23-2018, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by WaxPhotographic

The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!).

All the camera links still go to a 404 Error page

**RobA_Oz** · 04-23-2018, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by WaxPhotographic

The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!).

The link works for me. Some nice looking camera bodies there.

UMC · 04-23-2018, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by filmfan

... The camera is a Pentax SV with original brown leather trim and the Asahi logo is in red paint....

Interesting. There is an Austrian guy offering a SV on Ebay for quite a while, with the Pentax inscription in red paint: Pentax Asahi SV 35mm Film camera body | eBay I thought that this a custom mod, but apparently it is not the only one.

**monochrome** · 04-23-2018, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

The link works for me. Some nice looking camera bodies there.

Huh. Not a single link to an actual camera works for me - just the Home Page

**RobA_Oz** · 04-23-2018, 05:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by monochrome

Huh. Not a single link to an actual camera works for me - just the Home Page

My apologies - I should have noticed your use of the plural.

**monochrome** · 04-23-2018, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

My apologies - I should have noticed your use of the plural.

Cool. I thought it might be my Ad Blocker

Eyewanders · 04-23-2018, 11:21 PM

I'd like to see photos as well...

**filmfan** · 04-24-2018, 07:48 AM

Here are pics of the camera.

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

stevebrot · 04-24-2018, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by filmfan

Here are pics of the camera.

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Thanks for the photos!

Yes, that is definitely an after-market or user-cut covering material. It is doubtful that the lettering is factory, but hard to determine without magnification.

Regardless, a working SV is a joy to shoot with. I hope you get good use out of your camera.

Steve

04-23-2018, 07:31 AM	#1
filmfan Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 103	Pentax SV brown leather red logo Hi all. I have been trying to find information on one of my cameras. I'd like to know the rarity of the item and the approximate value. The camera is a Pentax SV with original brown leather trim and the Asahi logo is in red paint. The camera is in full working condition - excellent condition and has the brown leather case as well as the clip-on light meter. Anyone heard of or have seen anything similar or can help out with pricing this for sale?

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04-23-2018, 07:40 AM	#2
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,176	Can you post some pictures?

04-23-2018, 09:41 AM - 1 Like	#3
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Welcome to the Pentax Forums! This sort of combination is not unusual on eBay. Such cameras are usually billed as "extremely rare special edition red emblem" or something similar. Most likely, the original thin pebble-grain black covering was spoiled by moisture or mold and has been replaced with brown leather from someplace like Aki-Asahi (great people to do business with). Changing the emblem to red is easily done with a lacquer pencil or pen. In the outside chance that the trim is genuine from the factory, it would indeed be rare. I have never seen or heard of such a thing. Steve (...I have a Spotmatic that was in very rough condition when I bought it and which now sports a very nice lizard-pattern leather cover in deep red...LINK...)

04-23-2018, 09:48 AM	#4
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,472	Originally posted by stevebrot (...I have a Spotmatic that was in very rough condition when I bought it and which now sports a very nice lizard-pattern leather cover in deep red...LINK...) Very smart looking Steve!

04-23-2018, 11:04 AM	#5
filmfan Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 103 Original Poster	Originally posted by sergysergy Can you post some pictures? Will post some pics tonight

04-23-2018, 12:50 PM	#6
WaxPhotographic Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 41	The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!).

04-23-2018, 03:07 PM	#7
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by WaxPhotographic The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!). All the camera links still go to a 404 Error page

04-23-2018, 03:19 PM	#8
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by WaxPhotographic The leather could also be from here: CameraLeather.com Custom camera leather and leatherette It looks like that site is coming back from a hiatus (a rather long one, by the looks of it!). The link works for me. Some nice looking camera bodies there.

04-23-2018, 03:45 PM	#9
UMC Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vienna Photos: Gallery Posts: 205	Originally posted by filmfan ... The camera is a Pentax SV with original brown leather trim and the Asahi logo is in red paint.... Interesting. There is an Austrian guy offering a SV on Ebay for quite a while, with the Pentax inscription in red paint: Pentax Asahi SV 35mm Film camera body \| eBay I thought that this a custom mod, but apparently it is not the only one.

04-23-2018, 03:47 PM	#10
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by RobA_Oz The link works for me. Some nice looking camera bodies there. Huh. Not a single link to an actual camera works for me - just the Home Page

04-23-2018, 05:02 PM - 1 Like	#11
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by monochrome Huh. Not a single link to an actual camera works for me - just the Home Page My apologies - I should have noticed your use of the plural.

04-23-2018, 05:07 PM	#12
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by RobA_Oz My apologies - I should have noticed your use of the plural. Cool. I thought it might be my Ad Blocker

04-23-2018, 11:21 PM	#13
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	I'd like to see photos as well...

04-24-2018, 07:48 AM	#14
filmfan Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 103 Original Poster	Here are pics of the camera. Imgur: The magic of the Internet

04-24-2018, 10:48 AM	#15
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by filmfan Here are pics of the camera. Imgur: The magic of the Internet Thanks for the photos! Yes, that is definitely an after-market or user-cut covering material. It is doubtful that the lettering is factory, but hard to determine without magnification. Regardless, a working SV is a joy to shoot with. I hope you get good use out of your camera. Steve

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