Spotmatic D Concept - Somebody fund this please

anselmopn · 05-20-2015, 06:09 PM - **1 Like**

New day and have been looking for whatever secrets lying around the net about the spot i may uncover. Stumbled upon thisss

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic D Concept

Please make it happen. Someday atleast..

Bob from Aus · 05-20-2015, 06:49 PM

cool. I'll have one. It looks so much like my old spotmaric F. However I don't miss cameras without a grip.

**woodywesty** · 05-20-2015, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by anselmopn

New day and have been looking for whatever secrets lying around the net about the spot i may uncover. Stumbled upon thisss

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic D Concept

Please make it happen. Someday atleast..

Nice Photoshop job by someone....

**Bruce Clark** · 05-20-2015, 07:48 PM

I want one for my Ricoh XR-P. It should be pretty simple as it has a removable back. Ha Ha

rrstuff · 05-20-2015, 10:32 PM

I am afraid it would be a bit thicker than that.

RAART · 05-20-2015, 10:50 PM

This is a quite few years old... but even then when I looked into was nice photoshop job!

Clavius · 05-21-2015, 12:02 AM

Oh, it's so beautiful!

It doesn't have to be thicker though, as someone implied. Without the mirror it can even be made smaller then the original spotmatic.

**sergysergy** · 05-21-2015, 12:43 AM

It would be so cool...

Cuthbert · 05-21-2015, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by woodywesty

Nice Photoshop job by someone....

Indeed.

Anyway I noticed the last digital cameras are starting to look quite retro', sharp edges and square shapes are becoming trendy again.

**RobA_Oz** · 05-21-2015, 01:15 AM

Originally posted by Clavius

Oh, it's so beautiful!

It doesn't have to be thicker though, as someone implied. Without the mirror it can even be made smaller then the original spotmatic.

Not to mention a new set of M42 lenses that have shorter registration distances than the originals.

bigyinn · 05-21-2015, 02:14 AM - **1 Like**

And what would the point of it be?
A camera is a tool to take pictures IMO. How it looks is largely irrelevant, although the ergonomics are important. I'd personally miss having a decent hand grip to wrap my fingers around.

**woodywesty** · 05-21-2015, 06:05 AM

Originally posted by bigyinn

And what would the point of it be?
A camera is a tool to take pictures IMO. How it looks is largely irrelevant, although the ergonomics are important. I'd personally miss having a decent hand grip to wrap my fingers around.

I agree with you except that I think it would sell to all those old photographers like me who started with a Spotmatic. Whether or not that would make Ricoh any money or not is another matter...

johnha · 05-26-2015, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by woodywesty

I agree with you except that I think it would sell to all those old photographers like me who started with a Spotmatic. Whether or not that would make Ricoh any money or not is another matter...

If they sold it for $7000 like a Leica they might

**RobA_Oz** · 05-26-2015, 04:53 PM

In order to accommodate the sensor, the focal plane would have to be moved forward several millimetres, even without Shake Reduction hardware and a rear LCD; more if they were to be included. That means either the lens mount flange would also have to be moved forward the same amount, or a new set of lenses produced, with shorter registration distances. The alternative would be to sell M42 spacers, complete with aperture levers and pins, so the old lenses could be used as intended, up to the last of the M42s that were designed for the Spotmatic F and the ES/II bodies.

More likely, it could be the basis for a K-02, with a K-mount and an EVF, but with the same requirement options for the lens mount as for the M42 concept, plus the electronics to go with the latest KAF features.

normhead · 05-26-2015, 06:21 PM

I started on an SV and moved up to a Spotmatic, and i wouldn't even ask for it to be taken out of the case so I could touch it. I'll just pick up my ME when I get all nostalgic.OK, maybe I'd hold is for a second, and I like the shutter and ISO dials more than I like the digital solution, but I doubt very much I'd be even remotely interested in buying one.

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05-20-2015, 06:49 PM	#2
Bob from Aus Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,094	cool. I'll have one. It looks so much like my old spotmaric F. However I don't miss cameras without a grip.

05-20-2015, 06:56 PM	#3
woodywesty Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 725	Originally posted by anselmopn New day and have been looking for whatever secrets lying around the net about the spot i may uncover. Stumbled upon thisss Asahi Pentax Spotmatic D Concept Please make it happen. Someday atleast.. Nice Photoshop job by someone....

05-20-2015, 07:48 PM	#4
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	I want one for my Ricoh XR-P. It should be pretty simple as it has a removable back. Ha Ha

05-20-2015, 10:32 PM	#5
rrstuff Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pasadena, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,126	I am afraid it would be a bit thicker than that.

05-20-2015, 10:50 PM	#6
RAART Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakville, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,095	This is a quite few years old... but even then when I looked into was nice photoshop job!

05-21-2015, 12:02 AM	#7
Clavius Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Klundert Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,150	Oh, it's so beautiful! It doesn't have to be thicker though, as someone implied. Without the mirror it can even be made smaller then the original spotmatic.

05-21-2015, 12:43 AM	#8
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,170	It would be so cool...

05-21-2015, 01:09 AM	#9
Cuthbert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,740	Originally posted by woodywesty Nice Photoshop job by someone.... Indeed. Anyway I noticed the last digital cameras are starting to look quite retro', sharp edges and square shapes are becoming trendy again.

05-21-2015, 01:15 AM	#10
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Clavius Oh, it's so beautiful! It doesn't have to be thicker though, as someone implied. Without the mirror it can even be made smaller then the original spotmatic. Not to mention a new set of M42 lenses that have shorter registration distances than the originals.

05-21-2015, 02:14 AM - 1 Like	#11
bigyinn Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 54	And what would the point of it be? A camera is a tool to take pictures IMO. How it looks is largely irrelevant, although the ergonomics are important. I'd personally miss having a decent hand grip to wrap my fingers around.

05-21-2015, 06:05 AM	#12
woodywesty Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 725	Originally posted by bigyinn And what would the point of it be? A camera is a tool to take pictures IMO. How it looks is largely irrelevant, although the ergonomics are important. I'd personally miss having a decent hand grip to wrap my fingers around. I agree with you except that I think it would sell to all those old photographers like me who started with a Spotmatic. Whether or not that would make Ricoh any money or not is another matter...

05-26-2015, 04:02 PM	#13
johnha Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Lancashire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,155	Originally posted by woodywesty I agree with you except that I think it would sell to all those old photographers like me who started with a Spotmatic. Whether or not that would make Ricoh any money or not is another matter... If they sold it for $7000 like a Leica they might

05-26-2015, 04:53 PM	#14
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	In order to accommodate the sensor, the focal plane would have to be moved forward several millimetres, even without Shake Reduction hardware and a rear LCD; more if they were to be included. That means either the lens mount flange would also have to be moved forward the same amount, or a new set of lenses produced, with shorter registration distances. The alternative would be to sell M42 spacers, complete with aperture levers and pins, so the old lenses could be used as intended, up to the last of the M42s that were designed for the Spotmatic F and the ES/II bodies. More likely, it could be the basis for a K-02, with a K-mount and an EVF, but with the same requirement options for the lens mount as for the M42 concept, plus the electronics to go with the latest KAF features.

05-26-2015, 06:21 PM	#15
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I started on an SV and moved up to a Spotmatic, and i wouldn't even ask for it to be taken out of the case so I could touch it. I'll just pick up my ME when I get all nostalgic.OK, maybe I'd hold is for a second, and I like the shutter and ISO dials more than I like the digital solution, but I doubt very much I'd be even remotely interested in buying one.