Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 09 May 2002 02:31:03 +0800 Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com> wrote: > on 9/5/02 2:25 am, Douglas Herr at telyt@earthlink.net wrote: >> Wasn't it a Pentax (model escapes my memory) >> that introduced aperture-priority >> exposure automation on an interchangable-lens >> SLR? I think it was 1970 or so. > > The first Pentax that offered auto exposure was > the Spotmatic ES with M42 screw mount. But I > am not sure if it was world's first AE SLR. I > believe it was a Konica? Yes, the Konica's auto-exposure system pre-dated the Spotmatic ES but it was a mostly mechanical shutter-priority system, while the Spotmatic ES had an electronically-timed shutter. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html