Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Honeywell was Pentax's USA distributor, they did not own Pentax. They just sold and serviced Pentax gear here in the USA. I have an old Spotmatic and have always been impressed with the Pentax lenses. This was shot with the Pentax 50mm f1.4 Super Takumar http://tinyurl.com/mack-spider This was shot with an ANCIENT Pentax 35mmf3.5 Auto Takumar. The Auto-Takumars were the early Pentax screwmount lenses that required you to cock the aperture by pushing a button on the lens before each shot! It is incredibly sharp. http://tinyurl.com/bumpersbar Here's another with the 50mm f1.4 Super-Takumar http://tinyurl.com/voors-jewelry -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 10/14/10 2:33 AM, "afirkin at afirkin.com" <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: >> Also: http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/detail/PTX+17971 >> >> Marty > > Can someone give me a potted history of Pentax: I seem to remember > Honeywell being in there at some time. I've never owned a Pentax. Helen > had one when we first met (long ago) and it was a very neat 35mm camera > about the same size as the OM's. Is it Japanese or American company? > > Cheers > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information