Anyone who wanted a cheap SLR camera in the 1960s or 1970s quickly came across the Japanese brand of Pentax. They offered affordable cameras with high quality, in a way comparable to Minolta. These brands were considered inferior to the big names such as Nikon and Canon, but nothing turned out to be further from the truth. The Pentax Spotmatic became one of the best-selling workhorses of all time. The Spotmatic was introduced by Asahi in 1964 and was the first camera with a TTL metering system, powered by a battery. The body took common lenses with the famous and widespread M42 screw mount. The camera was produced until 1976, so there are still plenty of second-hand copies available. This SLR is also recommended by many professionals as the most appropriate vintage camera to learn photography with.
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