Hi friends, Somebody on another list I frequent asked this question, so I took the pleasure of putting it before the assemblage of screwey experts here myself (also as an owner of SP1000 - what a nice camera! - but without the baseplate he describes). I will forward the outcome there, or perhaps he's put an email at the bottom of his mail.
Frantisek > This query would be better directed to the Pentax list, but I don't > subscribe to that and there are a number of Pentax experts here, so if > you'll all indulge me ... > > I picked up a Honeywell Pentax SP1000 today - no lens and a few scuffs > to the chrome, but everything seems to work as it should, and at the > princely sum of AU$28 (~US$15) it will make another good work platform > for M42 lenses. However, I was intrigued by the engraving on the > baseplate, which proudly declares: > > "Body assembled in Hong Kong" > > I was unaware that Spotmatics were manufactured outside of Japan. Would > someone provide some background here - was the HK plant only an assembly > line for Japanese manufactured components?? - or were the "bits" made in > Hong Kong too?? ... and was it only used for the Honeywell Pentax line > as distinct from cameras badged as Asahhi Pentax?? How did the quality > of the cameras made in HK compare to the identical product from Japan?? > > Curious minds etc etc ... > > -- > Richard Lindner [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 (0)419 556 560 > What a long, strange trip it's been - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
