The SP1000 is NOT a spotmatic.
JCO
>
> Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
>
> > 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
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