Asahi Pentax Spotmatic

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, Asahi Optical
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A compact single-lens reflex camera that was among the first to meter light through the lens.

The Spotmatic measured light through the lens, so the reading followed the lens’s angle of view and any filters. It became one of the best-selling reflex cameras of the 1960s.

Materials: Metal body, glass optics

Manufacture: Made in Japan.

The smooth, compact body.

The name Asahi Pentax on the prism.