Quoting from "Asahi Pentax and Pentax 35mm Cameras: 1952-1989" (Danilo Checchi; Hove Foto Books, 1990):
"The first version of the Electro Spotmatic was sold only in Japan by way of a market test. The model intended for export was called the Asahi Pentax ES and preserved unchanged the technical and aesthetic features of the Electro Spotmatic. The electronics, on the other hand, were replaced with more reliable circuits. ... Two years on from the ES an improved, updated version appeared called the ES II. " (from pp. 75, 77) stan On Jan 25, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Jens wrote: > Prior to the ES and ES II there was an Electro Spotmatic. Made only for the > Japanese market. > This one had not so good/reliable electronics. So I guess it's important not > to confuse the ES with the older Electro Spotmatic. So I prefere the > Electronic Shutter explanation. > > BTW: I s there a screw mount web site - similar to the K-Mount web site? > > Anyway I think the ES is a fine camera. Its seems very easy to use. I can't > believe it's almost 40 years old :-) > > Regards > Jens > -- > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > On Jan 23, 2011 21:49 "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> DOH!! >> On Jan 23, 2011, at 1:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >> >>> ES stood for electrospotmatic >>> >>> -- >>> J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) >>> Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : >>> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ >>> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf >>> Of Jens >>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 1:38 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Re: Enablement - Pentax ES >>> >>> >>> >>> "Electronic Shutter" - thanks Jeffery, I didn't know/did not figure >>> that >>> out. Yeah, that's right - it's step less. >>> >>> Regards >>> Jens >>> -- >>> Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2011 17:14 "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith...@bellsouth.net> >>> wrote: >>>> Ah, I remember lusting after that camera in about 1970. One of my >>>> earlier concerns with the Spotmatic I was using was that shutter >>>> speeds were in 1-f-stop detentes, and I was using Kodachrome (with >>>> not >>>> much latitude). The mere idea of a stepless shutter that could give >>>> >>>> you 1/243 of a second seemed so precise to me back then. I even >>>> recall >>>> the 1970 hype on it. The ES was for electronic shutter, but one >>>> author >>>> said that it should stand for "exposure simplicity". >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 23, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Jens wrote: >>>> >>>>> A friend of mine wanted my Minolta Autocord. >>>>> I won't be using it much, since I recently got my Pentax 67. So he >>>>> >>>>> made me an offer - his Asahi Pentax ES w. 1.4 50mm Takumar. It >>>>> uses >>>>> almost the same kind of batteries like the P67 - and my Minolta >>>>> flash meter. Quite convenient. I guess Silver or Lithium is not a >>>>> >>>>> big deal. >>>>> >>>>> What a nice camera. Actually very similar to the K2 (Shuatter >>>>> Automatics), except for the screw mount lenses and no mirror lock >>>>> >>>>> up. The secreen is very bright and easy to fucus with. >>>>> >>>>> Now I willt look in my Spotmatic bag to see if I have other lenses >>>>> I >>>>> may use with the ES. >>>>> >>>>> When I started shooting with an SLR - the ES was the hottest >>>>> camera >>>>> in the store. At that time I couldn't afford it. >>>>> -- >>>>> Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>> above >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
