Back from the Repair Tech, and A Day Trip to Fergus On.

Asahi Pentax Spotmatics, I have a soft spot for. I picked up a Spotmatic SP after my brother suggested I get one, they were dirt cheap (at the time) and the Super Multi Coated Takumar glass was something else. About six months later I picked up a Spotmatic F from the Henry's Clearance Outlet. It was the used camera department manager's personal camera.  I shot a lot of film off and on over the years, replaced a light meter (same part as a the one in a later K1000) Fast forward to about early pandemic times, the mirror was starting to seize up, the camera needed servicing. Which I got to finally a few years later. 

The Spotmatic F was the last mechanical M42 screw mount in Asahi Pentax's line, there's the ES and ES which were aperture priority bodies but they were different animals, even if they cosmetially looked the same. I dropped the camera off at Halton Camera Exchange in Georgetown at the end of the ski season and it took a few weeks for the camera to work it's way to the tech bench. I picked the F up early April and Jo-Anne and I day tripped up to Fergus for the day. 

With the bright sun, I went with Fomapan 100 and FX-39 1+9 as my film and developer combination. The end results are nice and crisp. I don't get the hate on for Fomapan, I love the 100 ISO emulsion, it dries super flat which is great for scanning. 


Camera: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F, Super Multi Coated Takumar Lenses. 

Film: Fomapan 100,  FX39 1+9. 


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