Pentax H1a and Pentax SPII

I hadn't planned on an SLR. I've always gravitated to rangefinders but I had been casting glances at the Pentax M42 screw mount cameras and others with that mount. Lots of great and inexpensive lenses in the M42 screw mount such as the Pentax Super Takumars. The SLR does work better for those closeup shots and shots with longer lenses.

I traded the Pentax H1a for a wrist strap. He was giving it away for shipping and took the strap instead. It's the end of the line for the first Pentax series of SLRs, made in the mid 1960s. These made way for the Spotmatic. The H1a is meterless, which suits me fine since every other camera I use is also meterless. The camera has a dent on top which cracked the pentaprism. He included a new pentaprism. It's almost like new. This is an almost new 55/2 Super Takumar. A great lens. I will need to put some new seals in it and maybe some new leather. The old covering is starting to come loose a bit. Otherwise it's working great.

It also came with a 35/3.5 Super Takumar.

Then one day I recieved an email from a reader of my blog wanting to know if I wanted a couple of old cameras that he had in a box. For free. Of course, I said, what are they. One was this classic Spotmatic SPII. It could use some new seals but it works just fine. The lens is a 90mm Vega 12 from my medium format Salut-S with an M42 adapter. It's a 90mm lens that close focuses to .5 meter.

A like new Pentax Super Multi-Coated Takumar 135/3.5 that I traded for a neck strap.

Some macro extension tubes I picked up on eBay for $15.95.

The last of the cheap lenses. I picked up this beautiful Pentax Super Takumar 28/3.5 for $50. It's like new. Smooth!

Additions needed:

I would like to add a 20mm lens but there are no cheap options with 20mm. Maybe something longer. If I get a 250 for the Salut-S I could use it with the M42 adapter. Otherwise I just need to do some CLAs.