Vintage Asahi Pentax S1a 35mm SLR Camera with 55mm F:2 Super-Takumar Lens

With original case, in very good condition, see pictures.

The Asahi Pentax S1A was Asahi Pentax’s attempt to make a consumer-level version of their S, S2, S1 & S3 professional SLR range in 1963. Their rather counter-productive way of accomplishing this was to remove the mark for the 1/1000 shutter speed (it’s still there, it’s just not marked, you just dial one past 1/500).

Lens: 
f2, 55 mm Super-Takumar, fully automatic iris diaphragm (FAD) to f16. Depth-of-field scale. 42 mm Screw mount. Auto or manual setting for diaphragm. Serial no. 2555246 .

Shutter: 
Focal-plane, speeds 1 - 1/500, B. X, FP flash synchronisation.

Construction: 
Metal body.

Format: 
36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film held in cassette.

Focusing: 
Helical to 0.45 m.

Attributes: 
Reflex viewing through taking lens. Fixed roof pentaprism finder, microprism rangefinder in focusing screen, Fresnel screen. Instant-return mirror. 
Auto-stop on film advance. Film advance lever sets the shutter. Film advance and shutter inter-linked for double and blank exposure prevention. Indicator showing if film has been wound-on. 
Exposure counter. Film indicator 10 - 800 ASA.

Serial Number: 676859

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