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Don't Overpay for A Sony A58 Memory Card

The Sony A58 uses SD memory cards. It can use cards with a maximum capacity of 2TB.

Don't Overpay for a Sony A65 SD Card

The Sony A65 uses SD memory cards. It can use cards with a maximum capacity of 2TB.

Don't Overpay for a Sony A99 Memory Card

The Sony A99 uses SD memory cards. It can use cards with a maximum capacity of 2TB.

Don't Buy Expensive Sony A35 Memory Cards

The Sony A35 uses SD memory cards. It can use cards with a maximum capacity of 2TB.

The 10 Pentax Spotmatic Versions Explained: Asahi vs Honeywell

Asahit Optical Co. Ltd, released the first Pentax Spotmatic in 1964. Honeywell was the US distributor.

Fun & Cheap Pentax Spotmatic Lenses

All of the Spotmatics use M42 lenses.

The focus is on lenses made by Asahi Optical Co. Ltd (Pentax). There are too many third party lenses to go over.

How to Load Film Pentax Spotmatic

The Pentax Spotmatic use 35mm film.

Black & White or color film can be used. Use fresh film that is not expired.

How to Rewind and Remove Film from the Pentax Spotmatic

try to avoid removing the film in direct sunlight. The light seal on canisters isn’t perfect.

Fun & Affordable Pentax ME Super Lenses

The Pentax ME Super uses K-mount lenses. Lenses need an aperture ring to work.

How to Load Film into the Pentax K1000

The Pentax K1000 uses 35mm film.

For best results, use fresh film that has not expired. Do not load the camera in direct sunlight.