Advertisement of "History of PENTAX SLR Cameras" from "Photographic Industries"Dec., 1962

History of Asahi Pentax Cameras(from left top)

Asahiflex I (1952)...The highest quality camera in Japanese 35mm SLRs

Asahiflex II (1954)...with "Quick Return" mirror

Asahi Pentax AP (1957)...with "Penta Prism" finder

Asahi Pentax K (1958)...with "Automatic Diaphragm" and 1/1000 shutter

Asahi Pentax S2 (1959)...with "one non-rotating shutter dial" and "Micro Prism" finder screen

Asahi Pentax S3 (1961)...with "Fully Automatic Diaphragm", "Coupled with Clip-on Exposure Meter" and "Cross Micro Prism" finder screen

Asahi Pentax SV (1962)...with "Fully Automatic Diaphragm to F1.8" and "built-in Self-Timer"

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