This Pentax Spotmatic Has a Heartwarming Story Behind It

When you're buying and shooting with vintage cameras, you're also taking with you decades worth of fascinating history. If you're really lucky, you might come across cameras used by famous photographers, limited edition models, and even those used for NASA spaceflights.

 You'll be even luckier if you have the $$$ to afford them. Or, you may simply find one with a really heartwarming personal history, like this Pentax Spotmatic that Brisbane-based Daimon Wright found and recently wrote about on Reddit. .

2019-10-22 16:00

Источник: thephoblographer.com

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