Preliminary Tests on 'Gift' Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F

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a kind Gent gave me a second Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F with later serial numbers than my first one -- I took a few quick tests on 2001 outdated Fuji Press 800 which I downrated to 320 ASA -- the battery contact spring is broken off so I used a Weston Master V. I had some other lenses given : Super-Takumar 105mm f2.8, a weird 'Universar' Ultra Multi-Coated 135mm f2.8 and a Mamiya Sekor SX 35mm f2.8 all M42 of course. The 'Standard' lens is another SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 which is not 'yellowed by Radio-Activity' as was my first one with earlier Serial Number.
i could not use many frames as the shutter under-exposed all the 1/1000th second shots and it was running un-even -- what a Bummer. I show a few. Better quality on better film.
SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 at full aperture
SP-f Test 01 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 at f4
SP-F Test 04 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Mamiya Sekor SX 35mm f2.8 at f5.6
SP-F Test 05 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Universar 135mm f2.8 at f5.6
SP-F Test 06 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr