Pentax SP500

Focus

Manual

Mount

M42

Format

35mm

Battery

1.3V PX400 mercury

Metering

TTL center-weighted (CdS, stop-down)

Spec Notes

Budget Spotmatic; dial marked to 1/500 but 1/1000 available one click past. Weight not sourced.

Film Advance

manual lever

Shutter Type

mechanical focal-plane (horizontal cloth)

Exposure Modes

manual

Viewfinder Type

SLR fixed pentaprism (micro-prism)

Introduced

1971

Flash Sync Speed

1/60

Max Shutter Speed

1/1000