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Asahi Pentax Original - 1957
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First modern SLR
First Japanese SLR with pentaprism and instant-return mirror $195 with f2.2 lens in 1957 ($1513 in 2010 dollars)
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Here's the first ad from the January 1958 issue of Modern Photography:
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Here's an ad from the 1958 Sears Camera Catalog.
Interestingly, they don't mention the instant-return mirror anywhere,
for the Tower 26 or the Tower 23 (Asahiflex IIb).
Maybe Sears customers didn't know that other SLRs didn't have an instant-return mirror?
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This ad is from the May 1958 issue of Modern Photography:
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