Mamiya / Sekor thread mount cameras - Taken from long gone website

(Designed and manufactured by Mamiya Camera Company of Tokyo)
Many thanks to Lewis E. (Ed) Matthew who provided information about MSX and DSX cameras.
Joerg Kroeger maintaines very good Mamiya Page
Another very good Mamiya Page with information about various Mamya cameras is maintaned by Ron Herron

Mamiya / Sekor, 1964-??

Fixed pentaprism
Shutter: 1-1/1000, B, T
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: CDS cell, needle on top of the body
Finder: ?
Battery: ?

Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer

Mamiya / Sekor 500 TL, 1966-??

Fixed pentaprism
Shutter: 1-1/500, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, no hot shoe
Metering: Stoped-down TTL metering, CdS cell
Finder: Microprism spot and ground glass collar ?
Battery: MS76

Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Mamiya / Sekor 1000 TL, 1966-??

Same as 500 TL, but with the fastest shutter speed 1/1000 and self timer.

Mamiya / Sekor 500 DTL and 1000 DTL, 1968-??

Same as TL versions but with switchable between average and spot metering TTL meter.

Mamiya / Sekor 2000 DTL, 1969-??

Fixed pentaprism
Shutter: 1-1/2000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch, at 1/90
Metering: Stoped down TTL metering, Average or Spot switcheable.
Finder: Microprism spot and ground glass collar ?
Battery: MS76

Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer

Mamiya / Sekor DSX 500 and DSX 1000, 1974-??

(DSX 1000B - black body)
Same as DTL versions but with open-aperture metering. The DSX 1000 also has a hot shoe.

Mamiya / Sekor MSX 500 and MSX 1000, 1975-??

(In US were also marketed as Sears 500 MX TLS and Sears 1000 MXB TLS.)
Same as DSX versions but only spot metering

Should you buy one?

Quote from [1]: "All these Mamiya/Sekor cameras performed well and sold badly. All are readily available at very modest prices and are well worth trying, particularly if you like the idea of readily available spot metering built into the camera. ... However, do check shutter performance on focal-plane Mamiya cameras more then usually carefully."

Warning from [3]: "Don't use the SMC Takumar - it can get stuck on the Mamiya mount the same way as on Zenit body."

Any experience with any of these cameras?

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