The Asahi Pentax Spotmeter V is a hand-held 1-degree spot exposure meter, used by photographers to take precise narrow-angle reflected light readings of selected areas within a scene. It was sold under the Pentax name as part of the company's accessory line and is commonly used with medium-format and large-format workflows where precise tonal placement matters.

At UK auction in recent months, hammer prices for the Spotmeter V have sat in a tight £40–£50 band, with a median around £45 — these are saleroom wholesale results and exclude buyer's premium. With only a small sample of recorded sales going into 2026, what a Spotmeter V sells for today depends heavily on whether the meter powers up, reads accurately, and comes with its case; clean, working examples sit at the upper end of that range while cosmetically tired or untested units pull the value down.