Coming from a time when I was still standing in the darkroom (it was the darkened kitchen!) and developing my b&w films myself and then enlarging images from them, it was almost a must to get this camera. Even the "color film predecessor", the K3 III, was a quantum leap for Pentax.And this masterpie...

I bought this camera few years ago as 2nd hand mainly as collectible item because price was tempting. Visual design is promising, grip is very ergonomic, articulating LCD is nice and lens has very interesting range from 22mm wide to 580mm+ equivallent. This is the end of positives. Ima ge output i...

I bought my K-x as a starter bundle for someone looking to move up from an old P&S and payed less than 140 bucks for the body, an 18-15mm AL II as well as an old Sigma 70-210mm F4-5.6 for telephoto and some accessories. Came to me with just over 5300 clicks on the clock and in pristine condition; ev...

The Chinon CM and CE series are more versions made from the 1980s Cosina body plan that ended up to include the Miranda MS1, Nikon FM10 and the Viogtlander Bessa !! NB - The CM and CE models are PK mount, while CS models are M42 screw mount versions It is certainly as well made as the Pentax P30...

I bought K5 new in 2011 after having K20D. Camera evolved a bit over time as new firmware updates were released over time. First batches had various issues with AF, which was later addressed by those FW updates a bit. But some issues stayed forever like moody low-light AF, moody AF with fast lenses ...

If the MZ-5N had been built to last more than a few years of light use then it would have been a great camera. It's very small, light, and the controls allow for easy use of the different shooting modes regardless of the lens used. 1/2000s maximum shutter speed is a bit better than most mechanical...

This is not so much a review as a comment. I will only ever use a tiny fraction of this camera's facilities, and I bought it almost by accident as it was so cheap. (Used, eBay). Previously I had been happy with my K100D Super. I'm not an advanced user, but my experience with Pentaxes goes back to 19...

It's super compact, lightweight, has a huge viewfinder magnification, reliable lightmeter and was a great budget camera when it was sold new. Nowadays the ME and ME super -in my experience- are models to avoid. The better they look, the bigger the chance that transport/ mirror/ shutter combination i...

3 months owner of KP here, hope I could update the review in the future (If editing is available for user review). It's unfortunate that I couldn't have some excessive test for AF Tracking due to China's COVID lockdown, which was not lifted nearly until the end of the first quarter this year, at whi...

Bought 'used' in 2001, with TTL metering prism and a 105mm f2.4 lens, for approx. $725.00 in virtually mint condition. Serial number indicates 1993 production. Replaced a much-missed Pentax 6x7 M/U that I foolishly sold in 1991 Gives wonderful service with my fairly extensive collection 6x7 lense...