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Latest Review Posted Pentax *ist
Pentax *ist was actually my first Pentax camera. Purchased many years ago. I sold it to get a K100 and then recently picked one up again on ebay for a reasonable price, because I wanted to try my hand at shooting film again.


The *ist is the last film camera that Pentax made. It is a small body that feels a little on the flimsy side. Ergonomics are OK as long as you aren't using too big a lens. There is a grip that allows for the use of AA batteries that also allows for portrait orientation when shooting. Shutter is kind of loud. Viewfinder is a pentamirror, but full frame and so feels as bright as current APS-C pentaprisms. Pretty easy to manual focus with it, if you have the inclination.


The camera itself is pretty basic. It has normal Av and Tv and Green modes. No program mode and (of course) no Tav mode. There are several scene modes on the dial. Controls consist of a single dial, AE Lock, a button that changes drive mode (single shot, multiple shot, self timer and remote control), and a button that allows you to do a couple of multiple exposure shots (limited to three shots 1 EV apart).


This camera does control the aperture from the body (not all Pentax film cameras do), allowing one to shoot lenses without aperture rings at settings other than wide open.


Auto focus is pretty decent. I think this shares the same 11 point auto focus that is in the * ist D (11 points). Unfortunately, since it is an APS-C auto focus module, the focus points are cl...



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