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Michael Piziak · 02-24-2022, 06:02 AM

Name that camera:

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Unregistered User · 02-24-2022, 06:13 AM - **2 Likes**

I name this camera John.

Michael Piziak · 02-24-2022, 06:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by craigr

i name this camera john.

lol big smiles!

Michael Piziak · 02-24-2022, 07:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CraigR

I name this camera John.

I think you're right:

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Unregistered User · 02-24-2022, 07:17 AM

I knew it....it has all the self-assurance that only a camera named John would have.

Tako Kichi · 02-24-2022, 07:47 AM

If the original post was asking us to identify the mystery Pentax then here is my guess.

Originally I thought it was a Z-1 (PZ-1) as the shape is very similar but Google image searches only showed black bodies and no coloured ones. After I widened my search terms a bit I started to see coloured bodies which leads me to believe it is a Z-5 (PZ-5) film body from 1994 or later.

**UncleVanya** · 02-24-2022, 09:03 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Tako Kichi

If the original post was asking us to identify the mystery Pentax then here is my guess.

Originally I thought it was a Z-1 (PZ-1) as the shape is very similar but Google image searches only showed black bodies and no coloured ones. After I widened my search terms a bit I started to see coloured bodies which leads me to believe it is a Z-5 (PZ-5) film body from 1994 or later.

I’m not sure.

This photo from our own forum of the 75th anniversary z-1 seems close too:

Michael Piziak · 02-24-2022, 09:42 AM

Thanks for replying guys...

I will allow some more guesses before I reveal what it is.....

**BigMackCam** · 02-24-2022, 10:12 AM

I'm with @UncleVanya on this... I think it's a 75th Anniversary Z-1 / PZ-1

**mlag** · 02-24-2022, 11:48 AM - **1 Like**

My first thought was MZ something, but they have different top display
Now I go for Z-5
Due to the black shutter button...?

**UncleVanya** · 02-24-2022, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by mlag

My first thought was MZ something, but they have different top display
Now I go for Z-5
Due to the black shutter button...?

Good catch.

**JimS_256** · 02-25-2022, 01:18 PM - **1 Like**

Yep. It's a Z-5
Pentax Z-5 - Pentax Autofocus Film SLRs - Pentax Camera Reviews and Specifications

Michael Piziak · 02-25-2022, 02:19 PM

It's the Z-5

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02-24-2022, 06:13 AM - 2 Likes	#2
Unregistered User Guest	I name this camera John.

02-24-2022, 06:18 AM - 1 Like	#3
Michael Piziak Closed Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,815 Original Poster	Originally posted by craigr i name this camera john. lol big smiles!

02-24-2022, 07:17 AM	#5
Unregistered User Guest	I knew it....it has all the self-assurance that only a camera named John would have.

02-24-2022, 07:47 AM	#6
Tako Kichi Veteran Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: SW Ontario, Canada (ex-pat Brit) Posts: 1,296	If the original post was asking us to identify the mystery Pentax then here is my guess. Originally I thought it was a Z-1 (PZ-1) as the shape is very similar but Google image searches only showed black bodies and no coloured ones. After I widened my search terms a bit I started to see coloured bodies which leads me to believe it is a Z-5 (PZ-5) film body from 1994 or later.

02-24-2022, 09:03 AM - 1 Like	#7
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,472	Originally posted by Tako Kichi If the original post was asking us to identify the mystery Pentax then here is my guess. Originally I thought it was a Z-1 (PZ-1) as the shape is very similar but Google image searches only showed black bodies and no coloured ones. After I widened my search terms a bit I started to see coloured bodies which leads me to believe it is a Z-5 (PZ-5) film body from 1994 or later. I’m not sure. This photo from our own forum of the 75th anniversary z-1 seems close too:

02-24-2022, 09:42 AM	#8
Michael Piziak Closed Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,815 Original Poster	Thanks for replying guys... I will allow some more guesses before I reveal what it is.....

02-24-2022, 10:12 AM	#9
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,705	I'm with @UncleVanya on this... I think it's a 75th Anniversary Z-1 / PZ-1

02-24-2022, 11:48 AM - 1 Like	#10
mlag Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Zuiderkempen - Grote Netewoud - Belgium Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	My first thought was MZ something, but they have different top display Now I go for Z-5 Due to the black shutter button...?

02-24-2022, 02:45 PM	#11
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,472	Originally posted by mlag My first thought was MZ something, but they have different top display Now I go for Z-5 Due to the black shutter button...? Good catch.

02-25-2022, 01:18 PM - 1 Like	#12
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	Yep. It's a Z-5 Pentax Z-5 - Pentax Autofocus Film SLRs - Pentax Camera Reviews and Specifications

02-25-2022, 02:19 PM	#13
Michael Piziak Closed Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,815 Original Poster	It's the Z-5

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