Originally posted by llwil2003 The lens I have is Pentax FA 1:3.5-5.6 (28-80). I only own a Nikon P90 which has a fixed lens. I do not own any other lens or cameras. I am on a tight budget and was thinking about buying a used Pentax body.
Thanks Linda
Morning Linda - Welcome to the Forums!
This really is a very helpful and friendly group. There is quite a bit of mutual assistance waiting in the wings. Here are a few ideas....
Since you are considering a used camera, you need two things. Your budget and what you want to do with the camera (general photography, landscapes, birding, etc...).
Places to buy a used camera - The forum has a market place and a wanted items area:
Then there are always evilbay, craigslist and KEH (sells used cameras). Plus, these sites give you a view of current prices.
The next thing is camera model - what might you be looking for. Here is a shopping list of sites offering the Pentax KX with kit lens - the low is $475 So, I would guess that would be somewhat your top end.
The price for just the KX body only is around $470, so you wind up getting the kit lens for about $5.
There also is a Craigslist utility called Craigslook that will search for you. So using the Pentax K100D model, you come us with a price of around $250.
Pentax camera models:
- *ist and the K110D - are digital cameras but do not offer image stabilization (IS) or shake reduction (SR). The other K models do offer IS or SR.
There are two lines of Pentax bodies - entry level and advanced level:
- K100D, K100D Super, K200D, KM or K2000, KX - is the entry level sequence.
- K10D, K20D and K7 - is the advanced level sequence.
hope that helps a bit...