Shutter Release Cable P30

35Shutter77 · 12-14-2016, 04:26 AM

The P30 I have has a cable release socket.

**BigMackCam** · 12-14-2016, 04:53 AM

Originally posted by 35Shutter77

The P30 I have has a cable release socket.

Good news!

There definitely are others without it. See below...

stevebrot · 12-14-2016, 09:08 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by BigMackCam

Good news!

There definitely are others without it. See below...

Perhaps it is an opportunity to have the admins update the description in the camera review database.

Steve

pentasonic49 · 12-15-2016, 09:55 AM

I have no recollection of a memory lock button on my P30T. The "T" stood for titanium, grey colour and the earlier N stood for "noir" black.

pathdoc · 12-15-2016, 04:30 PM

I have my P3 and my P30T in front of me. My P3 does not have a cable release socket. It has a metal rear door. It is serial number 3139838, and the base plate states Asahi Opt Co Japan.

My P30T has the cable release socket on the left side of the lens mount, beneath the meter-lock switch. It accepts and functions with the same cable release that also threads into the shutter release button of my Pentax ME. Its serial number is 5992685 and its baseplate states that it was assembled in China. Pentax is mentioned nowhere except on the pentaprism housing.

I hope these obsessive details might help to determine when/if there was a change to/from a cable release on these models.

12-14-2016, 04:53 AM	#17
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,703	Originally posted by 35Shutter77 The P30 I have has a cable release socket. Good news! There definitely are others without it. See below... Attached Images

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12-14-2016, 04:26 AM	#16
35Shutter77 New Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 3 Original Poster	The P30 I have has a cable release socket.

12-14-2016, 09:08 AM - 1 Like	#18
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by BigMackCam Good news! There definitely are others without it. See below... Perhaps it is an opportunity to have the admins update the description in the camera review database. Steve

12-15-2016, 09:55 AM	#19
pentasonic49 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: weston-super-mare Posts: 395	I have no recollection of a memory lock button on my P30T. The "T" stood for titanium, grey colour and the earlier N stood for "noir" black.

12-15-2016, 04:30 PM	#20
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	I have my P3 and my P30T in front of me. My P3 does not have a cable release socket. It has a metal rear door. It is serial number 3139838, and the base plate states Asahi Opt Co Japan. My P30T has the cable release socket on the left side of the lens mount, beneath the meter-lock switch. It accepts and functions with the same cable release that also threads into the shutter release button of my Pentax ME. Its serial number is 5992685 and its baseplate states that it was assembled in China. Pentax is mentioned nowhere except on the pentaprism housing. I hope these obsessive details might help to determine when/if there was a change to/from a cable release on these models.