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**ChrisPlatt** · 08-10-2008, 09:45 PM

Pentax Imaging: Optio E40 - Optio Point & Shoot - Digital - Cameras by Pentax

Last edited by ChrisPlatt; 08-18-2008 at 07:55 AM.

séamuis · 08-11-2008, 05:26 AM

with everything 'vintage' so cool nowadays why would she not want to use a film camera? thats like instant cool factor.... ah well. I got my mother into photography with an optio M40, she loves it.

cpopham · 08-13-2008, 02:56 PM

I bought an E50 a few months ago for my mother (who doesn't do so well with technology) to replace the old film P&S she used to use.

I'm really quite impressed with what it delivers as a camera for its cost, including the results. Its reluctance to fire the flash leads to slightly more noise than I'd like in some photos, but it's not exactly hard to fix later. Better than washed out faces, I guess.

And the other day when I went to visit I heard something that shocked me:

"I took it off automatic and started trying the other settings"
(Meaning out of Program mode, and into the various scene modes)

So well done Pentax! I don't remember another piece of technology which has encouraged (and enabled) her to experiment with the more advanced settings before!

creampuff · 08-20-2008, 03:48 AM

Just got the E40 on an impulse buy. Decent PnS for very little money.
My review of the camera here:
ideastoprint: Pentax Optio E40 Mini Review

08-10-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,697	Optio E40: First Pentax for my 12 year old daughter Pentax Imaging: Optio E40 - Optio Point & Shoot - Digital - Cameras by Pentax Last edited by ChrisPlatt; 08-18-2008 at 07:55 AM.

08-20-2008, 03:48 AM	#4
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Cheap and good Just got the E40 on an impulse buy. Decent PnS for very little money. My review of the camera here: ideastoprint: Pentax Optio E40 Mini Review

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08-11-2008, 05:26 AM	#2
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	with everything 'vintage' so cool nowadays why would she not want to use a film camera? thats like instant cool factor.... ah well. I got my mother into photography with an optio M40, she loves it.

08-13-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
cpopham Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 553	I bought an E50 a few months ago for my mother (who doesn't do so well with technology) to replace the old film P&S she used to use. I'm really quite impressed with what it delivers as a camera for its cost, including the results. Its reluctance to fire the flash leads to slightly more noise than I'd like in some photos, but it's not exactly hard to fix later. Better than washed out faces, I guess. And the other day when I went to visit I heard something that shocked me: "I took it off automatic and started trying the other settings" (Meaning out of Program mode, and into the various scene modes) So well done Pentax! I don't remember another piece of technology which has encouraged (and enabled) her to experiment with the more advanced settings before!

New E40 for my kid

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