Pentax MZ 30

As you will see from my other ops, I have been into SLR photography for many years. However, my girlfriend has not, and has always been a point & shoot snapper! Last year, she took a baloon ride over Hertfordshire, and realising that her Konica APS camera would not be up to the job, she borrowed my Pentax MZ-5N. The results were breathtaking, and as a result she caught the bug - seeing the clear advantages of SLR over instant pocket cameras - such as better quality optics, interchangeble lenses with a much broader range of wide angle & zoom-in, and the ability to look into the viewfinder, and see exactly what the film will be exposed to. As such, for her ...  Read the complete review

I've very recently purchased an MZ-30 as a replacement for my old manual-focus Ricoh KR-10, and gave it a baptism of fire by running nine films through it at a wedding. Before buying this camera I was careful to check out the lens options. The standard Pentax lenses (35-70mm or 28-70mm, both f3.5-5.6) seem to be considered adequate, but not great for producing large-print quality shots. The lens which did seem to receive rave reviews was the now discontinued Pentax 28-70mm constant f4 lens, and a search of the Jessops secondhand list turned up a few, including a couple in A1 condition for £60. Probably worth looking into doing the same if you get one. ...  Read the complete review