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from Thrift Store Summary: Vastly underrated camera, K-mount lenses are great glass; easily producing results that are on a par with most better known "pro" lenses. Plus Pentax makes a nifty adapter allowing one to use their (or any other makers) m42 screwmount lenses on K mount bodies. This opens up a whole world of vintage glass on this body ( I have a Super Tack 55 macro, a Vivitar Series 1 Zoom, & a Mamyia 1.4 50 all purchased for less than $10 each). The P3 is light weight, VERY ergonomic, fitting well in the hand, and comes into action quickly.(meter switch IS a bit fiddly) The viewfinder is reasonably bright, with easy to read metering. The one I always seem to grab if I need something to take on a non photo specific outing. Strengths: Low cost, wide variety of lenses. Weaknesses: Meter on/off switch is in awkward location, can be tricky to use & is easy to forget, since it controls the whole camera, it is possible to miss shots, if you have "switched off" in order to conserve batteries or lock shutter.. Similar Products Used: Nikon FM, EM Customer Service: Never contacted office,mainains resonable support for older systems, dealers are a bit thin on the ground outside major cities.
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