Pentax FAQ
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Welcome to the Pentax FAQ !! These pages contains some of the wisdoms that can be found on the net conserning Pentax cameras, lenses etc.

This FAQ can not exist wihout the help of you, so please if you feel that you can contribute to this FAQ send me an email and I'll add the info to the FAQ.

Furthermore, there are quite a few question marks (?) in the tables which need to be filled out. The same camera may have the different names inside and outside of the US market. I designate this as either <INTERNATIONAL MODEL>/<US MODEL> (e.g. Z-1p/PZ-1p), or put the US model in parenthesis, such as SF-X (SF-1).

I am sorry that I have disappointed Pentax 67, 645, screw mount and 110 users by including too little material about them in this FAQ. Actually, it is always my intention to cover them as well, but as it now is, I myself am pretty ignorant about these systems and I have not received any contributions about them yet. I especially need your contributions in these areas !

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The maintainer and all contributors made their best efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information in this FAQ. However, neither the maintainer nor any contributors assume any responsibility for losses and damages resulting from the use of the information in this FAQ. Use the information at your own risk.


Who made this FAQ ?

A lot of people have contributed to this FAQ which was first created by Bo-Min Tong. Please remember one thing: It will be impossible to keep this FAQ updated without the help of you (yes, I know, it was the second time).


What's new

Currently there is only a HTML version of this FAQ (there is an text file of the older version of this FAQ)

Current version 96-10-12 2.1.5

  1. Added MZ-10/ZX-10 to 35 mm Z-Bodies
  2. Updated Bibliography
  3. Added information on FA 28-200/3.8-5.6 AL (IF)
  4. More info about Pentax P50
  5. Another list of screw mount lenses
  6. More info on Pentax AF lenses
  7. Added a section on P&S Cameras
  8. Added a new Q&A section

More details about what has been changed.

You can obtain archive copy of this FAQ (note that some file names don't conform to brain-damaged 8.3 format, so internal links might be broken).


Content

Cameras 35 mm
Pentax 35 mm cameras as well as other brands with K-mount
Screw mount cameras
Some info about screw mount bodies
67 and 645 stuff
Some info but not much ... someone care to send me more info ?
Lenses
Info about Pentax and third party lenses
Flashes
Pentax flashes
Accessories
What else can you buy for your camera ?
Misc
  1. History of Asahi Optical
  2. Pentax P&S cameras
Opinion
Not only facts but also personal opinions (there are several pieces in the FAQ that should go here but ...)

Other places of interest

The other FAQs associated with rec.photo.* are in the following two ftp sites.

There you'll find rec.photo.FAQ, Canon EOS FAQ, Camera Feature List, Mail Order Survey, Zuiko (Olympus) Lens Tests, etc, far too numerous to be listed here.

The Pentax WWW page is at http://www.pentax.com/. You can join the Pentax announcement and discussion mailing lists there.

You can also find more information the old-fashioned way -- by reading


An Important Note

I welcome all comments, suggestions, and questions. However, If you expect a reply, please make sure that you provide me with a valid e-mail addresses. Several people have e-mailed me questions recently, but when I tried to respond, the e-mail bounced as undeliverable. I don't mean to be rude, but I can only respond to a valid address.


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Pentax FAQ. Modified: 98-07-04 Maintainer: Joseph I. Tsatskin (jtsatsk@primenet.com)