Hi from CT -- lens/body question

Hi! I have a Pentax PZ-1p with an SMC FA 28-80 Power Zoom and an FA 100-300 Zoom. I'm a pretty casual photographer, and broke. Can anyone recommend a Pentax digital body that will accept these lenses?

Thanks!

Bart Brown

That's an easy one to answer. All of the Pentax Digital SLR's are able to use your lenses. Any Pentax lens ever made, including screw mount lenses (with an adpater) can be used on their DSLR bodies.

The oldest is the *istD which can be bought for around £200. Look on ebay for a *istD, *istDS, or any of the newer models.

The early models have 6Mp sensors and give very good results. The K10D and others has a 10Mp sensor and the K20D has a 14.6Mp sensor.

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Peter Smith

Body: K10D + BG, K20D(2) + BG's
Prime: FA31/43/77 Ltd, FA50 Macro, DA*55, D-FA100mm Macro, Sigma EX180 Macro, DA*300.
Zoom: DA12-24, DA*16-50, DA*50-135, DA*60-250.
Flash: AF240FT(2), AF500FTZ, AF360FGZ(2), AF540FGZ(2), AF160FC Ringflash (deceased )
Software: Adobe Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, Photomatix Pro, Noise Ninja, iWatermark, Picasa 3.
Backpack Bag: Tamrac Expedition 7x, Lowepro Fastpack 350, Lowepro Vertex 100AW, Lowepro Slingshot 200AW
Shoulder Bag: Tamrac 613 Super Pro 13, Lowepro Stealth Reporter 500AW, Lowepro S&F Reporter 300AW

That's the beauty of the Pentax system.

Welcome to the forum

Yup pentax are great

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Lil Andy

K20D, PENTAX DA 18-55, TAMRON DI 70-300, PENTAX SMC-K 135 f2.5

www.ajohnson-photography.co.uk

Welcome.

You can also use these on the Samsung GX-10 and GX-20 (which are really the same as the K10d and K20d).

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MZ-7 ● 50mm 1.4 My Photobucket

Hi and welcome.

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Tom

K20D
Pentax 18-55mm, Pentax DFA 100mm Macro, Pentax DA* 60-250mm,
Pentax DA* 300mm, Pentax FA* 600mm.

Hi Bart, welcome to the forum

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It's the image that matters

Welcome, 35 years with Pentax and all my lenses work fine with my K20D,
Jack.

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"keep on clickin everywhere" you know it makes sense!!

http://locheck.com and http://jackitec.redbubble.com/

Thanks for your welcomes and quick replies. My first SLR was a Spotmatic F, bought new in the early '70s. Wish I still had it! Looking for something near the 8MP range. Considering the price of even a used *ist D at 6MP, would I be better off looking for a K2000, at 10MP? I haven't seen a K20 body or kit I can quite afford yet.

Thanks again

Bart Brown

Hello Bart and welcome to the forum.

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The older I get the faster I was.
Dave
K10D, DA*50-135, DA12-24, DA18-55, Sigma EX DG 70mm Macro, Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma DG 120-400mm APO HSM.
Metz 58 AF-1.

My Flickr link

Welcome to the forum, Bart. My first foray into digital SLRs has been with a GX-10 and I'm delighted with it. The Park Cameras website lists the body-only price at £319 but their ad in the June 27 AP says £289, which would be a ridicuously low price for a camera of this capability. I wouldn't think twice if I were you.

Cheers, Al

Or wait until the K7 arrives and see if you can pick up a 2nd hand K10d. I know mine will be on sale then!

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MZ-7 ● 50mm 1.4 My Photobucket

Yes I can confirm that park will do the body for the price as listed in the magazine ads (just say you've seen it in the mag for that price, its in this weeks Ap at that price too) , I got a gx-10 double lens kit last month from them (free nxt day delivery too!) and couldnt be happier. In effect you'd be getting a brand new k10d with better designed menu's for £289 delivered. Has to be the best deal out there.

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Bodies: GX20 | MZ-3 | MZ-M | Auto 110 complete kit
Primes: DA40 F2.8 Ltd. | SMC-A 50/1.7 | Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sirius 28/2.8 | Ranger 500/8 mirror
Macro : SMC-A Dental 100 macro
Zooms: 12-24 SA | 18-55 SA | 50-200 SA | 28-80 FA | 35-80 F | Vivitar 28-200 | Sigma 28-200 IF DL | Tamron 70-300
Other: Bellows | Tube sets | Vivitar 2x PK/A Tele | SEF-36PZF Flash | SBG-D1V Grip | Billingham 335

My Flickr

Bart, fill in your location so we can make geographically sensible suggestions. Several here have mentioned Park Cameras, but I suspect you live in the USA as you referred to model K2000. That's called the K-M over here.

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Peter Smith

Body: K10D + BG, K20D(2) + BG's
Prime: FA31/43/77 Ltd, FA50 Macro, DA*55, D-FA100mm Macro, Sigma EX180 Macro, DA*300.
Zoom: DA12-24, DA*16-50, DA*50-135, DA*60-250.
Flash: AF240FT(2), AF500FTZ, AF360FGZ(2), AF540FGZ(2), AF160FC Ringflash (deceased )
Software: Adobe Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, Photomatix Pro, Noise Ninja, iWatermark, Picasa 3.
Backpack Bag: Tamrac Expedition 7x, Lowepro Fastpack 350, Lowepro Vertex 100AW, Lowepro Slingshot 200AW
Shoulder Bag: Tamrac 613 Super Pro 13, Lowepro Stealth Reporter 500AW, Lowepro S&F Reporter 300AW

I live in Connecticut, USA

Thanks!

Bart