Pentax Espio/IQZoom 150SL

Pentax Espio 150 SL image by René Maly (Image rights)

The Pentax Espio 150 SL is a luxury compact camera for 35mm film, made in China in 2001. The body is made of aluminium which gives it a quality feel as soon as you pick it up. Furthermore the 150 SL has some nice specifications, making it a versatile and good compact. It was marketed in a gold color, but silver versions are also known. A date imprinting version was also available.

• 38-150mm lens with aspherical elements
• 8 lens elements in 6 groups
• Aperture f/5.6 at 38mm and f/12 at 150mm
• Shutter speed from 2 sec. to 1/360 sec.
• Film speed by DX encoding from 25 - 3200 ISO
• Multi pattern metering with automatic backlight compensation
• 5 point auto focus with switchable spot AF
• Actual image viewfinder
• Adjustable dioptre
• Multiple flash modes
• Macro mode at 150mm
• Panorama mode (crops the image)
• LCD display shows all functions, illuminates automatically when dark
• Power by one CR2 battery
• Size 112mm x 60mm x 48mm
• Weight 200 grams