Pentax P30/P3
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| Pentax P30 with SMC Pentax A lens image by John Nuttall (Image rights) |
The P3 (US, P30 elsewhere) was an 35mm film SLR released by Pentax in 1985. It used manual focus lenses with the KA-mount bayonet. They use a manual film advance lever. The electronic shutter is in speeds of 1 to 1/1000 sec. It has program, manual, X and B exposure modes. The meter is a center-weighted type with a range of 1 to 18 EV. There are two revision of the body, late versions are compatible with cable release while earlier ones are not. It is compatible with DX Encoding film with a ISO range of 25 to 1600. It is powered by two 1.5v SR44 or LR44 button batteries.
An similar improved Pentax P30n/P3n/P30t became available three years later.
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| Pentax P3 with Tokina lens image by John Nuttall (Image rights) |
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| P3 top view image by Lloyd Barnes (Image rights) |
Links
- P3 on Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount website.
- Pentax P 30 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
