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+ | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/pentax/pentax_p3n/pentax_p3n.htm Pentax P3n user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
* [http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/bodies/film_p/p3tn/ P3n, P30n and P30t] on [http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/bodies/film_p/p3tn/ Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount website]. | * [http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/bodies/film_p/p3tn/ P3n, P30n and P30t] on [http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/bodies/film_p/p3tn/ Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount website]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:41, 8 October 2021
Pentax P3n image by Mark O'Brien (Image rights) |
The Pentax P30n (P3n in US) is a manual-focus 35 mm SLR camera first issued in 1988. It followed the Pentax P30/P3 and offered improvements over it. It allows aperture-priority auto-exposure, fully programmed auto-exposure, or metered manual exposure.
It uses the KA-mount bayonet to convey aperture information and have P and Av modes and can use any manual focus lens up to the FA series.
- Viewfinder covers 92% of image with 0.82x magnification. Split-image matte focusing screen (horizontal)
- The P30t has a diagonal split-image
- The P3n/30n uses a classic manual film advance lever with 130o throw.
- It has Program (Aperture priority), manual, X and B exposure modes on a dial with speeds of 1 to 1/1000 sec. The X mode provides automation with some Pentax flashes. No exposure compensation is available, but the camera has an Exposure Lock button.
- The meter is a center-weighted type with a range of 1 to 18 EV. A scale of speeds is shown in the viewfinder and LEDs show the selected and recommended (blinking) speeds.
- Film speeds can't be set manually, the P3n/30n uses DX Encoding film with a ISO range of 25 to 1600. There is a plastic window in the film door.
- Self timer is int he main power switch for ~12s.
- DOF Preview lever is located above the bayonet lock.
- It uses two 1.5v SR44 or LR44 button batteries.
- The US version is all black, while in the rest of the world it was dark gray
The P30t variant of 1990 has a diagonally-split focusing screen and a plastic film door instead of the horizontally-split screen and metal door of the earlier model.
P30T top view image by Brian Eager (Image rights) |
P30N image by kh1234567890 (Image rights) |