Pentax P50 Body c/w Phenix 50mm f1.7 Lens

Item: 90040

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Product Description

The Pentax P50 (P5 in the US) is a manual focus SLR utilising lenses with the KA mount. It was first issued in 1986. It was the second of four P-series cameras; the first was the Pentax P3/P30. The P5/P50 has lower specifications than the Pentax Super Program/Super A that was released three years earlier.

The standard lens is a 50 mm f/1.7, and this is the new lens we supply with the camera.

It has five exposure modes. The settings are displayed in an LCD screen to the right of the prism. You select these settings by navigating the menu with 'Up' and 'Down' buttons beside the display. The primary modes are:
* Programmed AE with a bias toward fast shutter speed
* Programmed AE biased toward small apertures
* Aperture priority AE
* Metered manual exposure
* Programmed mode for dedicated auto flash

The shutter is a vertical-travel focal-plane shutter, with speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second, plus 'B'. Flash synchronisation is at 1/100 second; the camera is compatible with some dedicated Pentax flashguns. It reads DX coded film and has no other ISO setting control. If film without a DX code is loaded, the film speed defaults to ISO 100 although we do sell recoder labels if required.

The camera requires two 1.5V LR44 alkaline or SR44 silver oxide batteries which we include with the purchase.

It accepts all lenses that are compatible with the Pentax K-mount bayonet lens mount. This camera includes a Phenix 50mm f/1.7 lens.

Full-featured Multi-mode Pentax in the Classic style
Open-aperture, TTL center-weighted, average area metering system
1/100th flash sync capability
1/1000th maximum shutter speed

Specifications:

Lens Mount Pentax KA
Focus Type Manual
Exposure Modes Programmed AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Metered Manual and Programmed Auto Flash
Exposure Metering Open-aperture, TTL center-weighted, average area metering
Metering Range @ ISO 100 with f/1.4 Lens EV 1 to 18
Shutter Speed 1/1000th to 1 Second + Bulb, with sync at 1/100th second and a manual
Exposure Compensation None
Exposure Bracketing No
ISO Range 100 (fixed)
Built-in Flash No
Film Wind Manual
Self timer
Focusing Screen Clear-Bright-Matte diagonal split-image/ microprism/matte focusing screen
Diopter Correction - None
Remote Control Accepts standard mechanical cable release
PC Terminal No
Depth-of-Field Preview No
Mirror Lock-Up No
Multiple Exposure No
Viewfinder Info LED indicators for Flash Ready, 'P' (Programmed AE mode), 'M' (Metered Manual mode), and the shutter speeds (green LED for '1000' to '60', orange for '30' to '1'). Warnings for exposure setting outside aperture/shutter-speed coupling range ('1000' or '1' LED blinks at 4HZ). Shutter speed only is indicated in Aperture-Priority AE mode
LCD Information Not applicable
Colour Black

3 month warranty

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