Advantages: Lots of features Disadvantages: Takes a while to get used to the different features
This camera is my favourite! I decided to purchase a 35mm because digital cameras were annoying. They take 5 minutes to switch on and then my printer is never reliable enough to print anything good. Anyway, the espio is super. This is a top-quality camera with loads of features:
Autofocus: Yes
Automatic Loading (APS): Yes
Bifocal / Zoom: Zoom
Bifocal/Zoom: Zoom
Built In Flash: Yes
Camera Format: 135 mm
Compact / SLR: Compact
Compact Zoom: Fl116-144Mm
DX Coding: Yes
Data Back: No
Drop In Film: Yes
Dx-Coding: Yes
Exchangable Lens: No
Film Format: 135 mm
Highest Focal Length in mm: 120
Lowest Focal Length in mm: 28
Mini Type: no
Motor: Yes
Panorama: No
Red Eye Reduction: Yes
System SLR Or Compact: Compact
System SLR or Compact: Compact
Telewide: 120
Water Protection: No
Wide angle: 28
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Advantages: Great build quality, easy to use and good picture quality. Disadvantages: No image stabalisation and no wide angle capability in the lens.
As I am sure most Ciao members will now know, I am a professional photographer but as well as taking pictures I also hold photography seminars at my local camera club and over the last few years I have become somewhat of a target for sales persons asking me to try out their latest digital cameras and give talks and written reviews on them.
I figured a couple of years back if I was going to be testing out all these cameras and doing reviews anyway then I may as well be posting them on Ciao and Dooyoo and making some money for charity which as you well know is what I do now.
The latest camera to be handed to me is the Pentax Optio M60 and as you read on you will find that this little digital camera is a real breath of fresh air. For months now I have been handed very expensive digital point and shoot cameras that claim to be able ...
thebigc1690 28.04.2009 (17.05.2009)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Pentax Optio M60
Advantages: Unlimited use Disadvantages: Need to buy a flash separate
In this age of high technology automatic electronic equipment it pays to take a step back to the simple things such as the Pentax K1000 camera. The fully manual 35mm SLR obviously requires complete user control but for the photographer who doesn’t want to be limited by a camera’s ability, this is the one for you.
The only power needed is for the exposure meter from a small battery which is activated when the lens cap is removed. The built-in through-the-lens meter measures the average brightness of the ground glass at full aperture and then couples to the aperture, shutter and film speed settings. The shutter mechanism is completely manual meaning that the camera can still be used even when the battery is exhausted, with a little guess work for the exposure. The focal plane shutter extends from speeds B, 1 second to 1 ...
hakkved 09.03.2001 (07.03.2001)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Pentax K1000