i just got given a pentax p30T

hi all i just got this film slr so thought id post here never used one before

and i put film in it today only film camera iv ever used apart from point and shoot is a yashika that a friend had when he tried to teach me macro lol

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Enjoy it - the P30t was probably the last of their manual SLRs (manual focus and wind on), a very nice camera. You can download the manual free if you're not sure about anything, just try googling "Pentax P30t manual".

hi there thanks i see your in mid wales im not far from aberystwyth
and this camera has been so well looked after it has the original manual

Small world, I went to Aber uni!

This has also answered something I've been wondering about my P30t, what strap would it have originally had.

lol glad i could help im going to take some shots with it tomorrow

You can download the manual here.

Good luck with the first film.

well i been shooting the pentax p30t t now for a few weeks

first lot of shots not so great waiting on some more film i shot with it

but its working nice would of like an audible timer on it lol but now im being picky

p30 and p30t are very user friendly cameras, you can have a good results with them - good stuff for beginners with A lenses is a nearly point and shot camera ,

Very small world, I too went to Aber Uni!

Here's my P30t, got it out for a portrait as the weather is good. I tracked down a 50mm f2 as that was shown on the front cover of the manual (and when I saw one cheap I pounced on it), it also has the correct strap:

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Must try loading it with film this summer and using it again.

hi there im back after long time away i have been debating the whole digi film thing i want to get deeper into photography and hope to sell a few prints

but i need to get more lenses for my p30t but i dont know what the mount is
also want to get some filters

so any advice im in uk so been looking on ebay i shoot landscape mainly

thank you

It's commonly called a PKA mount. It will basically take any Pentax SLR lens you throw at it, although the really old screw threads (M42 lenses) will need an adaptor. It will take autofocus lenses although obviously it won't autofocus.

What lenses do you have for it, and what do you need? I see a Tamron zoom and the Pentax 28-80mm in the photo above, but what's that other lens?

For landscape, what about something like this: link

There are a lot of cheaper non-Pentax 24mm's too, best of which is probably the Sigma 24mm f2.8. They'll all work on your future Pentax DSLR

hi the other lens has a reverse adapter for macro

as for the link thank you for taking the time to look but i would have to find a much cheaper one lol

Then how about this, maybe you've already got the adaptall mount as you appear to have a Tamron zoom. They sell regularly for little cash.

Tamron 28mm

To be honest, I wouldn't rush for PKA over PK lenses. I seldom used my P30T in Program mode as it didn't tell you what aperture it planned to use. Instead I used it in Av mode with a manual lens, and in this scenario many of the SMC Pentax/Pentax-M lenses handle much more pleasantly than the A series.

Take the 50mm f1.7. The M and A series are optically identical but the A has a plastic aperture ring which is nothing like as easy to get on with as the metal one on the M lens. The plastic one tends to jump two or three clicks when you only want to move it one click, as the parts seem to bind. Meanwhile the metal one is precise and smooth - apply the force for one click and it'll move one click.

In your situation I might look for a Pentax-M 50mm (any version, but the f1.7 is probably the sharpest) to begin with. It's worth looking for ME Supers and other M-series cameras as they often come cheaper than the lens would alone.

Then if you want to expand with quality glass look for the M 28mm f3.5 and M 135mm f3.5. This will give you the classic three primes. You could also consider the M 75-150mm f4 zoom for your telephoto, it's relatively compact and very sharp.