new beginner photographer. help!

hi,

as stated in my title i am a new beginner photographer haha........my dad just passed n ive kinda claimed a few of his things incl his ol pentax superprogram camera which is in perfect cond even tho its pretty old.......

i would love to start this hobby, n hopefully be as good as my dad but seems hes passed i cant ask his advice or for tips so im hoping u guys can hlp........

what i wanted to know was how do u know which lenses u can buy n which ones will fit???

i know basics about aperture n shutter speed etc, n im starting a beginners course but i dont know how to know which lens i can buy/use etc, is there a way to know or a website or what?

thankyou so much for any help.

its much appreciated

May I firstly welcome you to the forum and offer my sincere condolences for the loss of your father - I'm sure he will be honoured that you wish to follow his hobby.

You have inherited a fine camera and no doubt some other accessories, let us know what you have and we'll make a few recommendations.
The camera uses K-mount manual-focus lenses and to take full advantage of the camera's program functions, you should be looking for lenses designated KA-mount (K-mount with added electronic connections).

There are many makes and models of lenses that are suitable for your camera and that is one of the great strengths of the Pentax K-mount system but your best bet is to look for original SMC Pentax KA lenses

Also, if you don't already have one, see if you can get hold of a user manual.

Thankyou so much!

Also thankyou for your condolences...much appreciated.

im sure my dada would laugh at the idea of me taking on his army of old camera equip, but yes he would happy im sure.

I'll have to wait until i next go to see my mum ( next week) to gather all of the equip, tho i do know i also have another camera of his which is a pentax mg...........is this also an ok camera to use?

can u select shutter speed and stuff etc?

again thankyou , and as soon as i am back in the swing of things after my dad passing i will be larning all this stuff myself haha.

thanks

The Super Program has various auto and manual exposure modes ie. you set the aperture ring on the lens to A, and the camera selects the best combination of aperture and shutter speed for the available light or you can select either the aperture or shutter speed yourself - depending on the effect you wish to achieve.
The MG is also a very good camera but is auto-exposure only and requires you to select the appropriate aperture. The camera was designed to use the M series lenses (no A setting) but again, the A series lenses work perfectly.
You'll be able to switch lenses between the two camera bodies and if you wish, you could take both cameras out with you and use different types of film - colour / mono or slide.

Most other accessories are interchangeable too ie. flashguns, motor winders and cable releases etc. So it's quite likely that you father will have everything you could possibly need.

you are the BEST.

thankyou so much.

been a awesome help!

again thanks