Evening everyone. I am considering purchasing an Optio S30 as I have spotted a good deal. I have no experience of digital at all being a P30 and Espio 120SW user currently! Is the S30 a good beginner model (ease of use) and will the 3 megapixel resolution give good quality prints? I intend to use it mainly for candid shots of the kids indoors and out but would it also would it be good for close up shots of stuff for putting on Ebay (autofocus at close range)?

Advice appreciated

Many thanks

Marcus

Thanks Art. I see the Eyecup P is actually listed in the "price list" of this website at £7.99! I've emailed Pentax to ask them where I can get hold of one

Marcus

Kim, will Eyecup M definitely fit a P30? Reason I ask is that looking at a US website it would seem that type P is the specific one for the P series cameras - it's a rectangular plastic fitting as opposed to the round rubber M type - see link below :

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&...

Thanks

Marcus

Evening everyone. Does anyone know where I can buy a Pentax Eyecup P (to fit P30, A3 etc) new in the UK? I've searched the net but only seem to come up with overpriced secondhand stuff

Thanks

Marcus

Above posting was mine- forgot to login first

Marcus

7 Day Shop in Guernsey easily represents the best value for film purchases. Every purchase I have made from them has specified the actual value of the order on the packaging as opposed to a blanket £17.

Why on earth would I want pay "UK tax" on film purchases? I can buy a roll of Ilford b&w for £1.45 from 7 day shop as opposed to the £3/£4 or whatever they charge in Boots or Jessops. "Rip off Britain" I believe it's called.

My favourite films :

Agfa Optima 100 for architectural/landscape work
Kodak Royal Supra 200 for people work

You actually can't go far wrong with Kodak Gold - which is available anywhere

Just as important is where you go for developing. Try a number of different films and find a developer whose results you like.

Amazingly you can still buy a brand new MF Pentax 50mm lens in the USA for $50 (B&H in NYC). Great value if you happen to be visiting...

There is some great stuff on Ebay but the Pentax branded lenses tend to be really heavily bid IMO. Third party lenses are much cheaper but obviously not SMC

Marcus

I too have a Pentax P30 (and love it) The lens that was standard when these cameras were new was the 1:1.7/50mm Pentax A (a suitable lens on ebay here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4688&item=38287... . Older Pentax M lenses will fit but you will not be able to utilise the program mode on your camera. You will only be able to use the camera in fully manual mode.

Another downside is that use of a PK lens (as opposed to PKA) on the P30 renders the dedicated flash unit (AF200SA) useless at it must be used with a lens set to "A"

Marcus