Thanks for the information. I've started looking for some second hand MZ3 and MZ5N cameras on the internet as new ones are beyond my current budget.

I've found secure.Ffordes.com in Scotland with very reasonable prices, can anyone suggest any other dealer?

Looking at lenses I've found some described with "FA", can someone explain what this means? Ideally I'd like to buy a good second hand lens but need to be sure that I'm buying the correct make for an MZ body.

I’ve been using a P30 and P50 (with motor) for the past 17 years, but my P30 has now died and I want to replace it with another Pentax camera.

As I haven’t needed to buy a new camera for 17 years, and have photographed only in manual mode I am out of touch with what cameras are available now together with all their features.

I am considering buying an MZ6 with the 28-90mm/f3.5 lens but would like to know if is worth buying this package in preference to another, cheaper MZ body and lens?

A couple of Pentax buffs have suggested buying an LX (and motor) but apart from the cost it will also be too heavy to carry around both that and my P50 + motor.

These Pentax fans have also cautioned me about the new cameras and lenses being made of plastic compared to my equipment which is made of metal. Will a new MZ camera body be able to hold my old 28 – 80mm/f3.5 lens or will it be too heavy for the plastic bayonet?

I also have an old Vivitar 80-200mm/f4 lens which is incompatible with new cameras and I would need a similar new/used Pentax lens, but can anyone reccomend one?

I’ve seen different types of Pentax 80-200mm/f4 lenses with ”A Lens” or ”SMC” after them. What does this mean?