Pentax ZX-50 35mm Film Camera
- Battery Type: 2 x 3V Lithium Battery (CR-2)
- Film Type: 35mm
- Lens Mount: Pentax AF
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Pentax ZX-50. A great value
Pros
Inexpensive, Great Pictures, Auto/Manual focus, Power zoom available, Several auto modes for beginners
Cons
I haven't found any
Recommended it?
Yes
The Pentax ZX-50 is a good SLR camera for a beginner to get started with. I bought mine a few months ago and I love it. It has several auto-exposure modes and also has the versatility to let you change settings like your film speed, aperture, shutter speed and so on. I'm new to the hobby of picture taking, so I don't know a whole lot about the Manual Modes. I just tinker around with them to experiment. I like the Pentax because it has a built in TTL flash and also has the hot shoe to let you put an external flash on it.
My camera came with the 35mm-80mm lens. I bought a 70mm-200mm sigma lens later on to go with it. Both lenses are quite nice, but the Sigma was quite a bit cheaper(Only $119). The Sigma lens makes a great asset to this camera. The auto-focus does a good job, although I have noticed that the Pentax lens is a bit quicker than the Sigma in focusing, but I don't know if it has to do with zoom of the lens or if the Pentax lenses are just quicker. Anyway, you can pick up a Pentax lens around $180.
I've taken about 10 rolls of film with the camera and the pictures come out very nice. The only ones that come out bad is when I get to messing the manual metered modes. The only problem with this is the person behind the camera. There are several auto-exposure modes available. You have the Picture Mode (which is pretty much point and shoot), Portrait mode, Macro mode(good for taking up close pictures of flowers, humming birds, etc. The macro mode just lets you focus in on something that is real real close. Then you have night-time mode. The night-time mode slows the shutter speed down so that you can get more light exposure. Then there is the sports mode. This speeds the shutter up to get those action pictures without the blurring.
To be honest, I have not found any cons for this camera. Again, I'm only an amateur and I do not take pictures for a living. But from the pictures that I have taken with it, professionals could probably even use it for a backup or whatever. You can't ask more from a camera for the price. It is a great value.
My camera came with the 35mm-80mm lens. I bought a 70mm-200mm sigma lens later on to go with it. Both lenses are quite nice, but the Sigma was quite a bit cheaper(Only $119). The Sigma lens makes a great asset to this camera. The auto-focus does a good job, although I have noticed that the Pentax lens is a bit quicker than the Sigma in focusing, but I don't know if it has to do with zoom of the lens or if the Pentax lenses are just quicker. Anyway, you can pick up a Pentax lens around $180.
I've taken about 10 rolls of film with the camera and the pictures come out very nice. The only ones that come out bad is when I get to messing the manual metered modes. The only problem with this is the person behind the camera. There are several auto-exposure modes available. You have the Picture Mode (which is pretty much point and shoot), Portrait mode, Macro mode(good for taking up close pictures of flowers, humming birds, etc. The macro mode just lets you focus in on something that is real real close. Then you have night-time mode. The night-time mode slows the shutter speed down so that you can get more light exposure. Then there is the sports mode. This speeds the shutter up to get those action pictures without the blurring.
To be honest, I have not found any cons for this camera. Again, I'm only an amateur and I do not take pictures for a living. But from the pictures that I have taken with it, professionals could probably even use it for a backup or whatever. You can't ask more from a camera for the price. It is a great value.
