old Pentax Program Plus
Anyone familiar with the old Pentax Program Plus film SLR? A coworker has one that he might sell (seems to be in ok condition...lots of wear and surface corrosion on the edges...but still appears to work properly). I'm going to do the 'ol dSLR cliche and give film a shot soon and thought this might be a fun addition to my collection.
Thanks for any input!
Thanks for any input!
Canon 7D and some stuff that sticks on the end of it.
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I have a Pentax SuperProgram, which is very similar. Main difference, as noted on the exhaustive 'k-mount page', is that the Program Plus is limited to a max shutter of 1/1000, does not have Tv (shutter-priority) mode, does not utilize TTL flash, and max flash sync is 1/100.
The Program Plus will be able to use Av, M, or P (auto) modes when used with 'A' series Pentax lenses, which have an 'A' setting on the aperture ring. With older M or K series lenses you can shoot in Av or M mode by setting the aperture on the lens.
I've really enjoyed my SuperProgram. I shoot Pentax DSLRs so the lenses can swap back and forth between it and my K200D as I see fit. For subjective reviews of the available lenses, see both the above linked k-mount page and the exhaustive list at pentaxforums.com. I would exect the ProgramPlus to be paired with the A 50mm F1.7 or A 50mm F2. There are still a number of very nice k-mount lenses available used thru both pentaxforums, ebay, adorama, etc. I have A 28 2.8, M 40 2.8 pancake, A 50 1.7, and M 100 2.8 lenses for mine, and all were very reasonably priced.