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Pentax ZX-50 35mm Film Camera

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(4.60 out of 5) from 22 reviews

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Great for manual use

(5.00 out of 5) by foleydog on Feb 6, 2006

Pros: Easy focusing, great pictures
Cons: Aperture setting sometimes difficult.
The Bottom Line: Great camera, inexpensive price, can be used manually for us creative types and for point and shoot occasions.

Just bought the ZX-50 based upon reviews on this site and camerareview.com. It's a great camera and ...
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Excellent camera

(4.00 out of 5) by mistreewoman on Jul 26, 2005

Pros: Easy to use.
Cons: Can think of none

I have had this camera for about 8 years. From day one people thought the pictures I took were profe ...
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Power to the Beginner, Fun for the experienced

(4.00 out of 5) by windlewood on Dec 22, 2003

Pros: * Reliable * Fast focusing * Consistently sharp results * Comfortable * Light
Cons: * No spot metering * No depth of field preview

Pentax broke the mould when they created this guy. Fast, reliable, feature-packed, yet intuitive and ...
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A Very Good Starter to AF Photography: Pentax ZX-50 QD

(4.00 out of 5) by j0n4h on Oct 31, 2003

Pros: Autofocus is quite fast Easy PICT mode lets you shoot from the start
Cons: Plastic lens mount Pentax M and K lenses won't fully work on it
The Bottom Line: Very likeable camera for beginers and good second body for amateurs.

I've being able to use recently the Pentax ZX-50 QD 35mm Auto-Focus SLR camera with a Pentax SMC FA ...
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You can't go wrong with the ZX-50

(5.00 out of 5) by safeinsane on Jan 31, 2002

Pros: Ease of use, affordable
Cons: Lightweight plastic body, pop-up flash
The Bottom Line: The ZX-50 will provide ease of use as well as excellent quality images. It's a great camera.

INTRO My wife and I were searching for a camera that would be as easy to use as an aim-and-shoo ...
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