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Best old Pentax body to get in 2021?

Started Feb 23, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP robgendreau Forum Pro • Posts: 10,926
Re: Best old Pentax body to get in 2021?
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bob5050 wrote:

robgendreau wrote:

IOW, if you were to discover a circa 2011 or older Pentax on the table at an estate sale, what model would you like to see sitting there?

Pentax bodies have generally done nothing but get better, so not the answer you're looking for, but I'd ignore the body and look to see what lenses were on the table. Bodies aren't a matter of nostalgia for me.

I agree, and I have lots and lots of old lenses I like. Film bodies too.

Part of the reason I ask is I often buy at charity sites and it's as much about getting them the money as getting a deal, and if I'm going to bid I'd like it to be on something I'd like to try. I turn over equipment by donating and selling too. Just went throught a Pentax 110 body but kept the lenses (the film size was a pain to digitize).

Just thought I'd try a classic, and the K-5's seem like the consensus choice. I did recently lose out on an *ist; be fun to try that..

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