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Pentax MZ-50 - Camera

Pentax MZ-50 - Camera

35mm autofocus K-mount SLR camera introduced in 1997 by Pentax. It has a built-in flash with a guide number of 11 at ISO 100. Manual focus K-mount lenses only work wide open, the camera cannot stop them down. It has automatic film advance and rewind. Plastic body available in champagne.

  • Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical focal plane, 30 - 1/2000s + B
  • Continuous shooting: 2fps
  • ISO range: 6 - 6400
  • Size: 132 x 88 x 63mm
  • Weight: 348g
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Pentax K

The Pentax K mount was introduced in 1975 and has been Pentax’s primary mount for both film and digital SLRs ever since. It has changed a few times to add new features like automatic aperture control and autofocus, but the bayonets underneath are the same. This means all Pentax K lenses will mount on all K mount bodies, including the newest digital cameras.

Pentax K was also widely used by other manufacturers like Ricoh, Cosina, and Chinon, so there is a wide variety of lenses available for the system. M42 lenses can also be adapted quite easily to work on Pentax K bodies.

One of Pentax's most successful cameras, the Pentax K1000, was instrumental in the success of the system. The K1000 is one of the longest-lived 35mm cameras and was produced from 1976 to 1997. It remains one of the go-to recommendations for photography students.

Note: Pentax K mount lenses made by Ricoh have a special “Ricoh pin”. If you want to use these lenses on autofocus Pentax cameras, the pin must be removed. Otherwise it will become locked to the autofocus shaft and removing the lens may require disassembly.

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Pentax MZ-50 - Camera Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
18 Nov 2024 T65324 € 8 Pentax MZ-50 - Camera Image
18 May 2024 T70021 € 39 Pentax MZ-50 - Camera Image
01 Feb 2023 T24007 € 69 Pentax MZ-50 - Camera Image
06 Dec 2022 T22394 € 89 Pentax MZ-50 - Camera Image