Friday, July 8, 2011

The User's Review: Pentax Remote Control C Set

- Designed for Pentax cameras with power zoom. Therefore, it has two buttons, the bigger one for shutter and the smaller one for power zoom.


- The cover can also be used as an anchor on a camera strap to carry the remote around. I guess that is why called a 'set'. A good design.

- Tested to work with my Pentax K-x DSLR camera. Should work with other Pentax DSLR models as what I read online.

- The set does not come with a manual. How to use it? Check your camera manual as I did for my K-x.

- Well built either in Japan or later in Philippians.



Thursday, July 7, 2011

The User’s Review: Minolta XG-M SLR Film Camera, introduced in 1981

- Was the top model in Minolta XG series when released.
- Bring a 'new' logo of Minolta until Konica-Minolta one in 2003.
- The body was well built, but it's common to see malfunction of the cloth-curtain shutter.




Friday, July 1, 2011

The User’s Review: SMC Pentax-FA 1:3.5-5.6 28-80mm Zoom Lens

As one of the second generation of AF lenses and made in Taiwan, this Pentax lens has a non-rotating front piece, a aperture ring with a A-lock, macro between 0.5 - 1 m and two inferred marks for the zoom at 28 and 80mm. The front piece accepts 58 mm filters. I also saw two color versions: all black and silver/black. This FA lens simply marks its distance scale on its focus ring, and does not have a distance window as in the previous F lens.