Pentax Auto 110: worth buying?

[mtnbkr]

Well heck. The camera got here, but had significant problems. Battery corrosion and/or water damage ruined the camera, flash, and motor drive. Only the lenses were useable. I contacted the seller and she graciously agreed to accept a return.

Oh well.

Chris

 

[gr82bart]

The old saying "when it's too good to be true..."

Art.

 

[JeffD]

Save a few dollars, and buy a Pentax K1000.

Only camera I ever regretted selling....

 

[mtnbkr]

Save a few dollars, and buy a Pentax K1000.
Only camera I ever regretted selling....

I had one, it was my first SLR (nearly 20 years ago).

Chris

 

[Steve Roberts]

Save a few dollars, and buy a Pentax K1000.

Only camera I ever regretted selling....

It was the only camera I ever regretted buying! Bought mine new thinking that I could live without a meter switch and DoF preview that I was used to on a Spotmatic, but it was not to be. Traded it in for a KX which I still have twenty years later.

Steve

 

[ndillon31]

For those in Canada, 110 processing can be done at Shopper's Drug Mart through it's mail-out service (Shopper's is owned by Qualex.)

 

[sillyconguru]

The battery cover is very common, and to my knowledge, there is no replacement available. That does no rule out a homebrew fix though...

- Randy

You can get replacement battery covers for the motorwinder, here:
http://www.pentax110.co.uk/html/pentax.html
$20 though

I bought one as a backup. I had to modify it though, the lugs were slightly too wide for my winder.

 

[Arthur A]

I Love the Pentax 110 system but imagine how great it would be if it had exposure lock. (wonder if some nerd out there could mod it).

I love the look of a properly printed 110 colour neg on 8x10 size paper. Sure it's grainy but also beautiful and very unique. I have a Devere 110 carrier for my 5x4 enlager plus the fancy 30mm Minolta lens which lives up to it's reputation, incredible.

I also bought the 110 rangefinder Canon 20ED (or whatever it's called). This has a manual 125th shutter mode, lets you select F stops manualy and the lens is stunningly sharp. I can safely shoot studio flash and this works brilliantly but you just can't beat the Pentax for cuteness.

Get one, they are lots of fun. You can press the lens right up against the eyepiece of binoculars, this works great, particularly on those anti shake Canon 18x50s