Pentax Espio 145M Super
Okay I have to admit the only reason I have this camera and used it was because of the brushed aluminum and the fake wood hand grip. I find it amusing like it is supposed to be some high-end product with custom touches when it’s really just a run of the mill film point and shoot. The 38-145mm lens has apertures of 4.8-12.5 at each end which is definitely slow, meaning its best to use 400 ISO film to ensure high enough shutter speeds to prevent camera shake. Pentax describes the lens as being 8 elements in 6 groups and it also has the SMC coating. It’s actually not too bad a lens at the longer end but at 38mm it has a ton of pin cushion distortion as you can see in the shot of the window. The shutter goes from 1/400 second down to 2 seconds. Released in 2002, which is well within the transition to digital that the industry was going through. In the end it’s not a terrible camera but there are many better ones if your going to burn some film.
