It may be just a reskinned Program Plus but the P5 was inferior to the Super Program, which I think it succeeded. No TTL flash, maximum 1/1000s shutter speed. I referred to mine as the "plastic Pentax". That said, it was a good camera...essentially my only camera for 12 years and a back up body for another five. I now own a Super Program (courtesy of Ann) and it is a much nicer camera.
On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:36:35 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: > Technically it has a second Program mode, but I couldn't say if it > was practically any different. In my opinion the P series was one of > the less inspiring Pentax produced. The bodies were very plasticy, > and shutter noise was especially loud, and not in a good way like an > LX. > > > On 7/23/2018 1:10 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: >> Local shop as a P5 on the shelf. >> Don't see many of them. >> P3x was a lot more common. >> He has a hefty price on it. IIRC, $150. >> Does anything make the P5 special? >> Isn't it functionally just a Program Plus? --- Steven Sharpe - The Office Gallery d...@eastlink.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
