Pentax IQ Zoom 105S Date 35mm Camera

by Pentax

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 2.2 x 2.7 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005B2CX
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,202 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 3, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Pentax's compact and stylish IQ Zoom 105S date camera has a versatile 38-105mm, 2.8x zoom lens that gives you maximum flexibility for framing and composing your shots. Because it covers the wide-angle to medium-telephoto zoom range, this camera is ideal for a variety of subjects and settings. The zoom macro lets you get within 2.2 feet of your subject, allowing for spectacular close-ups of flowers, birds, and insects; the possibilities are limitless. With the 10-second delay electronic self-timer, you can take a self-portrait or get into a group shot.

To ensure that you'll always know how your shot is framed, the real-image viewfinder shows the image size in relation to the zoom ratio, providing a concise preview of your finished photo, while the diopter can be adjusted to match your eyesight. A large, easy-to-read LCD panel provides setting indications for the exposure counter, battery exhaustion warning, infinity-landscape, red-eye reduction, flash-on, flash-off, slow-speed shutter, bulb, and self-timer. Since it's located on top of the camera, you can confirm your settings quickly and accurately.

The built-in flash has several modes, including flash-on, flash-off (museum mode), slow-shutter sync (sunset mode), bulb-sync (fireworks mode), and bulb (evening mode), to fit any lighting conditions. If the metering system detects a low-light situation, the flash is automatically fired to correct the illumination. To keep your subjects looking their best, the IQ Zoom 105S has a red-eye reduction feature. The highly accurate multipattern metering system gives you beautifully exposed pictures, whatever the lighting conditions, while the active autofocus system gives you sharp images, even if your subject is off-center.

If the IQ Zoom 105S is left unused for three minutes it turns itself off, retracts its lens, and closes the protective cover. This saves battery power and reduces the chance of scratching the lens. You can also imprint the date on your images with this camera.

From the Manufacturer

The IQZoom 105S combines a versatile 38mm-105mm (2.8-times) zoom lens with a host of advanced features, including sophisticated multi-pattern metering, pinpoint autofocus, reliable auto-exposure control, auto flash, and a large LCD panel. It's the ideal choice for a wide range of users and photographic situations.

Features

• The power zoom lens of the IQZoom 105S easily takes you from 38mm to 105mm with a 2.8-times zoom lens.
• The IQZoom 105S produces beautifully exposed and crisply focused images time after time, thanks to its multi-pattern metering and extremely accurate autofocus system.
• The large LCD panel on the camera's top panel displays a wide range of data on camera operations, so that the user can confirm the camera's operational status at a quick glance.
• Zoom macro allows you to get extremely close for stunning photos of flowers and other wonders in nature.
• Built-in fully automatic flash with four modes: flash-on, flash-off (museum mode), slow shutter sync (sunset mode), bulb sync with or without flash for special effects, and bulb (evening mode) for great pictures in any lighting condition.
• To ensure that all your subjects look beautiful and clear-eyed, the IQZoom 105S offers "red-eye" reduction* which reduces the red-eye effect that may appear in your subject's eyes with flash use. (*This function does not eliminate red-eyes in all instances.)
• The IQZoom 105S takes care of all troublesome film handling operations automatically - from film loading and ISO speed setting to advancing the film and rewinding it at the end of a roll.
• The "Actual Image" viewfinder shows the image size in relation to the zoom ratio, providing a concise preview of the finished photo. The adjustable diopter allows the user to match the viewfinder image to his/her eyesight.
• When the camera's exposure system detects low-light or backlight situations, the built-in auto flash automatically provides fill-in illumination to ensure proper exposure on the subjects.
• The built-in self-timer delays the shutter release by 10 seconds, allowing the photographer to take a self-portrait or join in a group shot.
• The infinity landscape mode instantly fixes the focus at infinity at any focal length, allowing the photographer to take sharply focused pictures of distant subjects, such as landscapes, with great ease.
• When the camera is left unused for three minutes with the power on, the lens is retracted to the shortest wide-angle position to protect it from damage and the power is turned off to conserve batteries - all automatically.
• With the IQZoom 105S Date model, you can choose to print the "date" or "day and time" on your photos (or not) to pinpoint special moments -- great for enjoying the family photo album later.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bummer, February 16, 2003

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Diane J Nelson (Ravenna, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 105S Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

My review is not a good one. The camera seemed to work find until in the middle of a birthday party it went crazy and the zoom lens froze. It would cost me $20 less than what I paid seven months ago to fix it. Junk now. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Where's my warranty?????

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was good while it lasted., May 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 105S Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

I've had my Pentax Zoom 105-R (no date feature) camera for 8 years. It was a good camera while it lasted. The red eye reduction did not work well though. It has a lot of nifty photo options but I rarely used them.

Without warning and for no apparent reason the auto focus went out. The auto focus of a zoom over approximately 12 feet is useless now. The cost to repair it is [expensive] so I'll buy a new one rather than repair this one. ... I have a Canon with interchangeable lenses that is 18 years old and it takes great photos. (The only reason we got another camera to begin with was for the auto focus feature and the compact size of the Pentax.) With the kind of mileage Canon offers, I'm going back to Canon.

5.0 out of 5 stars A cool camera!, February 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 105S Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

I had experiences with a couple of cameras from different brands such as Nikon, Pentax, Canon and Samsung and frankly I had no big complain about my previous ones. I chose Pentax IQ Zoom 105s, because I was perfectlyl satisfied with a Pentax APS camera that I bought long time ago(I decided to buy new one because APS system is not sometimes convenient) and the price was competitive compare to other that has similar function.
Indeed, it didn't disappoint me, the pictures have been very clear, no blur with very vivid color in both inside and outside.
So far I didn't experience a red eye in the night. Zoom and shutter move smoothly, flash works on time and autoshot works beautifully. The drawback is it is little bigger and sturdier than the comparable ones(you can't put it in your shirt pocket) and the viewer window is little dark(But the pictures were perfectly good).
Overall, I think it is a very cool camera and recommend if interested in.