Pentax IQ Zoom 115G QD Date 35mm Camera

by Pentax

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SGBB
• Item model number: 115G
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,629 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 26, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

In addition to the Pentax IQZoom 115G's high-performance 3x zoom lens, this camera offers a wide range of advanced features and easy-to-use functions within its compact body. It offers multipattern metering, passive five-point autofocus, an auto zoom flash with red-eye reduction, an actual-image zoom viewfinder, a panorama mode, and an LCD information panel. It has a full, flat front panel that protects the lens barrel from damage and makes carrying and storing effortless. When the power is turned off, the lens retracts within the front panel. It has a stylish black and silver body that fits comfortably in a shirt pocket or purse.

The Pentax IQZoom 115G lens features an aspherical lens element for sharp images, minimizing aberrations and ghost images. It offers a zoom macro capability, allowing the photographer to take clearly focused pictures from approximately 2.15 feet away from the subject.

The flash provides a metering system that detects low light and backlit shooting conditions. The built-in flash automatically provides fill-in illumination. It also offers a red-eye reduction feature and allows the photographer to create images using advanced flash techniques such as daylight synch, slow-shutter synch, and bulb synch. The user can also turn off the flash when taking pictures with ambient light.

A special panorama mode with midroll switching is possible for large group shots or landscapes. The actual-image viewfinder adjusts the size of its image area in proportion to the selected focal length. The Pentax IQZoom 115G also features a built-in diopter adjustment to customize the viewfinder to match the user's eyesight. A self-timer and date imprinting provide this camera with added flexibility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Photos okay but horrible to use, October 20, 2000

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A. Butterfield (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 115G QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

I took this back to the shop after a weekend with it, before even having the photos developed.

Reasons:

1. the zoom control has a kind of "delayed-action" effect to it that makes it extremely annoying and difficult to frame your shot quickly.

2. The shutter release has even more of a delay. Forget action shots unless you photograph sloths and tortoises...

3. The case it comes with is huge. I can't see the point of making a camera so small then supplying a case so large.

Having said all this, the results from the one film I put through it were fine. So if you take pictures of things that don't move and you don't mind lugging the enormous case around, you may be happy.

PS. I swapped it for a Canon Sure Shot 120 Classic which is everything this isn't.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, July 31, 2000

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Dave Lancaster (Calgary, AB. Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 115G QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

I was looking for a compact 35mm zoom camera, I wanted a camera to take the place of my clumsey Canon AE1. After some research I chose the Pentax 115G. After A trip to Europe I developed 20 rolls of film, boy was I disapointed with the results? I did not expect the clarity and quality that my AE1 would achieve, however the results were terrible. Out of focus and bad exposures were common. I returned the Pentax to my dealer and exchanged it for a Canon sureshot 120 classic. Now your talking fine picture quality, ease of use and superior features were normal for this unit, in fact I would go as far as to say the results were as good or better than my SLR.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Penta 115 IQ Zoom, August 21, 2000

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Deipnosophist "cw3rd" (Tucson, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pentax IQ Zoom 115G QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

A very good LITTLE camera!Fits easily in a shirt pocket or pants.The zoom is adjustable all the way to 115.Tried the macro also, it came out extremely CLEAR.A nice camera...thanks again Amazon.Com & Pentaxps, many features, tried em all, they all are easy to understand, you'll be taking excellent pictures within minutes of loading the battery & film.They recommended using 400, but my first roll of 200 film worked exceedingly well.Very satisfied