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Monday, August 19, 2019

Pentax Espio AF Zoom, A Touch Of The Arts

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with a Pentax Espio AF Zoom, and salvaging underexposed shots.
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I was not aware that the Pentax Espio AF Zoom I was using had a fault with its film frame counter, which reset itself back to 0 after the frame number reached 17. As I was using this camera intermittently, I wasn't sure when this happened, and was not sure whether the reversion was for the film roll as well.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

If the reversion was for the film roll as well, then I would still have a full roll of 36 exposures to shoot with, otherwise, it will just be the leftover 18 frames or so, and this would mean that the first 17 or so images will be double exposed while the rest will be single shots.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

That was the situation I was in. To salvage the situation, I took the decision to sequence off the frames with underexposed shots around the space I was in, hoping that if the frames were double exposures, I would probably end up with at least a couple of interesting images.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

Half-expectedly, the Espio AF went into auto rewind after the last frame on the film roll was shot, with the film frame counter showing that I was only halfway through the roll. It was clear then that only the film frame counter was resetting itself, while the rest of the camera was fully functional.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The images from that part of the roll were mostly underexposed. However, I managed to salvage a string of shots that turned out well enough when enhanced through the post-processor to give me these art-touched images, a job well done.



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Monday, July 29, 2019

Pentax Espio AF Zoom, Truly Vintage

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with a Pentax Espio AF, continuing on from where the first film roll ends.
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Continuing from where I left off with the first part of the series, I took the camera on a trip downtown and shot these images from the platform of one of the LRT (Light Rail Transport) stops. As per the first post, the original color images were still hazy and blurry, and were not at all kind to the camera it was captured them.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The Pentax Espio AF Zoom is an interesting camera of sorts, really. It features an 8-element 35/70 zoom lens, and exposure is all programmed, but with a lot of manual control. The Flash mode selection, for example, can be set for Auto, Daylight Sync, Slow-Shutter Speed (Flash OFF), Slow-Speed Sync, Backlight Compensation, Bulb, and Bulb Sync.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

Selection buttons are also available for Self-Timer, Dual-Frame Self-Timer, and Auto Tele-Wide Self-Timer modes,  Red-eye Reduction, Infinity focus, 2-frame Double Exposure shots, and something you would not have expected on a compact, an intervalometer that lets you shoot at intervals of 3 or 60 minutes.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The only drawback of the camera, though reflecting the very compact design of the camera, is a viewfinder that is diminutively small for a solidly built, all-plastic body.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

Images were originally shot on Kodak ColorPlus 200, post-processed, converted to black-and-white on Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3), and print-sharpened on Google NIK Sharpener Pro3.



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Monday, July 8, 2019

Pentax Espio AF Zoom, First Roll

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with a Pentax Espio AF Zoom, going for a roll of black-and-white.
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I was not at all pleased with the images that came out of the first roll of film on the newly acquired Pentax Espio AF Zoom. The images were kind of hazy, blurry, and completely unexpected from a camera that has the acknowledgment of being a very capable model. Not wanting to admit defeat, I went for the option of converting the images to black and white and came away with these cool images, reminiscent of what I used to get when I was starting out with photography, when I was just a kid.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The Pentax Espio AF, introduced in 1992, comes with a programmed electronic shutter with a speed range from 1/5 to 1/400 second and B, +1.5EV backlight compensation, a built-in zoom flash with red-eye reduction mode, and a host of interesting functionalities.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The camera is fitted with a 35-70mm F4.3~8 zoom lens with 8 elements in 7 groups, capable of a minimum focus of 0.6 meters. Film loading and rewinding are automatic at the end of the roll.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

With the right mode selection, you can set the camera up for flash off or auto flash on photography, daylight synchro, backlight compensation, dual-frame or auto tele-wide self-timer modes, continuous or timed interval shooting, multiple exposures, and infinity landscape focusing.

Pentax Espio AF Zoom
Pentax Espio AF Zoom

The images here were originally shot on Kodak ColorPlus 200, lab-processed, scanned, and post-processed on Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3).



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