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[lowlux]

I found a 1988? Pentax P5 in one of my bed rooms.. it takes dx film? do they still make that stuff? where do you buy it?

How good is this p5? I have a Kodak 10x 7.1 megapixel would it shoot better photos ?

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9880/1003980p.jpg
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/6360/1003981.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8546/1003982c.jpg

 

[Phranquey]

You can use non-Dx film, as long as it is ISO100. The camera automatically reverts to ISO100 if there is no bar code to read from the canister.

EDIT: Just found this... I didn't know if they still made these, so I didn't want to post right away. Here is a site that sells foil labels for film canisters so that DX cameras can read the film's ISO if you want to shoot higher than 100.

http://www.porters.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=dx+coded+labels

 

[lowlux]

what does 100 mean?

do they make a device to put the photos on the computer from the can things?

Can i re-use, USED film? and reload the cans?

How?

 

[MrBarney]

You know, Google is a wonderful tool...

what does 100 mean?

Film speed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

do they make a device to put the photos on the computer from the can things?

How to scan 35 mm photo slides and negatives - HP Digital Photography Center

Can i re-use, USED film? and reload the cans?

How to Use Almost Any 35mm Film Camera (with pictures) - wikiHow

How?

I'm not going to post a link here due to potential copyright issues, but if you put "pentax p5 manual" into google, I'm sure you'll find some useful documents.

 

[gsgary]

If you shoot in manual you should be able to shoot at any iso you want if you have a light meter or just convert what the meter says at iso100 to what iso you want to shoot at by baltering shutter speed and aperture