instructions are dated 1982. It's supposed to focus down to 0.7 meters which is really close but I found it was inconsistant, some in focus some not. I may have a defective sample who knows? Anyway, its good for medium to long focus and the price was right. Lens is awesome. Sure which it was a manual rangefinder instead of AF. JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: William Robb [mailto:w_robb@;accesscomm.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 6:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PC35AF > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J. C. O'Connell > Subject: PC35AF > > > > On a lark I recently purchased a > > early ( The firrst) Pentax point&shoot, the PC35AF. > > Only cost me $20. > > They were a heck of a nice camera in their day. The AF > perfomance of them when new was as good as anything out there. > The problem with single point active AF systems is that they are > quite easily fooled. There may be age related problems with the > IR emitter/ reciever or the counting circuit that affects > performance. I recall they were being sold in around 1986 or so. > I don't think they were especially close focusing cameras, 4 > feet or so comes to mind. > > William Robb >
