heidi_chan

<p>Hi Michael & Ian,<br> Bad news - Yesterday I went on a hike in downtown Toronto, and while I was trying to do a *little* zooming, my camera got stuck at the farthest zoom position with an "E9" error which doesn't allow me to take pictures anymore. Normally I could turn off the camera, turn it on again, and it will reset itself to the normal position, but this time the camera just kept going to the maximum zoom position whenever I turned it back on. So I did some googling on this E9 error, camera repairs in Toronto, potentially how much it would cost to get it fixed, and it turns out to be something around $80-90, which I wasn't ready to pay for a camera I bought for $6. So I decided to let the camera go and took it apart for learning and fun's sake. Well, I did manage to use up most of the b&w roll that was in the camera before it "died." <br> So, in case you ever wondered what the inside of the camera looked like:<br> https://www.flickr.com/photos/knifegoeson/sets/72157649840039088/<br> I'm still keen on arming myself with a point & shoot film camera because my passion is street photography, so I may pick another Pentax zoom in the future if I see a good deal. Will post the b&w photos when i get the roll developed (and if there's anything good in it!). Cheers!</p>

<p>Hello gentleman, I finally developed my first roll of film from the Zoom 70-X, and here are a few I thought were half-decent and scan-worthy (and barely at that - I was mainly excited to see some prints so I just went through the roll quickly walking around my block):<br> https://www.flickr.com/photos/knifegoeson/sets/72157649810497917/<br> I have to say the scans are really not very good, as my scanner is a budget all-in-one printer/scanner. The actual photos are sharper and cleaner than what I'm able to digitize at this point, but the colors are pretty much how they are, which I quite like. It's got a rather rustic, 70s feel. The contrast in the photos are indeed very nice. I may likely invest in a photo scanner that may do justice to future prints (my dad just told me he's got a Pentax SLR stored in a box, which I remember using for high school art class, which I believe is a Pentax MX or something very similar). In the mean time, I would love some feedback on these! I've tagged the photos with "Pentax Zoom 70" so you can see some other photos from the Zoom in the Flickr website. <br> I've got a roll of BCW400 in the camera right now and am looking forward to develop those in the next week or two. <br> And Michael, Henry's is still alive and well in Toronto. :) </p>

<p>Thank you Michael! I actually have a pack of the Kodak BW400 that I'm currently shooting on an Olympus OM-2S/P.<br> Toronto does still have some shops that develop film, although the shop closest to my house doesn't develop black and white negatives, and from what the owner told me, the only place in Toronto that develops black and white negatives is a place called Imageworks. <br> Looking forward to your images too!</p>

<p>I purchased a Pentax Zoom 70-X at Value Village in Toronto a couple of days ago for CDN$6 and am so happy to have found this thread. Bought new batteries this morning, the camera came to life! Currently have a roll of color film but from what I've read here, I can't wait to try out black and white film on it!<br> I do get an "E9" error (apparently something to do with the zoom lens) when I zoom the lens all the way out, but I don't think I'll be zooming too much with it. I'm just excited to have a simple point and shoot camera for my street photography where I'm forced to not worry about settings and just capture, capture, capture. <br> In case anyone is interested, here is a link to the error codes:<br> http://acecam.com/photography/3932.html</p>