Pentax Espio 35mm camera w/ case (serial 4710980)

The Espio requires a CR123 lithium battery for power (available as an option). A Pentax case is included.

The camera was tested with a battery and film installed and all major functions are working well (we didn't develop the film). We verified the camera's true film plane focus accuracy with an autocollimator and confirmed its exposure accuracy using a calibrated light source. The camera is in very good cosmetic condition (see photos). The included original case shows significant cosmetic wear (see photo). 

Here are some photos that other people have taken with the Espio: https://www.lomography.com/cameras/3320878-pentax-espio/photos

https://www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_p&s/pentax_p&s_espio.pdf

• Type: 35mm fully automatic leaf-shutter camera with built-in zoom lens and auto flash
• Film: Auto film speed setting with 35mm perforated DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25 to 3200 (1 EV step). Non-DX coded films are automatically set to ISO25. 24x36mm format Film loading: Auto film loading. Closing the back cover will automatically wind the film to first exposure
• Film winding: Auto film-winding: Two auto film-winding modes; single frame mode and consecutive mode (approx. 1.3 sec./frame).
• Film rewinding: Auto start at the end of roll.
  Auto stop upon completion of rewinding.
• Rewinding time: approx 20 sec. with 24-ex-posure film. Rewinding in mid-roll provided.
• Frame number: Automatic readout of successive frame numbers in ascending order when shooting, and descending order when re-winding.
• Lens: Pentax power zoom 35-70mm f/4.3-8.0 8 elements in 7 groups, Angle of view: 63°- 34.5°
• Focusing system: Pentax infrared active autofo-cusing with focus lock, Range: 0.6m (2ft) - in-finity, Infinity-landscape mode (focus is fixed to infinity) Maximum magnification: 1/7.5X
• Zooming: Electronic zoom
• Shutter: Programmed AE electronic shutter with speeds approx. 1/400 sec. 1/5sec. Bulb:1/ 2sec.or slower ie, for as long as the shutter release button is depressed, Electromagnetic release
• Self-timer: Electronic red lamp indication. Ap-prox. 10-sec. delay with LED indication. Cancellation after activation is possible. 2 consecutive shots provided in Dual-frame self-timer mode. Auto tele-wide self-timer mode can take two consecutive pictures: the first at the selected focal length; the second at the wide-angle setting.
• Viewfinder: Actual image zoom viewfinder: 83% field-of-view ratio, Magnification: approx. 0.37X (35mm WIDE)-0.65(70mm TELE), Diopterfixed at -1 diopter, AF frame, Picture frame, Close distance compensation frame, Green lamp lighting on the right hand side of the viewfinder: in-focus signal, Green lamp blinking: close-distance warning, Red lamp lighting on the left hand side of the viewfin-der: Flash-ready status, Red lamp blinking: Flash being charged
• Exposure control: Programmed auto-exposure control. Range: EV10-17 at 35mm WIDE, EV11.5-17 at 70mm TELE in Auto or Daylight-Synchro mode (ISO 100), EV6.5-17 in 35mm WIDE, EV8-17 at 70mm TELE in Slow-Shut-ter-Speed or Interval Shooting mode
• Backlight compensation: +1.5EV
• Multi-exposure: Multiple exposure function provided
• Exposure-meter switch: The exposure meter is turned on by half depression of the shutter release button
• Flash: Built-in zoom flash with red-eye reduction mode, Automatic low-luminance firing in Auto mode, Flash-ON=Daylight-Synchro/ Slow-Shutter-Speed Synchro (up to 1/5 sec.), Flash-OFF=Flash override, Slow-Speed-Shutter/Bulb, Bulb-Synchro=1/2 sec. or more
• Flash effective range: 0.6-4.3m (35mm WIDE), 0.6-2.7m(70mm TELE), (ISO100 film used)
• Flash recycling time: Approx. 5 sec. under the Pentax testing conditions
• Interval shooting: Electronically controlled, started by depressing the shutter release button: 3 and 60 minutes can be selected for interval time
• Power source: One 3V lithium battery (CR-123A or DL-123A)
• Battery life: Approx. 15 rolls of 24 exposure film when 50% of shooting employs flash (under the Pentax testing conditions)
• Battery exhaustion warning: (battery icon) appears on the LCD panel. Shutter is locked when the (battery icon) is blinking
• Data mechanism: Crystal quartz controlled; LCD with digital clock, auto calendar
  Imprinting mode: "Year, Month and Day", "Day, Hour and Minute" or blank
• Size & weight: 122(V) x 66(H) x 38(D) (4.8"x2.6"x 1.5") 235 grams, (8.30 oz.) without battery. DATE model: 122(W)x66(H)x40.5(D)mm(4.8"x2.6"x1.6") 240 grams (8.5 oz.) without battery.