Pentax Espio 160

The Pentax Espio 160 was the long-zoom flagship of Pentax's Espio line, and its reach is the whole point: 38-160mm is more than four times zoom from a camera you can carry one-handed, covering everything from a room interior to a tight portrait or a detail across the street. Pentax paired it with a multi-point autofocus system and an AF-assist illuminator so it can still find focus in low light, where most compacts simply give up. Also sold as the IQZoom 160 in some markets.

Specifications

• Type: 35mm autofocus compact
• Also sold as: Pentax IQZoom 160
• Lens: 38-160mm zoom, f/4.5 at the wide end and f/12 at the tele end — a 4.2x range
• Focus: Multi-point autofocus with AF-assist illuminator for low light
• Exposure: Fully automatic
• Flash: Built-in
• Film speed: ISO 100-3200
• Panorama mode: Yes
• Weight: 328g
• Dimensions: 127 x 74 x 71mm
• Power: 1x 3V CR123A lithium cell

Condition

• Cosmetic: Excellent+ condition, with some minor signs of age and use.
• Functional: Fully functional. The LCD has some dust but is bright and the numbers are visible.

Included

• Pentax Espio 160 body
• Original pouch
• Strap

Fully working, clean, and still with its original pouch. The dust behind the LCD is cosmetic — the display is bright and reads clearly. Two notes on the specification: at 160mm the lens is f/12, so the long end wants daylight or a fast film, and at 328g this is a chunkier camera than a pocket compact. What you get for both is a zoom range no small camera of this era matches.