PENTAX P30 Black 35mm SLR Film Camera with SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2 Lens£8
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Asahi Pentax P30
35mm slr
The Asahi Pentax P30 sells for about £35 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 2016–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£35
median of only 7 sales, 2016–2026
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£33
Without the lowest sale£38
Without the flagged sales£38
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
Pentax P30 35mm SLR Film Camera + SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 Prime Lens & Case£35
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Pentax P30 Vintage SLR 50mm Film Camera SMCPentax-A 50mm f/1.7 1980's - Working£40
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Pentax P30 Vintage SLR Camera Body Film Photography Classic Spares Or Repairs£7
lot or parts · not in the price
Pentax P30 35mm Film SLR Camera + A 50mm f1.7 Prime Standard Lens - UK Seller£79
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Pentax P30 35mm SLR Film Camera with 35-70mm Zoom Lens£40
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Two Pentax P30 SLR Cameras£20
7 Jan 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 664 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
lot or parts · not in the price
Pentax P30 SLR camera with SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50mm lens, Sigma Super-Wide II 1:2,8 lens an...£25
2 Dec 2022 · David Duggleby · lot 5086hammer ↗
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Pentax P30 SLR camera with Takumar-A 28-80mm 1:3.5-4.5 and Hanimex 60-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 lenses,£32
5 Aug 2020 · Harper Field · lot 19hammer ↗
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
A Pentax P30 SLR camera with 70 - 210mm 1:4 - 5.£30
13 Jan 2016 · Harper Field · lot 746hammer ↗
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What it is
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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Pentax P30 a good value beginner SLR?
For its current price it offers a low-cost route into 35mm SLR photography, but buyers should factor in the cost of film, processing and possible light-seal replacement when judging overall value.
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- 35mm slr
- Sales in the typical price
- 7
- First sale
- 13 Jan 2016
- Latest sale
- 11 Aug 2026
- Median
- £35
- Middle half
- £28–£40
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax P30: about £35, the median of 7 recorded sales, 2016–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/p30/