Good wide angle zoom 28-56.
Good zoom button location.
Light, sharp lens, exposure accuracy.

Poor Pentax quality for electronic components.

Poor quality of Pentax electronics has let it down again. In the early 80s I saw plenty of their M-series SLRs having faulty wind mechanisms and poor electronics.
Reliability is down compared with Nikon gear I've used.

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Pentax Espio Zooms of other ranges.