Used Pentax Optio 33L for Sale — From £19 | UsedLens.co.uk

£18.77 Low price

£55.64 High price

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Great for: general beginner travel macro

Pentax's budget swivel-screen compact — 3.2MP CCD, 38-114mm equiv zoom, AA power, CompactFlash, from 2003.

The Pentax Optio 33L was a 2003 compact whose party trick was a swing-and-swivel LCD, unusual at its price point. It sat in the affordable middle of the Optio range and gave budget buyers the kind of flexible-angle framing normally reserved for pricier swivel-bodied cameras.

It pairs a 3.2-effective-megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD with a 3x optical zoom equivalent to 38-114mm, plus 2.7x digital zoom. The 1.5-inch, 134,000-dot TFT screen swivels through 180 degrees both vertically and horizontally. Autofocus is contrast-detection with spot and wide modes and a manual-focus option, ISO spans 100-400, storage is on CompactFlash cards, and power comes from two AA cells or a single CR-V3, rated at roughly 200 shots on NiMH.

The articulated screen makes it a fun choice for waist-level street shots, low flower-bed macro angles and self-portraits, and AA power suits travel. It remains a slow, small-sensor early digicam at heart, so expectations should stay at snapshot level, especially indoors.

Second-hand, AA compatibility removes battery anxiety, but the swivel screen mechanism deserves close inspection: check the hinge for looseness and the ribbon-fed display for lines or blackouts at extreme angles. It stores to CompactFlash rather than SD, so confirm a card is included, and test the lens extends and retracts without grinding.

Avg £45, down 7.9% over 2 weeks

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Used Pentax Optio 33L price history

Tracking the used Pentax Optio 33L price? Over the past two weeks, the average has fallen 7.9%, from £49 to around £45. Depending on shutter count and condition, expect to pay between £29 and £45 for a used body.

Average market price (line) and typical price range (shaded). Source: UsedLens daily price index, 17 Jul – 4 Aug 2026.