I don't think the MZ-S was intended as a successor to the MZ-3/5n. The new *ist replaces a good chunk of the MZ/ZX bottom end line-up, and has more features than the MZ-3/5n (except for the k-mount lens issue). If you look at the detailed manual for the *ist (on the Pentax USA webpage), it has practically most of the features of the MZ-S (even high-speed flash synch) with a much better AF system.
I would expect an updated version of the MZ-S and or a film SLR similar to the *ist-D. As I recall there's supposed to be two more film SLR's in the *ist family, with one below and one abouve the *ist (or maybe two more above?) I doubt the price of the MZ-S would come down much due to the high material (magnesium) & manufacturing costs (hand painted). With this new *ist-D, who knows where it will leave the film-based Pentax SLR's? Peter --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ryan Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The MZ-S is the best MZ-5n successor you could ever > >get. > >It's a bit more money of course, but worth every > >penny. > > Hmm. I wonder if the price of the MZ-S will come > down when the DSLR > becomes available? Not sure how much it *could* come > down, given it's > construction and build quality, but surely there's > some room. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
