Wow, that is just so much different from my experiences with the ZX-M it's
amazing! Did you buy yours recently? I wonder if Pentax has improved this?,
although I find it unreasonable that they would do so without
announcement... I got mine about 6 months ago from B&H...
And you say your display "dims" in dim light? While mine gets more brighter
as the outside light grows dimmer? I think you've got yourself an
exceptional ZX body there! I'm envious....
And along these same lines, Pentax has told me that the "M" eyecup,
($14.95), will fit on both the ZX-5n and the ZX-M, and can be ordered
directly from them if I can't obtain it from a local camera shop. (And
someone here has already posted that this eyepiece has improved their ZX-30
viewfinder's LED visibility...) Anyone interested can email me directly, and
I will provide them with the Pentax ordering information.
Skip
Subject: Re: Can't see the LEDs in Bright Light (ZX-5n)
>
> I just went outside with a 50mm F1.7 lens, and no matter what I pointed it
> at I could still read the LED's. I use AA batteries.
>
> Some things I have noticed is that the display automatically dims in dim
> light, and DOF preview shuts the display off.
>
> Todd
>
> At 03:00 PM 3/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Subject: Re: Can't see the LEDs in Bright Light (ZX-5n)
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Maybe it has to do with lens speed? A F1.4 lens is going to have a
much
> >> brighter image than a F4 lens, so the brighter image of a faster lens
> >might
> >> be what is washing it out? I'll have to try the ZX-M and my 50mm F1.4
> >lens
> >> on a bright day.
> >>
> >
> >Nah, Tod
> >I don't think that's it... I also lost my ZX-M's viewfinder LED's using
an M
> >75-150 f4.0 on a bright day. But what about batteries? Do you use lithium
or
> >the AA's? I use AA's in the Fg add-on pack, and I'm now wondering if
they
> >possibly could produce less internal lighting power than the lithium's?
> >Skip
> >
>
> >
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