Hello SidB Congratulations. I agree. The MZ-S is a great camera. Wish I had a "D" version, though!
The MZ-S also has a similar user interface as the Super A: Turn the aperture and it will switch to Av. Turn it to "A" and the camera will switch to Program Mode. Turn the Time Wheel to "M" and the camera will work in TV mode. Turn both Aperture and Time wheel and the camera will be in Manual Mode. This is a brilliant user interface IMO. The MZ-S work pretty much the same way, except it has Green Button to turn it back into Auto Mode instead of using the Time wheel again. This and the HYP mode of the PZ-1/PZ-1p is what makes Pentax cameras very convenient and truly user friendly. No mode switch is necessary. But I'm having a hard time making my MZ-S compete with the sharpness of my SONY DSC F717 - partly due no slow my zoom lenses, like the SMC F 4-5.6/70-210mm. But the autofucus and FPS is very nice in practice - who really needs more than 2,5 FPS, anyway? But, I would like a SMC 2.8/70-210mm - for less than 1000 USD! Is that possible? Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Sid Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. juni 2004 08:06 Til: Pentax discussion Pentax discussion list Emne: My new-to-me MZ S! Hi Group, I've gotten a very nice MZ S plus the battery/vertical shutter release grip, and all I can say is WOW! A great camera. I've used it for a couple of rolls now, too soon to decide its my favorite pentax ever, but I'm leaning that way! There is nothing so far I don't like about it. Quiet shutter and wind/rewind. Easy to use-- I've figured out most of the functions (except the "pentax functions, which have always required the book to decipher) without looking at the manual. Everything I could need is right there, next to my thumb or finger. I like this camera!! And one very interesting thing I've discovered: It is quite close to the super program in size! And that means small-- here's what I've done: Pentax made a leather case to fit the super program with the winder attached to the body. Some of you may have this case-- I've only seen it offered once, and I jumped on it with both feet when it appeared on ebay... But now, that leather case covers my MZ S with the FA 35/2 installed. It's not a perfect fit, I had to take the hood off the lens, but it just goes to illustrate how compact the MZ S is, even with the battery grip installed-- keep in mind this is the MZ S body + the bg grip and the 35 lens- very close to the physical dimensions of the super program and winder... and it is definitely lighter than the superprogram... Sid B
