Welcome to the MZ-S owners club! I think it's a great camera, especially with A
and M prime lenses. I wish the control dial was slightly less stiff so I could
turn it with one finger, and that it showed the aperture in the viewfinder and
imprinted on the film with A lenses in Av mode, but othe than that it's great.
I have the BG-10 grip but only occasionally use it. I've never gotten to grips
(pun not intended) with using it in vertical mode. The shutter button is just
too far down. It's useful for the infrared, but that should've been built into
the body. I used it the other night though. I had been taken a series of shots
of children receiving presentations using the MZ-S and the 24-90 FA. After
about 45 shots in 20 minutes the AF started to slow down, but the batteries
were not showing as low. Putting the grip on solved the problem, so I reckon
the poor little CR2s were struggling with the load even though they had a full
charge.
Generally I prefer the MZ-S alone. I've got the ERC and the small and medium
fronts. The first is great for the primes, and the latter for the 24-90. That
doesn't see much action though.
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: "Bob Sullivan"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 06/12/04 00:02:08
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MZ-S - new to me
I picked up a used MZ-S, as the last of the 35mm film line.
(I suppose the *ist is the probable end of the film line, but whatever...)
It is a really nice camera. It remindes me of a modern Super Program.
The functions are similar, but updated with autofocus. The weight is
a bit more than a Super Program, but less than an LX. Fit and finish
are great, but not waterproof.
I don't like the viewfinder very much, but I'll learn to live with it.
The sound of the shutter/winder is different too. It seems much
quieter than the LX or PZ-1p shutter. I feel less mirror vibration
too. The advantage is the built-in 2.5 fps winder, and that I now
have something lighter that the PZ-1p to use with my FA lenses. I
took the FA50/1.4 for a walk and cut myself.
Anybody got a line on a cheap BG-10 battery pack or GG60 grid screen?
The companion digital MZ-D would have been one great camera!
Sorry we all missed it.
Regards, Bob S.
