Thanks Tom!
As if it wasn't bad enough that I am starting to get anxious about
getting my MZ-S, now I had to be reminded about how great it felt to handle
the camera. I am also envious since the rep did not have the grip when I
saw it.
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MZ-S Hands on..
>
> Pål Jensen wrote:
> >
> > Rob wrote:
> >
> > >The biggest reason for the MZ-S is build quality although
> > > recently there have been some doubts about the sealing of the MZ-S
> too.
> >
> > AF performance is reportedly also miles ahead of anything Pentax have
> produced previously...
>
> I got to use one for a couple of days over the weekend, and probably put
> 6 or 8 rolls of film through it.
>
> If you were to compare it to the PZ-1p, ZX-5n and 645n, you might say
> the 'lock-on' speed is a bit faster then the 645n or ZX-5n, which seem
> pretty similar to me, and much better then the PZ-1p.
>
> However, the fact that it has 6 AF points changes the ball game. I find
> with the PZ-1p and ZX-5n, that I'll misfocus fairly often when I do the
> "lock-on and recompose" dance. Just shifting the camera slightly after
> the AF has locked on is often enough to shift the plane of focus enough
> to be noticable. I shoot wide open a bunch, so maybe that's why it tends
> to bother me.
>
> This problem is alleviated a good bit with the extra AF points.
>
> Other considerations -
>
> - The green button rocks.
> - The grip *absolutely* rocks. There was only one at Grandfather...I had
> to duct tape Doug into his sleeping bag to get it away from him.
> - The DOF preview is placed on the little ring around the shutter
> button. It's very cool.
> - The shutter has a great sound and doesn't seem to have much lag.
> - The frame rate didn't bother me. It's just fast enough to feel...fast
> enough.
> - The finder seemed fine.
> - The limited lenses look fine to me on it.
> - It's small.
> - It's light.
> - It's sexy.
> - It smells good.
>
> tv
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