He's possibly confusing the terms AF Assist for AF Confirmation. A common
confusion on the list.
A note about the Snap-in, it doesn't work that great for low contrast
subjects.......
l8r,
Douglas E Harmon
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jarosław Brzeziński <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: Snap-in Focus in MZ/ZX-7?????
: I am sorry, but you must be wrong: if you use a non-AF lens, no AF body in
the world is
: capable of giving an AF-assist light.
:
: Artur Ledóchowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał / wrote:
:
: > Hi,
: > In the June edition of the "Photographic" there's a nice article about
the
: > four best AF 35mm SLR's for under $300. They are: Canon Rebel 2000,
Nikon
: > N65, Minolta Maxxum HTxi Plus and Pentax ZX-7. There are no testing -
just a
: > short presentation and summary. No winner:)) They are all considered to
be
: > equally good.
: > But there is a note in this article, that made me wonder... Am I missing
: > something?
: > Let me cite it: "The ZX-7 offers Snap-in Focus: Using a non-autofocus
lens,
: > set the focus-mode switch to AF, focus manually at a desired distance,
and
: > fully depress the shutter button (use the optional Cable Switch F to
lock it
: > down). When a subject arrives at the prefocused distance, the camera
will
: > automatically fire."
: > What the hell? There's nothing of this kind in my MZ-7. With my SMC M
50/2
: > mounted on I have focussing assist in both AF and MF mode and when I
fully
: > depress the shutter button, the camera fires without any further delay.
Is
: > there any difference between ZX-7 and MZ-7 (there shouldn't be any, I
: > guess...)? How can I get this feature in my MZ-7 (I'd really love to
have
: > it...)? Anybody has comments on this?
: > Thanx in advance
: > Greetz
: > Artur
: > =========================================="There are signs on the ring,
: > Which make me feel so down.
: > There's one to enslave all rings,
: > To find them all in time
: > And drive them into darkness.
: > Forever they'll be bound."
: > Blind Guardian "Lord of the Ring"
: >
: >
: >
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