The *ist viewfinder is small and hard to manually focus with - especially compared to the MZ-S or PZ-1p. I have one (actually my daughter's) and it is pretty poor from that perspective. All else about it is reasonable. So using A series lenses on it is more difficult. She also has an MX - and that gets the nod whenever possible because of the big difference in viewfinder. She has become a preferred manual focusser and so mostly shoots the MX.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 10, 2006, 3:00:33 PM, you wrote: UM> The only thing I've heard against the *ist is the crippled mount -- UM> and since I don't have any of the older lenses, it's not a big deal UM> to me. I thought about the MZ-S, but it doesn't work that well with UM> lenses without an aperture ring, and it's much bigger/heavier than I UM> would like. UM> I had a Spotmatic for 30+ years, but after about two years of using UM> the *ist, I must have a thumbwheel! LOL. I could never go back to UM> the old way of changing aperture and shutter speed, I am now addicted UM> to having aperture and exposure compensation and DOF and AE lock all UM> there at my thumb and forefinger. I've tried manual focusing, but UM> the camera is so much faster and more accurate, I gave up and just UM> select the focus point instead. UM> Good luck with the primes, Scott -- I have the DA 40mm and the FA UM> 50mm f1.7, and they work great with this body, very handy. *>>UncaMikey UM> --- Scott Loveless wrote: >> For a while now I've been considering buying an MZ-S or PZ-1 to >> complement the *ist.
