If I'd found the MZ-S about 1998, I'd have bought it in a second. I
even considered buying one last year. But I know that I'd never use
it anymore, and will put that money towards the new 10Mpixel body
when it surfaces.
Godfrey
On May 15, 2006, at 9:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
It's a question I've been pondering for some time so I thought I'd
open it up to discussion and debate. Let's stir the pot, rock the
boat, muddy the waters, etc.
Much as I love my MZ-S, I've noticed that I just don't use it any
more. I shoot digital for the most part. When I shoot film, it's
almost always B&W, which means I use the 645. And on the rare
occasions when I *do* shoot 35mm color film, I find it's the MX I
reach for. Small, light, simple, manual, unhurried, untechnological -
that's what I'm looking for on those occasions.
So the result is that I have this superb, ergonomic, high-tech,
magnesium-bodied gem gathering dust most of the time and that bothers
me. I know there are probably photographers out there who would
actually *use* this camera. But I haven't been able to bring myself to
sell it.
Factors making me want to keep it:
1) I love the way it feels and works.
2) I probably couldn't get much for it these days.
3) It's the ultimate (in the true sense of the word) Pentax high-end
film camera. The last of a thoroughbred line.
I should probably look around and see what used ones sell for these
days, but whether the price is high or low, it would probably make me
both happy and sad...