I had my ZX-M with me while doing family Thankgiving visits and took a few snapshots of nieces and nephews. Most of the snapshots turned out fine (thanks to 400-speed print film, f/16 and a big honking flash) but for the first time since I've had my camera I really regretted having to focus manually. The ZX-M is just the ticket for the static landscape and nature subjects that I bought it for but maybe something closer to "point and shoot" would be a nice adjunct. Manually focusing for candid shots of small children is a bit frustrating at times.
I'd be interested in opinions on the idea on buying a used ZX-10 body and 28-70 f/4 SMC-FA lens to use as an fast-shooting, easy to carry snapshot-taking machine. The ZX-10 in auto-focus and program-exposure mode should work just about like a point and shoot camera and it even has a built-in flash. Is that flash powerful enough for 10-15 foot snapshots with 400-speed film? The advantage to this idea is that my prime MF lenses will work on the ZX-10 and the SMC-FA zoom will work on my ZX-M so I have some redundancy. Having that zoom to use on the ZX-M might mean I can put off buying the expensive 24mm f/2.8 SMC lens that I've been considering as my first wide-angle lens. The ZX-10/Zoom combination cost about the same as the 24mm prime lens, believe it or not (although I realize the quality of the zoom at 28mm will not hold a candle to that of the 24mm prime). - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
