----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas" Subject: Re: Should I care about film?
> No, like all AF bodies it's battery dependant (As is the F100 I > compare it too). If you're looking for a body that can function > without batteries, the equally pricey LX is the most desirable (and is > priced similarly against the Nikon F3 as the MZ-S is to the F100. The > LX is much closer in performance to the F3 than the MZ-S is to the > F100 though, in fact the F3 and LX are pretty much identical in > capabilities, with the LX having slightly better metering and the F3 > having a faster MD). The really nice thing about the LX over the F3 is that when your batteries die, with the F3 you get one shutter speed (X-Sync), with the LX you get from X-Sync to 1/2000 second. I much prefer the LX viewfinder as well. I hated the F3 viewfinder. It was one of the reasons I switched from my F3 based Nikon system to an LX based Pentax system. I had the HP finder, not the regular one, I don't know if that would make a difference or not, but when I bought the F3HP, it was touted as the be all and end all for glasses wearers, and Nikon Canada wasn't brining in anything but F3HPs at the time. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
