On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Christien Bunting wrote: > Which of the AF bodies is the quietest and has mirror lockup.
None is the blunt answer, although some have a 2-sec mirror prefire, which is close enough. I've experience of the MZ-5, Z-5 and Z-1p, so I can only answer your questions for those three. > Quietest : > > 1) Shutter MZ-5 by a long margin. It's nice and quiet, unlike the gunshot retort of the Zs. > 2) Film Load and Rewind Still, the MZ-5 I think, although with the Z-1p you can tell it not to rewind automatically. This avoids the situation where you cleverly time your shots to match loud parts in a performance so they won't distract anyone and then the camera shoots you in the foot with a thirty second screaming rewind. > 3) Mirror Lost in the Shutter noise on all three. > 4) AF The MZ-5 is quieter, although it has a smaller motor so can be slower. I find it hunts less sometimes. It does depend on the lens, though. My Z-1p, with a Tokina 28-70/2.8 whacks the lens against its stops when focussing: *whirr* THWACK! *whirr* THWACK! *whirr* *beep* If you're really worried about 'acoustic photography' the MX is a great solution, although I'm never very convinced by the meter. dave > - > 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 . - 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 .