Pentax is sort of like Minolta in that respect. Only Canon and Nikon fight for the rarified area of 7+ FPS because they have to compete against each other. Minolta's entire XXXsi line only did 3 FPS max and the high end 9000/9xi/9 top out in the 4-5.5 FPS range. Besides sports I find one other area where a faster motordrive is useful. That is in bracketing where being able to get the 3-5 shots off faster and closer together means that the subject will have a better chance of being the same for all the shots. Other than that the fastest motordrive just becomes a quick autowinder. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pål Jensen Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 3:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Speaking of films transport speed, was Re: I love the PZ-1p Bill wrote: > What happened to make film transport speed so important? Didn't sports > photogs learn how to use their equipment and get great shots in the days > before high speed motordrives? When I was shooting for our college yearbook > back in 1962-63, I used a rangefinder 35 and a Speed Graphic, and with a > little practice was able to anticipate when to press the shutter. To me > this makes much more sense than burning 10 or 12 rolls of film per game and > hoping the camera had enough intelligence to anticipate the exact moment for > the shot. I have a hard time understanding why Pentax choose only 2,5fps rate of the MZ-S. Probably a spasm of common sense; after all very few shoot with 5fps and in tune with a no-nonsense approach they rather put priorities of having a precise and durable film transport. They strongly misjudged the psychlogical effect though. I believe the slow film transport is the main reason that people insist that the MZ-S is under specified. It is like a camera with 2,5FPS must be cheap. Its apparently hard to see through those superficial specifications. Some seem to forget the fact that only a fraction of the LX and F3 sold, being professional cameras and all, ever enjoyed a motor drive. So its no wonder that Pentax, who never catered to the sports photographers anyway, choose not to emphasise this feature. Pål - 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 email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - 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 .
