----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re[4]: Aperature Ring On MZ-S
> I suspect that since I have come from a long line (including Canon, > Olypus and Nikon) of aperture ring lenses for many, many years, I do > not find using the aperture ring as a problem. When I had my PZ-1p's, > I did use the thumb dial, but did not find it inherently superior to > the other method. Just different. Oh, but I agree with you:) I have nothing against turning the aperture ring, since I have a Program A... But you'll surely admit that modern, plastic amateur lenses have very fragile and loose aperture rings. I can't afford "*" or Limited series lenses and have to rely on cheaper (plastic) ones. Of course, turning the ring on my SMC M 50mm f/2 or A 28 mm f/2,8 is a pleasure... Besides, how about lenses that have full stops of their aperture? As I wrote in another mail, that means that shutter speed and AEB increments are also full 1 EV... That's no problem with negatives, but how about slides? The flagship should provide very precise exposure, shouldn't it? > > I hope that in the future Pentax releases a camera that fits your > style. However, other than lower models, I suspect that the future > has been shown by the lack of success of the PZ-1p. With digital > looming, we may not really see much of anything beyond the MZ-S. > Perhaps the rumored LX II? But that certainly will not function like > the PZ-1p. I'm quite a dawdler, ain't I?:) I simply like clear division - manual is manual, automatic is automatic... I like the style of my MZ-7 very much and since the MZ-6 will go its way, the future may bring something more interesting:) BTW, IMHO the MZ-S shouldn't be called this way - this camera doesn't belong to the MZ line. It should have started a different series. > > Good luck in your quest. That's no quest:) I'll probably buy some used Z-1p... Greetz Artur Artur - 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 .
