Personally I found the MZ/ZX-3/5/5n to have awful ergonomics (I've owned the MZ-3, MZ-5n and ZX-m, sold all three quite quickly). They were to a great extent a poor cross between the classic UI and a cheap, modern plastic body. The PZ-1p was far better, as were the older classic-UI bodies.
-Adam On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > It was ZX-5n (MZ-5n in Europe) that brought me to Pentax, - > thanks to its ergonomic design - with the aperture ring > and shutter speed knob that could be controlled while blindfolded. > (no wheel crap that Nikons had). > > Interestingly, I had ~90% success rate of shooting "from the hip" > with ZX-5n, <5% with *ist DS, and ~60-70% with K-7. > While I am used to the wheels now, I think I would still prefer the > knobs. > > Igor > > > Sun Oct 17 10:01:12 CDT 2010 > Adam Maas wrote: > > For me it's the Maxxum 7, not the MZ-S. For some reason I've just > never really gelled with the Pentax 35mm film camera's (the LX came > the closest, followed by the PZ-1p). > > The funny thing is that the K-7 is one camera I love the ergonomics > on. IMHO it's FAR better than any of the Pentax 35mm film cameras (in > fact it handles very similarly to the Maxxum 7, which it also > distinctly resembles). > > -Adam > > > -- > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
