Hi Shel, I've got a couple of them. The biggest plus for me over my ME Super is DOF preview. Other niceties are a viewfinder display that works great in decent or bright light. It is a backlit LCD at the bottom of the finder image. I think that it's awful in low light. Sure, there is an illuminator button, but it is awkward to reach, and none to bright when you do manage to activate it. The viewfinder magnification is less than an ME Super, which can be nice if you wear eyeglasses because it makes the whole image easier to view at once (at least for me). It supports TTL flash, though as I recall, you're not much of a flash user. It usually comes with a little detachable grip that I feel makes for easier holding than the earlier "M" cameras. This must be taken off to mount a motor drive or winder. I'm not sure the name of the motor, but the winder is the Winder MEII.
With "A" series lenses (or later) you pick up shutter priority and program operation. Otherwise, it's Aperture priority or manual. Camera selected aperture is available in the viewfinder in Shutter priority or Program modes only. Shutter speeds can be user selected from 15 seconds to 1/2000. Self timer is electronic and beeps and flashes as it counts down. I don't think that it feels as solid as an ME or ME Super. Also, it is not as quiet and it feels rather "jumpy" when I make an exposure. I haven't noticed pictures taken with it are any less sharp than with other cameras. Generally, I like using them slightly less than my ME Super or ME (or ZX-5n too,) but there are times when some of the advantages make it the camera of choice. If I didn't have them, I would look to replace at least one immediately. Hope this helps, William in Utah. Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > What are the virtues of a Super Program? I'm not familiar with the > camera except by name. > > Ken Archer wrote: > > > > ...but noooo, you had to start talking about Super Programs and > > all their virtues > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > 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 .
