Hi, The main differences are: - The SF1 is bigger, heavier, has more metal in it. - The SF1 has a better finder, with interchangeable screens. - The SF1 has better "in focus" indicator. Not a singke dot (like MZ5n), but with two additional arrows showing the direction to turn the focus ring. - The SF1 has lighting for the top LCD. - The SF1 has the flash shoe on the right, so you can use the RTF and an extrnal flash on the camera simultanously. - The MZ5n is newer, has better AF, spot and "matrix" metering. - The MZ5n has more information in the finder. - The MZ5n is faster, quitter. - The MZ5n has DOF preview.
The MZ5n and SF1 shutters have the same specs. The SF1n is an upgraded SF1 wit a better shutter (like the MZ3). You can buy cca. 3 SF1 cameras for the price of a MZ5n, both used... Gabor - 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 .
