Alin wrote:
>If not, what will they do for the
>5n followers besides offering a very expensive upgrade path to the
>MZ-S?
Nothing of course! Pentax never provides direct upgrade paths but leave the customers
unsupported.
Pål
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Lähettäjä: Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Aihe: Re: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan
>Message text written by INTERNET:[
On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 11:04 AM, gfen wrote:
Now, if only the MZ-S would start to pop up on the secondary market,
I'm
starting to realize just how little I should be blowing on toys for me
and
how much I should be spending on getting my debt paid off and house
cleaned up... I rea
Pål wrote:
PJ> The question is whether or not the MZ-5n/3 has played out it's
PJ> role. There's not much you can do with the MZ-5n/3 and still keep
PJ> it simple. You can of course update the AF but you cannot have
PJ> several AF points without redesigning or complicate the user
PJ> interface. I f
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Nicer viewfinder and more conductive to manual focussing!
> Half-stops for shutter speed, too...
The MZ-S got that as well...
Pål<
twice the price of ZX-5n though. i was looking for a camera body in the
$500 street price range. there is too
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> The slanted top plate has a dial that surrounds an LCD. By spinning
> the dial, you change shutter speeds. Pretty much the same. One
Does this mean this same dial works to control aperature when in Av mode?
That actually was a part of the -5n I wasn't
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, gfen wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote:
> > Yes.
Wow, I've fatfingered two responses in a row.. Perhaps I _shouldn't_ be
working today.. I knew it was a mistake to be up at 4am entertaining
guests...
(yawn)
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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote:
> > Nicer viewfinder and more conductive to manual focussing!
> > Half-stops for shutter speed, too...
> The MZ-S got that as well...
Perhaps I owe it to myself to checck an MZ-S next time I'm at B&H...
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gfen,
The slanted top plate has a dial that surrounds an LCD. By spinning
the dial, you change shutter speeds. Pretty much the same. One
general fault with a true dial like the MZ-5n is that it has a limited
number of positions so you can't set as many shutter speeds - for
example, faster than
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote:
> Yes.
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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, gfen wrote:
> I've never held or seen an MZ-S in the flesh, does it have the same
> general layout, that is a real dial on the top to do shutter speeds
Control-C aborts, Control-X sends.. they're next to each other, and
evidently, I misse dthe right one.
Anyways, when I'm les
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From: "gfen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Herb Chong wrote:
> (on the ZX-5n)
> >
- Original Message -
From: "gfen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I've never held or seen an MZ-S in the flesh, does it have the same
> general layout, that is a real dial on the top to do shutter speeds
Yes.
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Herb Chong wrote:
(on the ZX-5n)
> two features i am missing that i would like to see, mirror lockup and P-TTL
> flash support.
Nicer viewfinder and more conductive to manual focussing!
Half-stops for shutter speed, too...
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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote:
> The question is whether or not the MZ-5n/3 has played out it's role.
> There's not much you can do with the MZ-5n/3 and still keep it simple.
> You can of course update the AF but you cannot have several AF points
> without redesigning or compli
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>The question is whether or not the MZ-5n/3 has played out it's role.
There's not much you can do with the MZ-5n/3 and still keep it simple. You
can of course update the AF but you cannot have several AF points without
redesigning or complicate the
Brad wrote:
> That's all quite interesting. Will have to see what Pentax does with it.
> The MZ-5n is/was a fine camera, got one myself. If they are keeping the MZ
> line to some degree, perhaps some added features but keep that classy
> looking MZ-5n style? Keep it affordable.
The question
perhaps it better to have no display than a very crappy one that
doesn't do Pentax any justice.
Whoa, a bit side-tracked,
Brad Dobo
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From: "Artur Ledóchowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 12:38 A
Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Who decides these things, btw? Is this something the
>manufacturer sets up or what?
These things are decided by the market or to be more precise - by two factors: first -
something known as the public opinion, second - by the mass media (mostly the photo
Quoth Dan Scott:
> Now I'll have to go look at other camera co.s to see what my ZX-5n is a
> rival to. Who decides these things, btw? Is this something the
> manufacturer sets up or what?
It's In A Class By Itself, of
course.
You are right. Many users wait for sth succesor of MZ3. Are you Polish?
Alek from Cracow
Użytkownik Artur Ledóchowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał:
>- Original Message -
>From: "Pĺl Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK C
[mailto:djm@;stanleypmlaw.com]
> Sent: 11 November 2002 16:15
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan
>
>
> Before we get our hopes up again, let's remember that we had
> a "confirmed" plan to release a DSLR l
Before we get our hopes up again, let's remember that we had a "confirmed"
plan to release a DSLR last year, which never escaped from the vapor.
zoomshot wrote:
> Straight from this weeks Amateur Photographer 'THISWEEK' section;
>
> PENTAX UK HAS CONFIRMED plans for the launch of a new flagship d
Straight from this weeks Amateur Photographer 'THISWEEK' section;
PENTAX UK HAS CONFIRMED plans for the launch of a new flagship digital
SLR next spring. It has also pledged to continue making film-based SLR
camera bodies and medium-format bodies.
Responding to rumours on the internet about an u
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