Hi
Anyone could tell me the major functional difference between MZ-5 and MZ-3? I
may choose one of them. Thanks.
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There is little difference, except a faster shutter speed on the 3.
But this comparing the MZ-3 and the MZ-5n.
The MZ-5 has less features and doesn't sound or feel as well built
as the newer 5n version.
I've not owned the 3 but I have 2 5n's and am very pleased.
The specs for th
Look at Dimitrov's website: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/
MZ-3 30 ~ 1/4000 sec., flash sync.: 1/125 ~ 30
MZ-5n 30 ~ 1/2000 sec., flash sync.: 1/100 ~ 30
MZ-5 30 ~ 1/2000 sec., flash sync.: 1/100 ~ 30
I guess the speed issues are the most obvous an important differences. 1/125
flash sync i
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Frankie Lee wrote:
Anyone could tell me the major functional difference between MZ-5 and MZ-3? I
may choose one of them. Thanks.
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/MZ-ZX/index.html
and the links hanging off it. The -5n is closer to the -3 than to the
-5. When looking for
The MZ-S is a very recommendable piece of photographic hardware.
Jens Bladt
Arkitekt MAA
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 10. september 2005 19:33
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: MZ-5
On Sun, 11 Sep
MZ5 No DOF, 100 X sync, 1/2000 top shutter speed.
MZ3 DOF, 125 X sync, 1/4000 top shutter speed.
Everything else is essentially the same.
The MZ5n has DOF preview by the way.
Frankie Lee wrote:
Hi
Anyone could tell me the major functional difference between MZ-5 and MZ-3? I
may choose one of
Are their viewfinder is bright enough in focusing manual lens?
Are they durable in heavy usage?
===
MZ5 No DOF, 100 X sync, 1/2000 top shutter speed.
MZ3 DOF, 125 X sync, 1/4000 top shutter speed.
Everything else is essentially the same.
The MZ5n has DOF p
27;ve only used it
with fast glass - no lens slower than a 1.8 aperture. The Mz-5 and 5n, as
well as the Mz-3, are nice little cameras if their feature set is
acceptable to you. Personally, I'd rather have a good, solid MX ... ;-))
but the MZ cameras have auto focus and a few other features t
I've had mixed results. The viewfinders are very good. Much better
than those in the rest of the MZ/ZX series.
Most of my lenses are manual focus, (K or M series), and I've been very
pleased with that aspect of these cameras.
(Pentax is an optical company first and foremost). They lack the
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Frankie Lee wrote:
Are their viewfinder is bright enough in focusing manual lens?
I have no problem even with the MZ-50 (which has a penta-mirror). But
your mileage may vary, and the maximum aperture of your lens is a
critical factor.
Kostas
5n also has bracketing.
Less useful feature but it is still there.
2005/9/10, Frankie Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi
>
> Anyone could tell me the major functional difference between MZ-5 and MZ-3? I
> may choose o
Frankie Lee wrote:
Are their viewfinder is bright enough in focusing manual lens?
I thought so, but I did have some problems in low light with manual
focusing.
Are they durable in heavy usage?
Mine wasn't. Had it repaired twice under extended warranty, once since
(at my own expense) and
G'day Boris.
Why would you choose the MZ-5 over the others?
Does it have more features?
I look forward to your reply.
Thanks,
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
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From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 15 December 2003 5:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Su
-5
G'day Boris.
Why would you choose the MZ-5 over the others?
Does it have more features?
I look forward to your reply.
Thanks,
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
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From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 15 December 2003 5:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Su
Hi!
MZ-5 has classic interface and viewscreen with a little larger
maginification than other two cameras... It is 0.8 against 0.7. But I
may be mistaken.
Formally, MZ-5 is considered to be one/half class higher than MZ-30 or
MZ-7. Also, MZ-30 has a crippled mount so should be considered big
I had an MZ-5 for three months, and traded it in for an MZ-5n the week after I read
about the new model, as I found the lack of AE lock and depth of field preview very
inconvenient. The auto-bracketing, though, was not that important. Also, the details
on the MZ-5n give it a more 'qu
What does the ZX-5 (or the European MZ-5) do NOT have that the updated ZX-5n
has?
What features would I be losing if I bought a used MZ-5, at a fairly good
price?
Thanks,
Skip
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First, forget the MZ7
Then, using a MZ, it is better to be handled with the grip
all have disconnectable bip sound
MZ5n to be prefered than the MZ5
MZ6 is a good felow, but different handle than MZ5n
Viewer is quite same with Z1p
>
> Considering to buy MZ-5/6/7 as backup camera. I woul
The only thing I know for sure about is dbpth of field
preview.
--- dosk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What does the ZX-5 (or the European MZ-5) do NOT
> have that the updated ZX-5n
> has?
> What features would I be losing if I bought a used
> MZ-5, at a fairly good
>
Hi,
I'm starting to make pictures of judo classes in our gym, but I've found that the
build in
flash of the MZ-5 doesn't give enough light.
I've already used a flash which was not made for pentax, but on auto setting it will
flash,
and there is one shutter speed that
A friend asked me to is I knew of anyone interested in this kit:
I vouch for the integrity of the vendor.
If interested, please respond to
Ben Checkowy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Pentax MZ-5 SLR, complete with accessory
battery adapter that allows you to use AA
batteries, manual and automatic
The MZ-5 (as far as I'm aware) has a flash sync of 1/100 or slower. Anything
faster than that and the flash will likely be out of sync or not flash at
all. You'll probably get, if you try 1/200 or faster, part of the image
exposed and part of the image becoming totally underexposed or
the
ambient level and the flash itself will stop the action for you, if that's
what you want to do.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: David Chang-Sang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:09 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: flash for a MZ-5
The MZ-5 (as f
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Piet Smit wrote:
> I've already used a flash which was not made for pentax, but on auto setting it will
>flash,
> and there is one shutter speed that I can set so it will also flash.
>
> If I buy a pentax flash or one made for a pentax camera will I be able to flash with
>
and cheaper unit, AF220T will do well, it works
perfect on MZ-5, but it features a bounce head only but no sviwel which
is the reason I don't use it anymore.
Cao, Matjaz
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Piet Smit wrote:
> > If I buy a pentax flash or one made for a pentax camera will I be
>
That is not a flash issue, but a camera issue.
- Original Message -
From: Debra Wilborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: flash for a MZ-5
> Can the AF280T do second-curtain sync? I am also in
> need of a
- Original Message -
From: Paris, Leonard
Subject: RE: flash for a MZ-5
> I think it's an issue with both the camera body and the flash.
At least I
> know that the flash units I have for my PZ-1p, the AF500FTZ,
and the Metz
> 45CT4's adapter both have a switch that
's selling an
MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between
the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it wrong, isn't that quite
wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the MZ-5n have a number of
updates to the *functionality* compared to the MZ-5
Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of
keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is
high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n.
The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X
sync speeds. I'm betting the ov
f an MZ-5n even though he's selling an
MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between
the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it wrong, isn't that quite
wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the MZ-5n have a number of
updates to the *functional
were no bidders at the time. The price is somewhat reduced, now, but
> > he's still including the picture of an MZ-5n even though he's selling an
>
> > MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between
> > the two. Just in case I'm the one who&#
[ ... ] MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between
the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it wrong, isn't that quite
wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the MZ-5n have a number of
updates to the *functionality* compared to the MZ-5?
Toralf Lund a écrit :
[ ... ] MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical
differences between the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it
wrong, isn't that quite wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the
MZ-5n have a number of updates to the *functionality* c
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote:
> Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of
> keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR
> is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n.
>
> The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 w
>
>De: John Francis
>Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>Enviado: jueves 15 de septiembre de 2011 19:55
>Asunto: Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
>
>On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote:
>> Just found a MZ-
Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with
1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF
preview)
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html
Correct. The only difference between the two cameras is the tu
ov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html
I used to have the MZ-5n & currently an MZ-3. That--for me--is the
only difference between the 5n & the 3; I do not seem to see any
performance difference between the two. I never used the MZ-5 though
so I cannot speak for it in comparison with the l
! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker
> than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not
> impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF
> preview.
>
> Since the intended use for that camera is not high quality but risky
>
On 9/16/11 20:48, luiz felipe wrote:
Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat
quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5
did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3
offers DOF preview.
I've used an MZ-5n, which
, luiz felipe wrote:
Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of
keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is
high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n.
The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and
X sync speeds. I&#
500n.
The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter
and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of
the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some
time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF,
or shorter shutter la
MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of
keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR
is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n.
The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter
and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and alm
nce they came some
> >>time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF,
> >>or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters.
> >>
> >>So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is
> >>there
I have some items I want to sell and perhaps they may find a good home
with another PDML member:
Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR, boxed, in excellent + condition, including eyecup,
strap and instruction manual (in Spanish), plus Fg battery pack in like
new condition, and cable switch F. Everything for 125
I have some items I want to sell and perhaps they may find a good home
with another PDML member:
Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR, boxed, in excellent + condition, including eyecup,
strap (non original) and instruction manual (in Spanish), plus Fg
battery pack in like new condition, and cable switch F. I
Hi Guoping,
on 07 Mar 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
>this question bothered me a long time, and still couldn't find any answer.
>Thanks.
You can, but
- you have no aperture priority as you cannot choose the aperture on the
lens
- the image circle is reduced at focal ranges below 22mm. Above 22mm
u can see this by mounting the DA onto the MZ-5. Through the
viewfinder you'll see that there is severe vingetting up until about
20mm, and there is still some up until the mid to high 20mm range.
Beyond there it looks like it'll work (I haven't tried it), but it is
an awfully big lens
g the DA onto the MZ-5. Through the
viewfinder you'll see that there is severe vingetting up until about
20mm, and there is still some up until the mid to high 20mm range.
Beyond there it looks like it'll work (I haven't tried it), but it is
an awfully big lens to carry aro
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Andre Langevin wrote:
> >You can see this by mounting the DA onto the MZ-5. Through the
> >viewfinder you'll see that there is severe vingetting up until about
> >20mm, and there is still some up until the mid to high 20mm range.
> >
> >Beyon
s the capability to use AA batteries, plus a second
shutter button, infrared remote receiver, etc. The MZ-S is an excellent
camera, in many ways the best AF SLR Pentax has made. 450 euros plus
shipping expenses.
Secondly, an MZ-5 body in excellent condition, also with little signs of
use, boxed wit
Hi,
My beloved MZ-3 was fatally injured during a rainforest hike last year, and
Pentax Sweden has given the verdict "costs more to repair than to buy a new
body". The reason is moisture on a circuit board, I guess under the top
cover beneath the shutter release and the shutter speed selector. I w
Bill,
Yes, the MZ-5 has a setting for 1/100, but even when I had it on that
setting the camera told me it was going to use 1/60. No matter what manual
shutter speed you've set on the camera, if it sees a charged flash then it
sets the shutter speed to the flash sync speed, which us
>My beloved MZ-3 was fatally injured during a rainforest hike last year, and
>Pentax Sweden has given the verdict "costs more to repair than to buy a new
>body". The reason is moisture on a circuit board, I guess under the top
>cover beneath the shutter release and the shutter speed selector. I wo
money for a MZ-S (looking forward to the summer)! The MZ-3 will be my indoor
studio body, or something like that.
Erik
> -Original Message-
> From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: den 13 mars 2002 10:22
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: How to open a MZ-3? (or
>Thanks, I'll try tonight. Actually the camera works, but they can't
>guarantee for how long. They also said that moisture has a habit of
>wandering inside the body, so even if they replace the parts that appear to
>be damaged some other part might malfunction later. Basically they thought
>they n
Erik wrote:
>
Erik Wrote:
>Actually the camera works, but they can't
>guarantee for how long.
If it works, why bother? My LX got soaked about 10 years ago and after it
dried it worked perfectly and still does. This summer i dropped my cell
phone in a river. After two months it started work
Erik wrote:
>Anyway, lets change the initial question: The camera has been exposed to
>salt water (though not soaked in it), ceased to function, and come back to
>life. A service engineer found moisture related damages on a circuit board
>and claims that "ok, it works now, but you never know for
Pål Audun Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: den 13 mars 2002 14:11
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: How to open a MZ-3? (or MZ-5, ZX-5 etc)
>
>
> Erik wrote:
>
>
> >Anyway, lets change the initial question: The camera has
> been exposed to
> >s
Having spent a fair bit of time in cooler climes, I'm not sure your example
supports this point. Depending on the air flow in the car and no. of
occupants, it would seem the humidity in the car might be quite low and
condensation on leaving the vehicle minimal and to the extent any occurs, it
wou
Not such a big gamble. Most modern pc fab processes wash boards with
deionized water now. But, as you say, remember to use distilled water.
Otis
Brendan wrote:
> We routinely wash laptop mother boards out in
> distilled water after users spill coffee on them, it's
> a 50/50 chance we take but
I worked on an advertising account of a European automobile manufacturer in the
eighties. We shot a commercial on the beach at Normandy one year and were
unaware of the pattern of the tides. To make a long story short, we drowned a
$100,000 car in the salt water. We did manage to pull it out after
Otis wrote:
>Having spent a fair bit of time in cooler climes, I'm not sure your example
>supports this point. Depending on the air flow in the car and no. of
>occupants, it would seem the humidity in the car might be quite low and
>condensation on leaving the vehicle minimal and to the extent
Ah, but the house has much higher humidity than my car on a cold frosty...
and you of course correct we see this happen day in and day out in the house.
But warming cold dry air gives quite dry warm air -- as I recall--- or at least
that has been my reasoning.
For example, on several visits t
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
> I think that your camera is actually using 1/100 sec. but the dislay does
> not have that speed so it shows the next lower speed.
No, the display shows that speed. I noticed this with the MZ-7 a few days
ago... it seems to set a sync speed of 1/15 t
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From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
> No, the display shows that speed. I noticed this with the MZ-7 a few days
> ago... it seems to set a sync speed of 1/15 to 1/45 when used
age-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris Brogden
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Rittenhouse wrot
Todd,
Thanks for this idea, but actually, I was using a Tokina 150-500mm "A"
lens, at the 500mm end! Perhaps the contacts on the lens or body were
fouled, and the camera thought it was a short focal length F or FA lens.
BTW, what does "auto flash mode" mean?
I've been using this len
Tom,
The MZ-5 can display "100", in fact it can display all the valid speeds
up to and including "2000".
I'm hoping that the camera WAS using 1/100th but displaying 1/60th. I'm
wondering if the film would have been properly exposed (ie, flash output
ov
Artur,
I think it is a problem if the camera shoots at, say, 1/30th, because at
that speed the ambient light will affect the final photo, almost regardless
of what aperture I set. It's quite possible to have a situation where there
isn't enough light to shoot at 1/500th, which means I hav
At 19:36 1-12-2001 -0500, you wrote:
>From: "Richard Seaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
>
> Of course, 1/60th sucks as a flash sync speed
Me and my MX have never been particularly bothered by it.
T
Sunday, December 02, 2001, 2:03:22 AM, Richard wrote:
RS> Artur,
RS> I think it is a problem if the camera shoots at, say, 1/30th, because at
RS> that speed the ambient light will affect the final photo, almost regardless
RS> of what aperture I set. It's quite possible to have a situation
On Sat, 01 Dec 2001 09:55:25 -0600, you wrote:
>Of course, 1/60th sucks as a flash sync speed - 1/100th is bad enough.
Flash sync at 1/60 is inadequate for people in motion. Here's an
example of why I try to avoid slow sync speeds:
http://www.photolin.com/C-Image014.jpg
This shot used fl
In a message dated 12/2/01 9:52:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> This shot used flash sync of 1/60. Note the static objects are fine,
> but the moving prople are blurred. And they just happened to move a
> bit as I tripped the shutter. The flash was bounced off the cathe
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:49:46 EST, mafud wrote:
>Slow flash sync ~always~ calls for panning with the moving object, releasing
>the shutter in the process, meanwhile blurring the background.
Panning helps with slow flash sync, if one judges the speed and
direction correctly, just as you say above
In a message dated 12/2/01 11:46:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:49:46 EST, mafud wrote:
>
> >Slow flash sync ~always~ calls for panning with the moving object,
> releasing
> >the shutter in the process, meanwhile blurring the background.
>
>
//lightandsilver.com
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Mustarde
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:45 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
>
>
>
Doesn't the MZ-5 have a setting on the shutter speed dial for 1/100?
Bill, KG4LOV
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From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thi
10:55 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
Tom,
The MZ-5 can display "100", in fact it can display all the valid speeds
up to and including "2000".
I'm hoping that the camera WAS using 1/100th but displayi
EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Seaman
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
Todd,
Thanks for this idea, but actually, I was using a Tokina 150-500mm "A"
lens, at the 500mm end! Perhaps
is probably true of the MZ-5, but just as a FYI, I've heard that the
MZ-7 and newer Pentaxes do communicate focal length information to the
body. That's why, on "portrait" mode, they'll select a large aperture
when the lens is zoomed in (to blur the background behind a pe
Brogden
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 11:11 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Kent Gittings wrote:
> Camera doesn't know the focal length of the lens only the amount of light
> getting through which is very
using the ftz500 with a Z-1p or MZ-5, the flash adjusts to the length
of the lens and tells you which focal length it is using. It must be
getting transmitted somehow.
dave
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:51:05 -0500, you wrote:
>Wow, that must be one fast baby and some real fast adults too! Looks
>more like 1/6 second to me than 1/60. Actually, I kind of like the
>effect, and I'm note sure I'd like the photo any better if it were
>static. But, I'll admit I'm weird that wa
LN (KEH) Metz 50 MZ-5 Flash (except the original box) including
the original non-ttl module and both Pentax dedicated TTL modules:
(SCA-372, SCA-3701 M2) one for MF bodies, especially the LX; one for
AF bodies like the (P)Z-1(p) and later. I should also have the
Extension Cable (for use in
On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Artur Ledóchowski wrote:
> AFAIK, the flash freezes movement, no matter what the shutter speed is
> set. As long, as the shutter speed is set to a medium value (1/30 -
> 1/60) and the photographer uses a standard lens or standard zoom (
> like 35-80 or so), there is no problem
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