Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-25 Thread petit miam
A Nikon obviously, judging from all your previous posts. Jody. --- Pentax Clover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Everybody guess what I gonna buy tomorrow !!! See you __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-24 Thread Pål Jensen
David wrote: Also, does it do trap-focus with a MF lens, like the Z-1p? If this also works with an AF lens set to MF, I'd be really pleased as the Z-1p doesn't do this (I can think of situations where you wouldn't want to use servo AF for this). It has trap focus. It works in the exact

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Dan Scott
PentaxClover wrote on 6-19-01: Hello Everybody guess what I gonna buy tomorrow !!! My educated guess is a Nikon F-100. Right? :) Cheers, Paulo Ernest A. No. He's seen the light--an MZ-S. Either that, or a pony. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Mark Roberts
My guess is a Korean car of similar size to a Mercedes Benz ;-) Todd Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Promaster skylight filter? A roll of Kodak Max? An Achiever flash? A Sears lens? Don't keep us in suspense!!! Todd At 12:33 AM 6/20/01 +0200, you wrote: Hello Everybody guess what I

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Rob Brigham
What made you change your mind PentaxClover? What finally sold it to you? Or did you just say 'what the heck...' Rob Brigham -Original Message- From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 June 2001 11:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S; First impression

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Nicholas wrote: What would be your opinion concerning how well the camera is sealed against the elements? I don't think its particularly sealed against the elements like eg. the LX. The early reports were obviously false. However, its much better sealed by the way its designed than the

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Pentax Clover
Hello All wrong, I bought nothing today because the MZ-S is not avaible again in France ... But, as Obiwan said to Luke: Patience, patience, Use the fork... 8-) See you [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-20 Thread Pentax Clover
From: Rob Brigham What made you change your mind PentaxClover? What finally sold it to you? Or did you just say 'what the heck...' Rob Brigham In fact, I am not very satisfy with my MZ-3, so I wish to buy the MZ-S to replace it !!! I am working on a bargain, but for the moment, the SLR

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread David A. Mann
Pål Jensen writes: What surprises me is that nobody has mentioned how quiet it is. The first time I fired the shutter I was certain that the camera was defective because I couldn't hear the mirror slam. I've never heard a quieter slr; its almost like a rangefinder. I've yet to see one but

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Arne Lie \(f\)
into Av mode with lens set at A, using the wheel to control aperture? And what about fast stroboscope synch for RTF flash: true or not?! Arnie - Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 11:36 PM Subject: MZ-S; First impression

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Rob Brigham
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S; First impression Congratulations Pål!! I am very pleased to hear that the camera is silent! Also, I hope the viewfinder is better for us using glasses. I suppose the MZ-Sn will support focal length in the dataimprinting... Pål, can you tell

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
: RE: MZ-S; First impression So the green button sets shutter speed to auto AND focus point to middle sensor? What if I only want to do one or the other of these? eg. I want so stay in manual mode and select middle sensor. or I want to keep current sensor active but put shutter to auto

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Rob Brigham
: RE: MZ-S; First impression So the green button sets shutter speed to auto AND focus point to middle sensor? What if I only want to do one or the other of these? eg. I want so stay in manual mode and select middle sensor. or I want to keep current sensor active but put shutter to auto

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Nicholas Wright
What would be your opinion concerning how well the camera is sealed against the elements? Nick __ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: LX: Loud or Quiet? (Was MZ-S; First impression)

2001-06-19 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, this happens with my Contax RXs too. The ping seems to depend on which lens is on the body. For instance, the 35/1.4 pings like a u-boat, but the 50/1.4 doesn't. The ping tone varies from body to body aswell. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, June 19, 2001, 2:57:50 PM, you

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S; First impression What would be your opinion concerning how well the camera is sealed against the elements? Nick - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

RE: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Nicholas Wright
, 2001 1:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: MZ-S; First impression What would be your opinion concerning how well the camera is sealed against the elements? Nick - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: LX: Loud or Quiet? (Was MZ-S; First impression)

2001-06-19 Thread Nicholas Wright
If the Contax has a mechanical diaphragm like Pentax, then the noise is prolly coming from the lens not the body. Which would explain why different lenses sound different. Nick --- Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, this happens with my Contax RXs too. The ping seems to depend on

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Pentax Clover
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Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Ernest Alejandria
PentaxClover wrote on 6-19-01: Hello Everybody guess what I gonna buy tomorrow !!! My educated guess is a Nikon F-100. Right? :) Cheers, Paulo Ernest A. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Paul Jones
From what i have heard of his camera preferences over the last couple of weeks, then that would be my guess too. - Original Message - From: Ernest Alejandria [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: Re: MZ-S; First impression

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-19 Thread Todd Stanley
A Promaster skylight filter? A roll of Kodak Max? An Achiever flash? A Sears lens? Don't keep us in suspense!!! Todd At 12:33 AM 6/20/01 +0200, you wrote: Hello Everybody guess what I gonna buy tomorrow !!! See you [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MZ-S; First impression

2001-06-18 Thread Michel Adam
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 3:36 PM Subject: MZ-S; First impression Dataimprinting: Why on earth is the use of auto bracketting imprinted but not focal length (like on the 645n)? I mean, the bracketed

RE: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-10 Thread Pål Jensen
Matjaz wrote: I'd like to repeat that the camera looks just like on all the pictures we saw so far, so if Paal is correct with his rumour about the delay because of the specification upgrade, it might happen that the MZ-S presented at PMA might look a bit different. Let's wait and see.

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-10 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
I prefer the "lost in Ulan Bator" rumor --- or maybe "encased in ice at the Harbin Ice Festival" seeing as it is the season and its " in the area." Otis Wright Pl Jensen wrote: Matjaz wrote: I'd like to repeat that the camera looks just like on all the pictures we saw so far, so if Paal

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-10 Thread K.Takeshita
on 2/10/01 3:23 PM, Mike Johnston at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reasonably certain at this point that Cosina is subcontracted to make the barrel for the screwmount version of the 43mm Limited lens. Hi Mike and all, The fact: I happen to know through Pentax source that they are getting

MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread Matjaz OSOJNIK
Hi all, when I bought FA* 24/2.0 few days ago the Pentax representative here in Ljubljana told me that it is possible they will have MZ-S body (one of four in Europe!) on display on photo exhibiton which takes place in Ljubljana, from today till saturday. So, today I went to the fair and,

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread herbet brasileiro
You're oh, so lucky! What about maximum shutter speed? Did you get a chance to check it? Herbet. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 2/6/01 10:22:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Evil evil evil! No more descriptions of the MZ-S, please, I'm starting to want it and I can't afford it!! -Aaron "That will $972.37 sir, cash or charge? Aaron, that's only $30.25 a month w/interest.

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Matjaz wrote: Hi all, when I bought FA* 24/2.0 few days ago the Pentax representative here in Ljubljana told me that it is possible they will have MZ-S body (one of four in Europe!) on display on photo exhibiton which takes place in Ljubljana, from today till saturday. So, today I went to

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread Matjaz OSOJNIK
Herbert wrote: You're oh, so lucky! What about maximum shutter speed? Did you get a chance to check it? Herbet. Well, I wanted to check max shutter speed and X sync speed, but while trying to figure out all other functions, I simply forgot :(. But since the body is so small (it really is

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread Matjaz OSOJNIK
Matjaz OSOJNIK wrote: . So, today I went to the fair and, right on the shelf, there it was: black MZ-S with new FA 3.5-4.5/24-90mm attached. My (Pentax) heart stopped beating for a sec. ;-) Waauu!! I was able to take it into my hands without any rush. It looks exactly the same like MZ-S

Re: MZ-S: first impression

2001-02-06 Thread Matjaz OSOJNIK
Did you happen to see the battery grip also? -paul No, it wasn't there. Neither was the new flash. Only the body togehter with new FA 24-90/3.5-4.5. Speaking for the lens, it looks like typical FA lens with black barrel. It feels better than my FA 28-70/4 though. Both zoom and focusing