Odp: Pentax MZ7, MZ5, MZ3 bodies........

2002-01-11 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax MZ7, MZ5, MZ3 bodies > get one of the older AF bodies like PZ1p (true spot area compared to > MZ5n/MZ3 quite bigger "spot" area, IIRC) What exactly is that area in Z-1p and

Re: Pentax MZ7, MZ5, MZ3 bodies........

2002-01-11 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
MZ series have much worse viewfinders than your old bodies. The only thing that changed for better over the years is focusing screen brightness. Otherwise, the magnification is much lower, making manual focus a pain compared to good old mf body. I think it's quite good to install a newer focusing

Odp: Pentax MZ7, MZ5, MZ3 bodies........

2002-01-11 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
On 11-01-2002 at 5:08 Denny B wrote: > Is the MZ's 6 segment evaluative metering used on manual or auto, will I be > able > to use this part of the MZ metering with K lenses? No. With the lenses older than A the matrix metering turns to c/w. However, the spot metering is available... Since y