Re[2]: AP liked the *ist 35mm best

Hello Peter, I only have a ZX-10 to compare with. The sound of the *ist is louder than the ZX-10. It is a much more confident sound (solid - less cheesy), but is louder. If stealth is important, the ZX-10 is the better choice (lot less features). I can't really say how loud the ZX-10 is

Re[2]: AP liked the *ist 35mm best

I don't think that it is targeted at all those who still have pre 'A' lenses. Those people generally like the LX, MX, SuperProgram era bodies as well as the lenses. They might be enticed by the MZ-S (much more the same style in handling and feel), but certainly not enough of them would go for an

Re[2]: AP liked the *ist 35mm best

Perhaps the K challenged mount would suffice. Bruce Thursday, January 1, 2004, 10:48:56 AM, you wrote: ft You're right, John, ft We should call it a differently-abled mount. Or maybe a special mount. ft I'm starting to feel better about it already... ft vbg ft -frank (on his lawyer's

Re[2]: AP liked the *ist 35mm best

Hello Pieter, We were talking about the FILM *IST - not the DIGITAL *IST D. The film *ist is a very inexpensive camera targeted more at first time users who are going to buy the FAJ zooms. My point was, that the people who complain about the lack of support of older lenses (people who have the

Re[2]: AP liked the *ist 35mm best

I bought a film *ist as a backup to my *istD. Overall, it is quite nice and has enough features. Pretty usable overall. Certainly not an MZ-S by any stretch of the imagination, but at 1/3 cost, there are not very many features on the MZ-S that it is lacking. My daughter has been testing it for