RE: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread Gaurav Aggarwal
Another thing, I noticed on keh.com that ZX-M is available in excellent condition for $120. How is this new-age manual focus body compared to those from the '80s?? Haven't seen a lot of discussion on P3/P30T on this list here. Any comments? Also, which of these older cameras have better

Re: RE: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread David Brooks
I have never shot the ZX-M but have held it and 'dry fired' the camera It feels small and fragile in my hands,but a lot of high school students in our area taking photography are using them in their classes with the 35-80 f4.5/5.6 zoom.I much prefer my spotties and K1000 for solid 'feel' but it

Re: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread Fred
I have PZ-1, Pentax 28-200mm FA and 50mm f/1.7 KA. [snip] I like the ME Super a lot from discussions on the list as well as the specs on Boz' site. The problem is that the aperture ring of my lens sticks and would turn only once in a while. It doesn't give any problem in the A setting

RE: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread £ukasz Kacperczyk
, April 18, 2002 4:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: which MF body for an A-lens? Fred, I don't have the ME Super. I only have one PZ-1 which is bulky and too much for me. I want to buy a second body. I did some surfing and liked the features of ME Super. It seems others like it too

RE: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: Also, which of these older cameras have better viewfinders than others? I mean, magnification and brightness? Reply: The ME and the ME Super had the biggest, most satisfying viewfinders (0.97X and 0.95X), but they don't offer shutter priority. The ZX=M's viewfinder is

RE: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread Mishka
Paul, do you know if that list has a web archive? I would be very interested to hear what's going on there You will find Olympus SLRs the most Pentax-like. Their discussion list is as spirited as ours. Olympus SLR users love their cameras and use them. - This message is from the

Re: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread ERNReed
Gaurav posted: I have PZ-1, Pentax 28-200mm FA and 50mm f/1.7 KA. [snip] I like the ME Super a lot from discussions on the list as well as the specs on Boz' site. The problem is that the aperture ring of my lens sticks and would turn only once in a while. It doesn't give any problem

Re: which MF body for an A-lens?

2002-04-18 Thread Fred
Fred, I don't have the ME Super. I only have one PZ-1 which is bulky and too much for me. I want to buy a second body. I did some surfing and liked the features of ME Super. It seems others like it too. But then I probably wont be able to use it with my lens. And since I dont want to spend a