Another thing against (well, that's personal preference) is that you place the film cartridge the opposite of the usual way.
I don't care IMO... On 4/11/06, Unca Mikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only thing I've heard against the *ist is the crippled mount -- > and since I don't have any of the older lenses, it's not a big deal > to me. I thought about the MZ-S, but it doesn't work that well with > lenses without an aperture ring, and it's much bigger/heavier than I > would like. > > I had a Spotmatic for 30+ years, but after about two years of using > the *ist, I must have a thumbwheel! LOL. I could never go back to > the old way of changing aperture and shutter speed, I am now addicted > to having aperture and exposure compensation and DOF and AE lock all > there at my thumb and forefinger. I've tried manual focusing, but > the camera is so much faster and more accurate, I gave up and just > select the focus point instead. > > Good luck with the primes, Scott -- I have the DA 40mm and the FA > 50mm f1.7, and they work great with this body, very handy. > > *>UncaMikey > > --- Scott Loveless wrote: > > For a while now I've been considering buying an MZ-S or PZ-1 to > > complement the *ist. > > -- ---------------------- Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
