Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the addition of a DOF preview. On 9/15/2011 10:54 AM,

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-23 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-23 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/23/2011 4:17 PM, Steve Sharpe wrote: At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Friday, September 23, 2011 5:17 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation.

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-17 Thread Thibouille
MZ5n also has DoF preview btw. MZ3 has 1/4000 shutter and 1/125 sync. Otherwise, it is the same camera AFAIK. Small details about AF etc. can be found on B. Dimitrov website: (search for MZ-3) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/AF/index.html 2011/9/16 luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br:

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/11 20:48, luiz felipe wrote: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. I've used an MZ-5n, which like

Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-15 Thread luiz felipe
Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-15 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-15 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
De: John Francis jo...@panix.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: jueves 15 de septiembre de 2011 19:55 Asunto: Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5? On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with 1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF preview) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html Correct. The only difference between the two cameras is the

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-15 Thread Bong Manayon
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with 1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF preview)