You can use AF lenses on the ZX-M and focus them manually without damaging
anything. As a matter of fact, AF lenses are the only lenses that you'll
get an aperture readout in the viewfinder in Manual or Aperture Priority
modes on the ZX-M. You might want to handle these lenses first though,
many AF lenses have terrible feel when focusing manually, and you may not
like using them as opposed to MF lenses.
Todd
At 01:55 PM 1/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>
No, two last questions to help me decide on my new Pentax...
As you can tell, I've been away from modern 35mm SLR photography for a
while. I do have the 1970's Canon TX, (50mm F1.8), which is okay,
(especially for learning basics with), but it's also slow and cumbersome
when compared to the new lighter stuff. And I also have a 35mm point and
shoot, a little Samsung AF zoom that has programs but no basic speed or
aperture controls, and I hate the damn thing. It's okay for snapshots I
guess, but when I'm using it, it doesn't even feel like photography to me...
So I've just about made up my mind to go for the ZX-M with the FG aa
battery pack. it has the motor and the 2 different AE priorities I want,
plus DOF preview, plus a great low price. And also, coming from an older
Canon TX (match-needle metering only), I need to work a little with shutter
and aperture priority automation to get the feel of it; I don't really need
auto-focusing right now too.
But I want to buy good AF lenses now, because I'll probably update to a
more advanced ZX5 or 5n later on. So, my first question is, does the same
50mm F1.4 AF lens I would use on a ZX5N work okay with the ZM? I mean, does
it also have a manual focusing ring that I can use without hurting the
lens's built-in AF mechanism?
And my second question is along the same lines. If I buy a decent Pentax or
Sigma or Tameron zoom lens (28-105, or 28-200, (or 300?)) will this also
work on the ZX-M? Can I also manually zoom and manually focus these types
of lenses without damaging their AF mechanisms?
Thanks for you patience and advice. This is a good group....
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