Hi Matjaz,
Could you please clarify the information about the viewfinder? You say
it is definitely not a High Eyepoint, which would mean you might have to
move your eye all around to see the edges. Is that what you meant? Later,
you then say the magnification is lower than the MZ-3. Specifically, I'm
interested in knowing if the edges of the viewfinder are easier or harder to
see than the MZ-3 without needing to move your eye around. And what about
the brightness of it? And do the AF brackets light up when chosen?
Thanks,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matjaz OSOJNIK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: MZ-S: first impression
> Hi all,
>
> when I bought FA* 24/2.0 few days ago the Pentax representative here
> in Ljubljana told me that it is possible they will have MZ-S body
> (one of four in Europe!) on display on photo exhibiton which takes
> place in Ljubljana, from today till saturday. So, today I went to
> the fair and, right on the shelf, there it was: black MZ-S with new
> FA 3.5-4.5/24-90mm attached. My (Pentax) heart stopped beating
> for a sec. ;-) Waauu!! I was able to take it into my hands without
> any rush. It looks exactly the same like MZ-S on the latest photos
> with MZ-S written on the left upper side of the body. So, here are my
> first impressions:
>
> 1. It IS small. And I like the design.
>
> 2. The body feels solid, much more solid that MZ-3 which I own. Grip
> is very good, the camera sits in my hand like a glove (I don't have
> very big hands). Upper dials are made of plastic as are some inner
> parts in the film chamber, main dial on the right is very easy to
> use, right thumb sits directly on it. Inner left dial (used for
> bracketing) is a little fiddle to use. All other dials are located
> well.
>
> 3. Slanted top is great idea! When you want to check top display,
> all infos are right there. You just look towards display and you
> see it right in front of you. There is no need to rotate the whole
> body towards yourself to see what is written on the LCD display.
>
> 4. Autofocus points selection: autofocus points are
> user selectable. It goes like this: the lever on the right side
> of the lens mount must be pushed upwards (from L to SEL position),
> than you turn the main dial to left or right to scroll through all
> six points until the wanted one is selected. When you release
> the lever, it goes back on L (locked) position. No fuzz. It is easy
> and reasonably fast. Lower position (marked A for Auto) of the same
> lever is for automatic AF point selection by camera itself.
>
> 5. I didn't find any way for flash exposure compensation. It might be
> hidden in some combination of buttons. If MZ-S really lacks flash
> exposure compensation, it is a serious drawback, IMHO.
>
> 6. Viewfinder info are much better visible than in MZ-3. It isn't
> high eyepoint though. I compared the viewfinder coverage of the MZ-S
> and MZ-3. I compared them with FA 77/1.8 attached (whooww, this is a
> great lens!) and MZ-S definitely shows more in the viewfinder than
> MZ-3. And don't know if it shows 98% (like Paal suggested) but it
> shows more, for sure. I've got the impression that the magnification
> is a bit lower though. Which explains better coverage with the same
> size of the camera prism.
>
> 7. Green (or is it blue? I forgot.) button on the front of the
> right side is for hyper modes and (I think?!) for selection between
> exposure modes. For example, when the aperture is set to 8, than it
> is in Manual mode. By pressing green button, it changes to Av. And if
> you rotate the main dial, it jumps back to M, starting with the auto
> setting of the shutter. (Please note that this is from my memory.
> Since I'm not familiar to the hyper modes, take this explanation
> with a grain of salt).
>
> 8. AF button on the right back side is separate button for
> autofocusing.
>
> 8. There was nothing new about so far unknown specifications. So
> about the frame rate (it felt a bit faster than MZ-3, but can't tell
> for how much), weight and other info, there was no new info.
>
> I'd like to repeat that the camera looks just like on all the
> pictures we saw so far, so if Paal is correct with his rumour about
> the delay because of the specification upgrade, it might happen
> that the MZ-S presented at PMA might look a bit different. Let's wait
> and see.
>
> Today is a fine day.
>
> Ciao, Matjaz
>
>
> Matjaz Osojnik, B.Sc.M.E.
> Hajdrihova 4, IBE, d.d., 1000 Ljubljana
> Slovenia
> Europe
> -
> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
>
>
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
