On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Alan Chan wrote:
> >Manual focus?? Who needs that? Sheesh, get with the 90's already! :)
>
> Well, there are many many manual focus Pentax lenses on the market. And many
> of them are damn fine lenses which I am sure still in actual use. Besides,
> Pentax's AF ability is not that hot (not yet).
Sorry, that was meant in jest. I too appreciate the Pentax manaul focus
lenses. As I posted earlier, I own a PZ-1p (along with several manual
focus bodies) but all of my lenses are manual focus.
I have noticed that it is getting harder to find used manual focus
equipment over here. The owner of a local photo store/lab tells me that
there has definitely been a dropoff in the amount of used gear people are
bringing in over the past year. Apparently, the same is true in Toronto.
Could it be that they are being bought up by collectors?
> Car manufacturers still make 5 speed manual, don't they (would you be
> one of these drivers)?
Interesting analogy - it looks like we have similar interests. Yes you can
still buy cars with manual transmissions here in North America, scarce as
they may be (though they do seem to be making a comeback). In fact my car,
a '98 Ford Contour V6, has a 5-speed manual and I love driving it. My next
one will too. Correction - my next car will probably have a 6-speed
manual. :)
And to relate this to another one of my interests, I also have a modest
collection of LPs. Do you listen to vinyl as well?
> Why 1/180s when they could do 1/250s x-sync? Don't forget the MZ-S was
> supposed to be an advanced model.
Perhaps it was due to size concerns, as some have suggested. Or maybe
cost, quietness of operation, reliability (though I have not heard of any
problems with the Z-1p's shutter), etc.
Cheers,
Gerald
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