Terence Mac Goff wrote:
>
> hmmmmm.
>
> wondering about the MZ-S again, and I just thought of something. On the old
> Nikon F3 motor drive (The MD-12 as I remember), the MD frame rate varied
> according to power source - If you had standard AA cells in it, it was 3
> fps, and if you went to lithiums (2CR5 or something), you got 5.5 fps.
>
> I may be wrong on the specifics here, but the general gist is right.
> However, I've also read that the MZ-S battery grip can be dual powered by
> AA's or Lithiums, so this may be one of the reasons that the frame rate is
> variable......
>
> So it might have the capability of 5fps after all, which is one of the main
> discriminators (in trade mags at least) for pro/semi pro gear.
I hope you are right. I've been wondering the same thing, too.
You've got it backward, though - the maximum speed with regular
AA batteries should be higher that the speed using lithiums.
It's not just the F3 that had this dual speed feature - several
modern Canon & Nikon bodies only offer the maximum advance speed
when the camera is fitted with the battery booster pack.
There's even an example from the Pentax lineup - to get the full
speed from my Motor Drive MX I have to use the Battery Grip M -
using the rechargeable NiCad battery (if I owned one) limits me
to 3.5 fps, not the 5 I get using AA batteries (12 of them!).
--
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc.
(650)933-8295 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991
(650)932-0828 (Fax) Mountain View, CA 94043-1389
Hello. My name is Darth Vader. I am your father. Prepare to die.
-
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 .
