> Tom wrote:
> Wow guys, I got to fondle the MZ-S today. The rep who told me I
> was wrong about the A35/1.4, called me and said he was in town
> and did I want to see the new camera. Four speeding tickets
> later (figuratively speaking) I had it in my hands.
> Feels nice and solid.
Congrats. I does fell good, doesn't it? :)
> The exterior is plastic but he swears
> that the frame is magnesium. It is about the same size as the
> Z1p.
To me, top and bottom covers felt like something more solid and
durable than plastic. It looked like metal. It must be magnesium
alloy like the press releases say. I can't say much about front cover
since it is rubberized anyway. Only back cover appeared plastic to
me. Dials seemed plastic too.
Can't agree about the size either. I was able to compare MZ-S with
other Pentax bodies when I hanled it. To me it feels like a
MZ series camera. It's thicker and higher, but just a bit. In
dimension comparison table we can see:
MZ-5n/ZX-5n 135 x 90 x 61,5 mm (5.3 x 3.5 x 2.4�) (L x H x D)
MZ-7/ZX-7 135 x 92 x 63,5 mm (5.3 x 3.6 x 2.5�) (L x H x D)
MZ-S 136,5 x 95 x 64 mm (5.4 x 3.7 x 2.5") (L x H x D)
Z-1p/PZ-1p 152 x 95,5 x 74 mm (6.0 x 3.8 x 2.9") (L x H x D)
It is obvious that it is not much bigger than any MZ series camera.
However, I'm glad that you find MZ-S as comfortable as PZ-1p/Z1p.
I was happy with the size and handling of MZ-S too (me prefering MZ
design over PZ series), so it might look like MZ-S can satisfy both
MZ and PZ users. <g>
> The sloping top does work better than you would think
> from the pictures.
Exactly. I was surprised as well how good the slanted
top feels in real life. It really is an improvement.
Ciao, Matjaz
Matjaz Osojnik, B.Sc.M.E.
Hajdrihova 4, IBE, d.d., 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Europe
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