Matjaz OSOJNIK wrote:
>
> > 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? :)
Yes it does.
>
> > 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.
As I said in a previous message you are probably correct. Just
some kind of tough coating on the metal.
>
> 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>
Size is of course relative. I did not have any other camera to
hand so just made an estimation from my feeling. I have
smallish hands the camera felt perfect in them. The rep had
large hands. He swore it felt better with the battery grip.
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