----- Original Message ----- From: "Nagaraj, Ramesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: RE: ZX-50 and Manual Focus 80-200 Lense
> ... > >>a better lense if the user is a beginner. Also, what about the ZX-50 body > >>itself. Is it also inferior? You appear to be a straight shooter so I would > > I used ZX-50, sorry to say i was not happy with it's metering. It uses 2-segment metering. > Then I changed to ZX-5n and I am very happy with ZX-5n metering. Zx-5n uses 6-segment metering. > I think metering is the heart of system so needs to accurate. The problem with the ZX-50 is it cannot use a *lens* that does not have a A setting. Older manual focus lens without the A setting on the aperture ring do not couple with the ZX-50 or ZZ-30's exposure system in program mode. Thus when it takes a picture, the lens is always set fully open I believe. If the ZX-50 supports aperture priority, I think these older lenses wil work in aperture priority mode. However, they will not meter correctly in program or shutter priorty modes. John
