I picked up an interesting ZLR, the Canon Powershot Pro 90 IS. It has image stabilization built in which makes it so much more versatile than most ZLR's. I read that Olympus had one, too. Both are not out of production.
Jim A. > From: "Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:02:27 -0500 > To: "Pentax discussion group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: What is a ZLR (was long ramble to Cotty) > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:03:53 -0500 > > Hi Boris > > A ZLR stands for zoom lens reflex. In digital cameras it would have through > the lens viewing but have a non-interchangeable zoom lens. Current examples > of ZLR's would be the Olympus E-10 & E-20, Minolta Dimage &, 7H, & 7HI. > there are others. The advantage to a ZLR is that the CCD or CMOS chip is > sealed so there is less chance of getting dust on the sensor, which is a > problem with all DSLR's to my knowledge. The disadvantage is that you are > stuck with the lens they put on it. Though in both Olympus' and Minolta's > case they built good lenses, with nearly constant aperture in them. The > Minolta's zoom range (about 38-200 equivalent on a 35mm camera) would be > fine for the type of shooting I do. > > BUTCH > > "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" > Hermann Hesse (Demian) > >
