Rob wrote:
> This is why the MZ-S HAS to allow changing the aperture via the body in
> Aperture priority surely? I for one do not want to set the aperture on the
> lens, only to have to check what aperture that actually is on the body
> before working out DOF.
>
> Is DOF in decline in general? Many many lenses these days do not have DOF
> markings, now cameras seem to be throwing away the ability to make sense of
> variable apertures easily. It seems that having a DOF preview on top end
> cameras is all we are to be given, despite the fact that this is often too
> dark to really tell what we want to know.
>
> This could be a point against the MZ-S which might push me towards a Z1P.
I don't get this at all. Regardless of what mode your in, or what the aperture is set
at - even on a variable aperture zoom, the MZ-S DOF preview will show the correct
depth of field. The Z-1p will only show the correct DOF if the lens is NOT set at "A".
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