From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:44:29 -0600 (CST)
The MZ-3 offers fewer overall focusing points (no verticals at all!),
The MZ-5n and the MZ-3 has the same AF system. One linear sensor and two verticals.
You've obviously never used a Rebel Ti. Put one of those up against an
MZ-6 and you'll be blown away by how much faster the Ti is.
USM lenses are still fast on entry-level bodies because the USM is in >the lens (body
has a relatively small role to play in focusing speed). And I have no
idea how you can claim that Pentax's AF is more than slightly faster >than Canon's.
The swedish magazine FOTO always measures the AF speed when they test cameras. All Canon entry bodies prior the EOS 300V (Rebel Ti) was slower than Pentax bodies in terms of AF speed. EOS 50, 500, 500N and 300 - all of them was found to be slower than the Pentax MZ-bodies. The speed of Pentax MZ-50, -10, -7, -6, -5n and -3 are basically the same (which those tests also has showned). When the MZ-5 was launched, it was a mid-market model and it was far better than the EOS 50 - a comparable mid-market model. (500 and 500N had slower AF than the 50).
I can't understand those speed differencies in the Canon system if everything is dependand on the lens. (FOTO tested the Canon's with the 28-85 and 28-90 USM, a lens which has been updated during the years but it's basically the same lens). According to FOTO, the EOS 30/33 has faster AF than the EOS 300. In fact, Dynax 5 and F65 was found to be faster than the EOS 300. Canon has cured this with the 300V which entered the market last year.
Now Pentax has answered with the *ist.
If it's true, it'll be very nice.
Why don't you believe in the 11 point SAFOX VIII?
Arnold Stark tested an *ist at CeBit and wrote here about his findings. He has found that it has several cross sensors, he didn't tested all of the sensors but he found several of them (I believe he found 3-4 sensors that were cross, of those he tested). According to reports from Japan, the *ist has 9 cross sensors.
The competition has one, in the center. Even if the *ist only has two, it still twice as much as the competition offers. Pentax should be praised for this, but most people here seems busy complaining. First they say "Pentax should make this and that", and when Pentax does it, they say "Too late" and starts complaining again.
Cheer up!
Best wishes, Roland
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