Hi Petit
> > A colleague of mine recently bought an MZ-30,
> > which she's getting on
> > fine with in the program modes. However when
> > I assume you select the aperture on the MZ-30 by
> > holding down the exposure
> > compensation button while flicking the selector
> > switch to change the aperture
> > just like on the MZ-7?
> In fully manual mode, yes. In Ax mode you just use
> selector switch.
By putting the aperture onto A and mode dial to M on the MZ-7, I only found it
was easier to select half stops (f/4, f/4.5, f6.7, f/9.5 ect) but a bit
cumbersome to move my hand from the exposure compensation button to the zoom
barrel.
> > At the time I was unaware of been able to change the
> > aperture while leaving the
> > aperture ring on the MZ-7 in the A position and
> > setting the mode dial to M and
> > doing the above. Its amazing what you learn when
> > you read the manual completely
> Yeah, I read the manual front to back at least twice
> before I even touched the camera.
Unfortunately mine fell apart the first time I read it. Is this the downward
spiral of Pentax!!!!!
Regards
Bruce Ferguson
Canterbury
Kent
"Freedom is the freedom to say, 2+2=4. If that is granted all else follows."
(Winston Smith, April 1984)
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