Robert, It applies to the Z-1 as well. Did a test on this once with the FA*400/5.6, which is a reasonably good lens. Vibration is a problem on exposures longer than 1/60s on my tripod. With the MZ-S, however, exposures at 1/2s produced less vibration than Z-1 at 1/30s on the same tripod, a sturdy Sachtler 'pod with a Foba Superball head.
I also noticed that the vibration is much more pronounced with the camera in "portrait" orientation. Hmmm... Made a webpage of those results once. But the site has been abandoned for years. I'll see if I can dig it out. Jostein ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Robert Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:22:13 -0500 >I have the Z-1, not p version. I've not experienced any vibrations on >longer shots. Is this something only on the P version? I've heard >about vibration on the Z-1/p before on this forum, but does anyone know >the reason? Is it the shutter mechanism or the mirror movement? > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I believe it's the Z-1p had too much vibration. I was trying to take >> some bird shots with F*300/4.5 +A2X-S. All slides came back with >> visible "double-images" whch are the indication of vibration. I then >> tried the same technique with MX and all came out vibration free. >> >> Alan Chan >> http://www.pbase.com/wlachan >> >>>> Amazing shot, Mark. I also find my 1.7 to be a bit soft with my >>>> F*300 f=4.5. Perhaps it is the dreaded vibration issue with the >>>> PZ1-P. I do use mirror lockup, though. >>> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail >> > > > .
