LOL Nice description Boris.. so I guess we're all prepared for when post-apocalyptic earth is infested with steel-munching Zenits. Humans will stay alive as long as they have fingers! :)
In response to Alex-who-wants-Heavy-Metal-style-cameras' initial post, if you like the feel of a something sturdier, I think the mz5 does feel a bit more durable than the mz6. Like Boris I can't say much about internal structure, and I think featurewise the 5 and 6 stack up quite close. The 6 beats the 5 in that it has 1/4000 shutter and 1/125 flash sync while the 5 has 1/2000, 1/100. I have a 5n and it doesn't really bother me that much cos I hardly find myself shooting at 1/2000. Also, the 6 comes with that IR remote which the 5 doesn't unfortunately. I can't remember if the 6 has DOF preview- I think it does.. the 5 doesn't but the 5n does. I picked up a 6 once and thought it felt a bit plasticky, but Boris seems to disagree, so don't know about that. What I like about the 5 though, is that it's got a nice layout- I never really liked the portrait/flower preset modes. Unlike the 5 and the 6, the *ist has a stupid mount unfortunately (something everyone's said before..) and it's not compatible with older lenses. I'm not sure how the 6 compares with the 7 though. Rgds, Ryan From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Is my MZ-6 a plastic toy? (was: Has Pentax missed again?) > Yes, Zenint is close to undestructuble. Not invincible though - your > child can still put their finger through the shutter and kill the > sucker... > Cheers! > > Boris
