Peter: I have all three cameras so I can speak with some knowledge. First off, I would not sell the LX. You will regret it. If you have two LXs, by all means sell one. But I would not be without an LX. Second: I would not say the PZ1 (P) is a better interface than the MZ-S. In fact, if you are coming from an LX, the MZ-S has a much more inuitive interface than the PZ series. However, the PZ series are excellent camera's and certainly much less expensive than the MZ-S. If money is no object or if you are willing to wait for a good used MZ-S, I would get the MZ-S. But I would not sell the LX to get it. If money is an issue, I would get a PZ1 not Pz1P and have an excellent manual focus body and an excellent autofocus body. If you can find a PZ1P for a good price, buy all means go for the PZ1P. Just my 2cents worth
Vic I'm thinking of moving my photography from the 70s to the 80s (or even beyond) and embrace this new fangled autofocus thing. I'm considering buying an autofocus camera to replace an LX. Reading between the lines on some recent posts, people seem to value their PZ-1p higher than the MZ-S. My impressions are that the autofocus on the MZ-S is faster (which I probably don't need as I don't do many action shots), but the user interface on the PZ-1p is "better", however you define better. I can also see some differences between the PZ-1 and PZ1-p specifications. So the question is fairly simple. If I can buy an MZ-S for �450, a PZ-1P for �300 and a PZ-1 for �200 which are typical s/h prices in the UK, what should I go for? .Peter BTW, if I go ahead with this, I'll have an LX and K 50mm f/1:1.2 to dispose of to fund the acquisition. Let me know if you're interested.
