Tanya, If you are considering lots of wedding work, you may want to stick with the PZ-1p. Two reasons come to mind. First, a second or backup body that operates and feels *exactly* like the main body allows you to fully concentrate on the job at hand, rather than fiddling with the differences. This includes both controls and meters. You get to *know* a camera over time and to trust it. The second reason is because of the fill flash/flash compensation capabilities. Wedding shots can always use a twinkle in the eyes of the couple - even in broad daylight. This is one place that the PZ-1p shines. Flash synch up to 1/250th and flash compensation at -1.5 ev is just about right. It makes sure that there are no shadows hiding the eyes and puts a catchlight in the eyes. I would look around and see if you can find a used PZ-1p - who knows, with all this LX enabling going on, maybe one of the list members would be willing to part with theirs. Good luck, Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya & Russell Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:04 AM Subject: Subject: Introduction to ME! :-) > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 21:39:53 -0800 > From: "Ernest Alejandria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Introduction to ME! :-) > > Tanya Mayer wrote: > > <snip> > >is in regards to the Pz-20. Is anybody familiar with this model (I > > >believe > >that it was released in '94 and > >discontinued in '95)? I know that it is only a fairly basic model, but >I > >have had one offered to me for a > >good price and I am genuinely interested in the "hyper" mode function >that > >it offers. All comments > >and advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Welcome to the group, Tanya. I'm not too familiar with the camera in > question but since you already owned a PZ-1p, I assumed that the "hyper" > mode of the PZ-20 would be equal to or less than that of top-of-the-line > model. So at best, purchasing this camera would just buy you redundant > capabilty. Good luck and let us know what you decide. > > Ernest Paulo > > Thanks for your welcome Ernest, and also for your advice. > > I think that maybe I should have rephrased my enquiry about the Pz-20. > I guess I am primarily wondering if it operates in the same way as the PZ-1p > and if anybody could possibly elaborate on this and the other features that > this > camera body has, I would be most appreciative. Also, I am wanting > to purchase something similar to the Pz-1p in weight and ergonomics, but > can't afford another Pz-1p at the moment (hopefully when the MZ-S comes > out, they'll go down in price), so thought that the PZ-20 might be a good > compromise. I have found that my MZ-50 is basically useless with my > collection of lenses (which are all used k mounts), with exception of course > to the sigma 28-80 that it came with, and the p30t can be a little limitiing > at > times with its slow maximum shutter speed - thus! i need yet another new > body > (yes, i really do NEED it - well, so I tell my husband anyways!). At this > rate > though, I will be not only building a darkroom in our new house, but also a > room > just for storing my cameras in, hehe, maybe we should buy the kids some bunk > beds > and they can share a room! Oh, such an expensive interest we all have here > (but a good excuse to shop!). > > :-D > > Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
