"Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have heard of a number of people deciding against the MZ-S and buying >old Z1Ps instead on the basis that the MZ-S is not a sensible future >path. And despite my love of the camera and dislike of the Z1, I have >to admit they are right. However, the Z1 does not support the new flash >system properly, and has outdated AF. So there is no sensible film body >for the enthusiast to invest in right now other than the budget models.
This seems a pretty accurate assessment to me. I loved the aperture control on the camera body with the PZ-1p (I was one of the people who complained loudly about the MZ-S not having this feature) but found it difficult to use the PZ-1p in conjunction with the MZ-S because I couldn't just leave my lenses in the "A" position all the time. I'll have the same difficulty using the *ist-D and the MZ-S at the same time. It would be nice to use the PZ-1p instead of the MZ-S... except for the poorer autofocus, metering and general ergonomics. >Pentax are now starting to completely kill sales of their current (film) >flagship(s). Now *that's* an exaggeration on two fronts! Firstly because the MZ-S is still a great camera in its own right and secondly because what's killing all film camera sales is digital in general, not any compatibility issues between various digital and film cameras. >They need to do something to redress this pretty damn quick I don't think they *need* to... and I'm quite sure they aren't going to! >either replace it with a new or improved model Very, very unlikely. >or give VERY clear and well publicised assurances that the aperture rings >on the lens will be supported on full frame lenses of the future. Not a snowball's chance. >We can perhaps excuse 1 or 2 budget FAJs from this assurance, and Reduced >coverage lenses, but we need to know what the long term plan is. No camera manufacturer ever announces their long term plans in any detail. Well, very rarely, anyway: When that guy from Nikon revealed to Pop Photo they planned to make a full-frame DSLR he got called on the carpet by his bosses pretty damn quick and told to retract the statement. We can't count on anyone making mistakes like that in the future. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
