My new-to-me MZ S!

[Sid Barras]

Hi Group,
I've gotten a very nice MZ S plus the battery/vertical shutter release 
grip, and all I can say is WOW! A great camera. I've used it for a 
couple of rolls now, too soon to decide its my favorite pentax ever, 
but I'm leaning that way! There is nothing so far I don't like about 
it.
Quiet shutter and wind/rewind.
Easy to use-- I've figured out most of the functions (except the 
"pentax functions, which have always required the book to decipher) 
without looking at the manual.
Everything I could need is right there, next to my thumb or finger. I 
like this camera!!

And one very interesting thing I've discovered: It is quite close to 
the super program in size! And that means small-- here's what I've 
done:
Pentax made a leather case to fit the super program with the winder 
attached to the body. Some of you may have this case-- I've only seen 
it offered once, and I jumped on it with both feet when it appeared on 
ebay... But now, that leather case covers my MZ S with the FA 35/2 
installed. It's not a perfect fit, I had to take the hood off the lens, 
but it just goes to illustrate how compact the MZ S is, even with the 
battery grip installed-- keep in mind this is the MZ S body + the bg 
grip and the 35 lens- very close to the physical dimensions of the 
super program and winder... and it is definitely lighter than the 
superprogram...
Sid B