Oh my. I'm not sure why I am responding to this, but here goes.
At 1:14 AM +02004/16/01, Pentax Clover caused thus to appear:
>Hello Frits and Rob
>
>For Frits:
>
>A SLR is made for different users, so I hope the SLR could give the maximum
>for everyuser.
There's not a camera made that gives the maximum for every user. Can't be done. This
is a pointless argument.
>> shutter only 1/180
>this is a clue to guess if the shutter is good or not.
Wow. How, exactly, does it show if the shutter is good or not? Explain it to me.
Also, when I use the
>flash of the SLR, I also need a high speed (I usually use widest aperture)
This is valid. But it's also a half-stop below 1/250sec, so it doesn't qualify as an
"It sucks" ranking. And it becomes moot if you add the new flash, which will then
synch at 1/6000. Your lenses don't get that wide. Also, you should try shooting
stopped down a bit. Your photos will improve.
>> Speed only 2.5 frames/second
>I hope to use my body some times for portrait. When you want to put some
>wind in the hair, you need a high speed winder, so you might take a picture
>with the wished movement of the hair.
I too wish it had a slightly more robust frame-rate. I have to admit, though, that not
once have I considered portrait work to be an arena where I needed more than 2.5
frames a second. I'd suggest that your example calls more for a high shutter speed and
a decent eye than 4 frames a second.
>> only 0.5IL step of correction
>It happened once for me to need it, I have to change the ISO, this is not
>the easiest way.
Well, certainly if you had to change your ISO speed once, Pentax has clearly dropped
the ball on this one. FWIW, though, I'd like to have 1/3 stop compensation as well,
but there are other abilities this camera has that outweigh that.
>> > Cannot konw if you are using spot or not, only by watching throught the
>> > viewer
>> How would you have liked to see this implemented? An indication on the top
>> of the body? Why would you like to see it if you are not looking through
>the
>> finder? I don't see why that would be nice.
>When I choose spot mode, I usually use for a very short time. Then I use
>more often "Multizones exposure". But I usually put my eye in the finder
>before thant look at the top to read what is set. Also, when it is very
>dark, you might not see it !
I may be a missing something here. You seem to be wanting to blame the camera for your
inability to pay attention to which metering mode you are using. The switch to choose
metering modes is on top of the camera. Next to the switch are indicators, so clearly
there =are= indicators other than in the viewfinder. On the viewfinder, there is a
spot metering frame indicator. If I saw that frame, I'd probably guess I was using the
spot meter. The viewfinder also comes with an illuminator to be used at night or in
other dark situations. All in all, this part of your complaint is without merit.
>> > The way of changing AF mode (lock Af taget or not and how to choose a AF
>> > target)
>> Can you elaborate a bit more on this?
>The AF setters are disposed in 2 different place. In front, you choose how
>many Af target, locks AF target or all auto.
>In the rear, you choose the AF target after pushing the AF button and dial
>the ring. On the Minolta Maxxum/Dynax7, you find all this in the same place,
>all AF function are focused on a same place, so it is a easier way to
>understand the SLR.
Since this is not the way the AF works on the MZ-S, I think you should do a bit more
study before posting a complaint about it.
Doug
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Douglas Forrest Brewer
Ashwood Lake Photography
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