Nick,
Would use please educate me as to what you mean by
"..ERC, small and medium fronts" and how they relate
to lens mounts?
Thanks,
Jack
--- Nick Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Welcome to the MZ-S owners club! I think it's a
> great camera, especially with A and M prime lenses.
> I wish the control dial was slightly less stiff so I
> could turn it with one finger, and that it showed
> the aperture in the viewfinder and imprinted on the
> film with A lenses in Av mode, but othe than that
> it's great.
>
> I have the BG-10 grip but only occasionally use it.
> I've never gotten to grips (pun not intended) with
> using it in vertical mode. The shutter button is
> just too far down. It's useful for the infrared, but
> that should've been built into the body. I used it
> the other night though. I had been taken a series of
> shots of children receiving presentations using the
> MZ-S and the 24-90 FA. After about 45 shots in 20
> minutes the AF started to slow down, but the
> batteries were not showing as low. Putting the grip
> on solved the problem, so I reckon the poor little
> CR2s were struggling with the load even though they
> had a full charge.
>
> Generally I prefer the MZ-S alone. I've got the ERC
> and the small and medium fronts. The first is great
> for the primes, and the latter for the 24-90. That
> doesn't see much action though.
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Bob Sullivan"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 06/12/04 00:02:08
> To:
> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: MZ-S - new to me
>
> I picked up a used MZ-S, as the last of the 35mm
> film line.
> (I suppose the *ist is the probable end of the
> film line, but whatever...)
>
> It is a really nice camera. It remindes me of a
> modern Super Program.
> The functions are similar, but updated with
> autofocus. The weight is
> a bit more than a Super Program, but less than
> an LX. Fit and finish
> are great, but not waterproof.
>
> I don't like the viewfinder very much, but I'll
> learn to live with it.
> The sound of the shutter/winder is different
> too. It seems much
> quieter than the LX or PZ-1p shutter. I feel
> less mirror vibration
> too. The advantage is the built-in 2.5 fps
> winder, and that I now
> have something lighter that the PZ-1p to use
> with my FA lenses. I
> took the FA50/1.4 for a walk and cut myself.
>
> Anybody got a line on a cheap BG-10 battery pack
> or GG60 grid screen?
>
> The companion digital MZ-D would have been one
> great camera!
> Sorry we all missed it.
>
> Regards, Bob S.
>
>
>
>
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