Pat, Thanks! I appreciate your passing along some operational points worth considering. I'm sure the learning trauma will be lessened as a result.
Jack --- Pat White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In case my posts in the previous thread got lost, > here they are again: > > Go for it! The MZ-S is a great camera, and even > better with the BG-10 grip. > Not so sure about the 360 flash, since the head > doesn't swivel. I've been > using a Metz 40MZ-3 flash with my MZ-S, with good > success. > > The MZ-S focuses well in dim light, better than the > D100 or S1 Pro. As for > noise, it's louder than a practically silent EOS-1V > when focusing, but also > much less expensive. I don't find it too loud, and > the focusing is accurate. > It's easy to switch it from automatically choosing a > focus point to using a > preset focus point. The AF certainly seems accurate > enough. > > Lens-wise, I've been using almost all F or FA > lenses, with the exception of > an old 500f8 mirror lens, and the in-focus indicator > is handy with that one. > My everyday and short studio lens is the 28-70f4, > and it's a handy > combination with the MZ-S. The 28-70f2.8 is quite a > bit bulkier, but should > work well with it. > > As for William's "film is dead" comment, I can't > agree. Film and digital > have two different looks, and I prefer the look of > film. Digital appears > sharp, but has soft detail. Film appears soft, but > has clear detail. Neither > is perfect, nor is anything else in this world. Hope > this is helpful. > > Part II: > > Joe Tainter commented: > The default autofocus mode is multi-point, and it is > a contortion to switch > it to anything else (like central point, like any > knowledgeable photographer > would use). On the D and DS, central point can be > set to be the default. > > This is not exactly correct. The focus point mode > switch, on the right side > of the lens mount, has 3 positions: Select, Lock, > and Auto. There is no > default. Admittedly, selecting the focus point can > be fiddly, but switching > from Auto to Lock (to use your favorite focus point > only (Joe's is the > central one, mine is the second from the right, > since it usually lines up > nicely with the model's eye)) is simple, for those > situations when you > prefer a fixed focus point. > > The AF point mode switch can be left in the Lock > position all the time, if > that's preferred. Hope this helps. > > Part III: > > As for the drive speed, the spec says 2.5fps, and it > seems adequate for most > kinds of shooting, other than burning through film > at sports events. > > Pat White > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
