Quoting Trevor Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > G'day All. > > I have just acquired a used Pentax Z-1.
AKA the PZ-1 in the USA. > I am looking for comments from people that have used this model as to > the pro's & con's of it. > I've owned one for nine years. I've made remarks on the subject a few times on this list, so poking through the archives should find them (in case I forget anything as I write this comment.) Pro's -- well, I used it as a pro ... :-D ... My main camera for assignments for the first few years ... The only thing to ever go wrong with it was a little crack in the baseplate (very common problem). I think I paid about US$20 to have the baseplate replaced. >From my own point of view, I liked some of my other cameras better because they were smaller and lighter and quieter. "Quieter" only mattered when taking pictures in church; "smaller and lighter" appeal to me because I am a female person with small wimpy wrists. The PZ-1 is the most versatile film camera I own in terms of its features. Also, you can set the aperture from either the body or the lens on the PZ-1, so it's compatible with all Pentax lenses. Unlike certain models that can't use lenses without aperture rings, and certain other models that can't use lenses without A on the aperture ring. I find the autofocus good and the autoexposure excellent. > Is there a battery grip for the Z-1 ? Sadly, no; this would be a "con". So would the lack of a PC socket. (At least, I think so.) I also wish Pentax had developed the electronic depth-of-field preview *before* introducing the PZ-1; this was the main advantage (other than size, weight, sound and AA battery grip) that the ZX-5n had over the PZ-1. > Also, comments please on how it compares to the ZX-L and to the SFXn. I can't answer that as I haven't used either of those. Incidentally, of all the Pentax SLRs I've owned, I find the PZ-1 most closely resembles the *istD. Hope some of this is helpful. ERNR
