The MZ-S retracts the lens to minimum zoom length, but doesn't re-focus.
John Whittingham mused: > > Hi Joe > > Had to check, my memory is not what it used to be. When powered off the 28- > 105 zooms back to 55mm approx. and infinity on the focus. If the power zoom > feature is not engaged, well then it stays were it was left on the zoom ring, > ditto when switched to manual focus. > > I'm curious now about the MZ-s, not that it would bother me at all. Checked > with the ZX-5n. > > John > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:43:30 -0500 > Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses > > > Maybe it's just the MZ-S, then? I thought I remembered this odd > > dropped partial feature on the -5n as well. > > > > Joe > > > > > > although unlike the PZ-1/PZ-1p, this feature on the MZ cameras > > >> doesn't also turn the lens focus to infinity when the camera is > > >> turned off, which would make the lens as short as possible. > > > > > >The 28-105 does on both my MZ-3 and ZX-5n. > > > > > >John > > > > -- > > > > Joe Wilensky > > Editor, Cornell Chronicle > > Cornell News Office > > 312 College Ave. > > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail > > (607) 255-5373 fax > > > > http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle.html > ------- End of Original Message ------- >
