The short answer is "no". The long answer is: it can, but isn't necessary.
Here's what I would have done differently in that situation: manual focus
(since girls were fairly far way in a group), smaller aperture (more
dependence on flash's light to freeze action and light image and allow
greater depth of field).
The shooting scenario you describe could be accomplished with a manual
focus, manual exposure, 1/60 X synch auto flash setup. A PZ1p would
probably do no better, in the end, because alas it's focus system is not any
faster than a ZX series (some consider it slower). But even with a fast AF
camera, the problems of shutter lag still exist. One feature the PZ1p
offers over the ZXn is the servo AF mode, where AF focus is attempted, but
not a necessity before picture taking. This helps with slowing the shutter
lag, but the least shutter lag happens on non-AF cameras.
Are you enabled? :)
Gerald
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From: "zxcv ar2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:17 PM
Subject: Will upgrading to PZ1p from ZX50 improve pictures?
> Greetins friends! I recently took five rolls of slide pictures of my
> daughter dancing with other members of ballet school. Pictures were taken
> with flash as it was a dress reharsal. Lighting was very poor. Exposure
> without flash was f2.8 and 1/90 sec. Fifty percent pictures came OK. I
used
> ZX50 with FA 135mm f2.8 lens & external Pentax 220T flash and Provia 1600
> ASA slide film. I used aperture priority system. Aperture was f2.8. I was
> about 50 to 60 feet from my daughter. I checked the flash expossure with
OK
> check light at back.
>
> I had noticed two problems. [a] During dance the girls [about 10-12 girls]
> were moving around the stage. Sometime my daughter was half hidden by
other
> dancers. Will the camera with spot focus like ZX5n or PZ1p [if PZ1 or PZ1p
> has spot AF] will help in this situation? How quick the spot AF compared
to
> AF speed of ZX50. AF focusing of ZX50 is very fast.
> [b]I was afraid of camera shake with 135 mm lens plus external flash.
> Highest flash sync speed of ZX50 is only 1/100 sec. Will PZ1p with higher
> sync. speed will help? Flash light duration is very small. Does it matter
> whether flash sync. is 1/100 or 1/250 sec regarding camera shake.
>
> With thanks.
>
>
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