The one drawback is that it's got a fairly primitive auto-focus system when compared to the *ist-D; it has auto-focus, but only one sensor. But it's still the camera I'd recommend as being close to the *ist-D.
Bruce Dayton mused: > > No, the film *ist is not the camera you are looking for. Most likely, > it is the PZ-1p. It has the hyper modes, two dials and functions in > quite a similar manner. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, March 28, 2005, 5:36:46 PM, you wrote: > > QM> As someone who went straight from the MZ-60 to D, and am now going > QM> back the other way looking for a capable film backup body, what film > QM> camera has roughly the same feature-set as the D, especially insofar > QM> as hyper-modes, auto-focus, and information in the viewfinder...? I > QM> take it the *ist is not the best option? > > > QM> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:58:06 -0800 (PST), Gianfranco Irlanda > QM> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3234402 > >> > > > >> > > The F2 and the MX mount both a 50/1.4 lens. > >> > > >> > BRAVO!!!. You have the hot shoe. > >> > I never missed not having a way to mount a flash on my F2s. Do > >> you use > >> > yours? > >> > >> I did, although not a lot. I used the Nikons for weddings every > >> now and then and, although the F2 was usually loaded with B&W, > >> the possibility to mount the flash was a great thing. > >> Think that a week before I bought that one, in another shop I > >> saw a *brand new* (I'm talking about 1998) F2 AS, a remnant they > >> discovered that day... They asked me for body only and without > >> flash adapter the same amount I was going to pay for mine > >> (complete outfit *with* original ER case!) few days later. I've > >> never regretted I skipped that collector body... > >> > >> > I did use an SB-15 on my F3. It was cool, it flipped 180�, one > >> way it was > >> > right over the lens, the other it was as far above (though > >> slightly off > >> > centre) the lens as possible. > >> > It was really well thought out. > >> > Prism mounted flash just doesn't work as well, it seems. I > >> noticed that poor > >> > little Pentax that Don showed us has an offset hotshoe. Did > >> Pentax make a > >> > flash to take advantage of the offset? > >> > >> All the Z/PZ series cameras had that feature, it was one of the > >> things I really liked about them (along with the Hyper modes). > >> The flashes didn't have the possibility to be centered over the > >> lens, but you always had the weight in the right place (right > >> hand). I do prefer to shoot verticals with my right hand up, so > >> the combo made perfect sense to me. > >> > >> Gianco > >> > >> _ > >> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > >> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > >> > >> > > >
