John Forbes wrote: > > I got a couple from Ebay, because they came with lenses which I wanted. I > have kept one. > > It's chunky, some might say ugly, but pretty well made. You can't, for > instance, accidentally change the autofocus mode (as you can with the > (P)Z1-P), because it has a little button which you have to depress before > the slider will slide. It's heavier than any other Pentax K-mount camera, > save the K2. > > It offers manual or programmed exposure modes, and the system for > switching between modes, speeds, ISO, etc., is simple and quick. > > Auto-focus is OK in daylight, but struggles in low light. > > The top plate displays aperture and shutter speed, but only the speed is > displayed in the viewfinder. There is no DOF preview. > > It's a cart-horse, rather than a race-horse, with all that that implies. > > John > > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:03:50 -0400, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > PRos, cons and age range please :) > > > > A friend of mine has one - i'll see it next week > > but > > wondered what I'll be looking at would like > > opinions > > from folks I know rather than some website > > > > T I A > > annsan > > > >
Thanks much, John -- I don't know what lens she has on it - I'll be looking at a bunch of camera equipment of hers she wants to unload and has asked me to help her.... I was thinking I didn't know the SF-1 because it was too old - not the case, I see now :) ann > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 13/04/2005
