--- petit miam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I fail to understand why one would pay so much more
> for a camera with functions that they neither want
> nor
> need, and that they won't use in a million years.
> The
> only conclusion I can come to is that it is a status
> symbol, like the latest Porsche or Ferrari, and it
> feels good to say "Look at the new MZ-S I bought". I
> was going to say something rude here about maybe
> they
> are compensating for the diminutive size of
> something
> else, but I won't - I'm always a nice girl ;)
I really wasn't going to get into this discussion but
this post really pushed me over the edge. :) This kind
of reasoning really does not deserve a response but
here's mine anyways. First to give a little
background, I'd just like to let everyone know that I
am not an auto junkie (honest) my z1p's on position is
~always~ set to hypManual, and I only own two AF
lenses (something which will be changing soon though).
99% of my photography is children's portraiture, I do
this in a studio setting everyday, full-time. I use a
Ptx 645, on a tripod, White Lightning studio flash,
etc etc etc, about as standard as you can get. But for
my own personal business, I have been working with
candid (more intimate) children's portraiture, which
thus far means children at play. So with this
background here are the reasons that I will be
purchasing an MZ-S as soon as possible.
1) Multipoint AF... children at play, need I say more?
Even in the studio with posed shots, some kids are
just total wiggleworms and keeping them in focus can
be a chore, even for a young man like myself. :)
2) High speed sync flash... high shutter speed for
large aperatures.
3) 6 segment P-TTL flash...I want the absolute best
photos possible, other than taking handheld meter
readings this is, thus far, the best alternative. Can
you imagine asking a kid, "Hold that pose let me take
a meter reading"?
4) Hyper operation... instantaneous mode changes are
very beneficial for action photography.
5) The ability to link matrix metering to selected AF
point... increases expsoure accuracy.
6) Wireless TTL flash... I cannot imagine a better
flash solution for posed outdoor portraits, children
or otherwise.
7) small lightweight... children's shoots can last a
long time, so I'm lazy and don't want to carry a heavy
camera, shoot me!
8) vertical grip with shutter release... again comfort
of shooting.
I could keep going but I've really lost the gumption
to do so. hehe... The point is that to say the MZ-S is
nothing more than a status symbol is bullogna, it is a
finely crafted tool that many ppl will find extremely
useful. To say that the automation will influence my
pictures for the worse is also crazy. I can set the PF
mode to which style of exposure mode I want, high
shutter, MTF, DOF, etc (I forget the others), then I
can see exactly what the camera is doing and make use
of two handy controls to change it if I dislike what
it has chosen, those controls being expsoure
compensation and exposure lock. Yes, a person could
get lazy and become a lousy photographer, but that's
not the camera's fault (as has been stated).
If you don't like automation in your camera that's
fine, but why rag on the ppl that do enjoy using a
tool that makes their job a thousand times easier?
starting to rant,
Nick
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