Hi all
I guess this is one of the things Asahi has to change when making the MZ-Sn: Flash
compensation chosen from the camera body!?
Jens, Denmark (pt. Ireland)
>
> Fra: Chee Seang Ong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Dato: 2001/08/21 Tue PM 05:02:52 CEST
> Til: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Emne: RE: The flagship dilemma (Was:MS-Z vs PZ-1p experience)
>
> perhaps some clarification is required here...so FTZ500 is COMPATIBLE with
> MZ-S afterall?
>
> Thanks,
> CS
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Dayton [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:07 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: The flagship dilemma (Was:MS-Z vs PZ-1p experience)
> >
> > Perhaps you misunderstood me. Both the FTZ 500 and the 280T work just
> > fine
> > with the MZ-S. The problem is that I want to dial compensation on only
> > the
> > flash sensor and stay in program mode. The MZ-S depends on the flash to
> > do
> > this while the PZ-1p has it built in to work with any TTL flash. Because
> > I
> > don't have the new flash, the only way to get that kind of compensation is
> > to use the PZ-1p.
> >
> > Bruce Dayton
> > Sacramento, CA
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Artur Led�chowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:25 PM
> > Subject: The flagship dilemma (Was:MS-Z vs PZ-1p experience)
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: MS-Z vs PZ-1p experience
> > >
> > >
> > > | I can first say that without the new flash, I had to have the PZ-1p
> > for
> > > fill
> > > | flash/flash compensation.
> > >
> > > So here's the problem recently discussed - incompatibility between MZ-S
> > and
> > > Pentax flashes.
> > > Being the MZ-7 user for a while (and occasionally using some other stuff
> > > like MZ-50, MZ-5 or Smiena:)) I've decided to move to the higher class.
> > I
> > > like my MZ-7 but it lacks a spot meter, which has become a real pain in
> > the
> > > butt for me (and having autobracketing, user programs and faster shutter
> > > speed would be nice, too:)) So at first I decided to buy either MZ-3 or
> > Z-1p
> > > (more likely). And then came the MZ-S...
> > > My next option was: either Z-1p or MZ-S. But what about the flash? Since
> > I
> > > have Sunpack MZ440AF, my natural choice was AF500FTZ, because of it's
> > > bounce&swivel ability. And then ... it appeared to be incompatibile with
> > the
> > > MZ-S.
> > > So my dilemma is: does it make any sense to put money into the MZ-S +
> > > AF360FGZ? What if the new flash isn't fully compatibile with older MZ
> > > bodies? Furthermore, since MZ-S isn't available in Poland yet, perhaps
> > the
> > > better way would be to buy the Z-1p + AF500FTZ and have no headache
> > caused
> > > by problems with cooperation of my MZ-7 and the flash?
> > > And my final thought and dilemma: I find Pentax to act a bit unfairly,
> > > especially towards those users, who have already put a lot of money in
> > the
> > > MZ or Z bodies and flashes like AF500FTZ. Perhaps the MZ-S should have
> > > started a new body series (a pro-like perhaps), with the AF360FGZ being
> > the
> > > first flash fully dedicated to it...
> > > Just my two cents...
> > > Greetz
> > > Artur
> > >
> > >
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