Ok, so I bought my first K mount lens in a while, a 135mm f1.8 A* of
all things, and I need a camera to put it on. I've decided that I would
like a lazy man's camera <g> to go along with my M6. I've looked at the
ZX-M, ZX-7, ZX-5N, and the MZ-S. I don't like the plastic mount on the
ZX-M (I might even want auto focus one day too) and the MZ-S, while
nice, is just too expensive for me. So, that leaves the ZX-7 and the
ZX-5N... The only lenses I anticipate using are the 135mm f1.8, 50mm
f1.4, and maybe the 77mm f1.8. I'd like to get the camera for easy
people pictures, especially with a flash. The fanciest thing I imagine
doing with this set is use aperture priority, but I'd want it to be
simple enough to hand over to someone else who isn't a camera person.
So here's the first of several questions... What is the ZX-5N going to
to for me that the ZX-7 cannot? The only things I can think of are
selectable metering modes and auto exposure bracketing. With this
particular camera, I'd leave the meter on matrix all of the time and
I've always thought that auto exposure bracketing was a silly feature,
so no great loss... Am I missing anything else? To be honest, the silly
"picture" modes appeal to me for the possible use by other people, but I
could do without them...
Another question is which 50mm f1.4 should I get? I've used the A
series to great effect before, but are there any advantages to using the
FA version (other than the obvious)?
Thanks for any advice!
Isaac
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