Thank you for the detailed comments. Hence, I gather your vote in my M vs. 5n decision would be for the 5n?
Regards, Glen On Sep 6, 2007, at 2:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I've had both. I got rid of the ZX-M and kept the 5n for two reasons. > The Pentaprism in the 5n was in every way superior to the > Pentamirror in > the M, (better coverage, higher magnification, brighter viewing with > better manual focusing), and the ability to explicitly change metering > patterns rather than depending on the lens mounted on the camera doing > it. (I currently 7 Pentax fK mount, (Film) and 4 Pentax screw mount > bodies floating around that I don't use enough as it is, not to > mention > the other cameras, I've accumulated over the years, otherwise I might > have kept both). > > Glen Tortorella wrote: >> Thank you, PJ. This is an interesting point. I have just posted >> some further thoughts regarding my ZX-M vs. ZX-5N decision. What do >> you think? >> >> Regards, >> Glen >> >> On Sep 6, 2007, at 1:28 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >>> That said, I seldom use the built in flash, which means that it has >>> very >>> few opportunities to break, and when you need just a little bit of >>> extra >>> light, it's there. >>> >>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, P.J... >>>> >>>> In view of this, I question the decision to include these >>>> flashes on >>>> camera bodies. Obviously, no pro would use such a flash. For the >>>> rest of us, I say: if it is prone to failure or unreliable, then do >>>> not include it. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Glen >>>> >>>> On Sep 6, 2007, at 12:09 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Yes, they're a week point, they break... >>>>> >>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone had of heard of any problems with the pop-up flash on >>>>>> the >>>>>> ZX-5N (malfunctions, fails to pop up, etc.)? I tend to be >>>>>> skeptical >>>>>> about the longevity of these little flashes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Glen >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Remember, it’s pillage then burn. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Remember, it’s pillage then burn. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Remember, it’s pillage then burn. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
