Adam Maas wrote: > Frankly, the AF is so primitive on the 5n that I consider it a MF body. > When I had mine, I tried AF a couple times, turned it off and never used > it again. It was dog-slow in comparison to every other AF body I've > owned (even the circa-1988 Nikon F801). > Really?
I have only one other AF body, and that's a Pentax PZ-20 which I suppose have a similar AF setup to the MZ-5n I've tried a few Canon/Nikons though, including some of the digitals, and their AF didn't really strike me as faster. I haven't tested any high-end bodies, or the lenses, though (but the MZ-5n was not really high-end either, was it?). But that's also an age-old discussion on this list... > -Adam > > > Toralf Lund wrote: > > >> I really don't think concerns about the flash should hold you back from >> buying a -5n, though. It probably breaks "easily" if you are reckless or >> absent minded when it's up, otherwise you should be OK. That said, I >> also see the attraction of a non-AF body. Personally, I'd be more likely >> to go for something even more manual, i.e. a body without a motor drive, >> and possibly with a mechanical shutter - but you have already covered at >> least on of those, haven't you? >> >>> While I have not >>> made a final decision, I am presently leaning toward getting a second >>> ZX-M body rather than the ZX-5N. The only differences between the >>> two are the meter and lens mount. With regard to the meter, I gather >>> I will become less dependent on it as my skill (and experience) >>> develop. >>> >> The problem is that if multi-segment metering is all you can get, the >> skill won't really help you a lot - as others have pointed out. But >> perhaps you are planning to use mainly lenses where center-weighted will >> be selected? >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
