I agree 100%. It is very nice to spin the dials w/o taking the eye from the viewfinder.
The thing this thread is inevitably showing is that our sensory inputs become accustomed to certain stimuli. We tend to become familiar with a camera body, and then enjoy using it. Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Artur Led�chowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 7:53 AM Subject: Odp: I love the PZ-1p > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: I love the PZ-1p > > > > Aperture control on the body is MUCH better than using > > the aperture ring on the MZ-S. This is a BIG problem with the MZ-S and > zoom > > lenses. Hyper manual should have been a feature on the MZ-S, in my > opinion. > > Heck...you can even change the aperture on the body of the ZX-7. > > EXACTLY!:) I have the MZ-7 and love the ability to control the aperture from > the body, since it allows me to do every operation without taking my eye > from the viewfinder. I have everything under control of my index fingers... > That in the MZ-S the Av operates by turning the aperture ring was quite a > disappointment to me. I've never owed neither a Z-1p nor the MZ-S, but > played with a Z-1 and a Z-50 - I had NO problem with mastering the control > of them without ANY manual (except for PF's, of course:)). <snip> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

