----- Original Message ----- From: "alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: Re: MZ-5n
> At 16:43 29/01/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > Thanks to you all for your enabling ! I must say that it was indeed an > opportunity i could not let pass. > Excellent. > Now that I have this awesome camera (i love the bright eyefinder and how > easy it is to see everything in the frame even with my eyeglasses on), i > would like to ask a few questions about its functioning that i could not > get from the manual (and the seller was only an intermediary and not very > knowledgeable, so ...) > > 1 : I see that in automatic mode, speed can be set to lower than 2 seconds, > but how can i set it so in manual mode, without using B setting ? I ask > this because my MZ-50 can do it. You can't. I assume you can do it on the MZ-50 because you control the shutter speeds digitally? The 5n just has the speeds on the dial available. > > 2 : What combinations aperture/speed does the Program mode use for each EV > value ? My manual does not say it, while the MZ-50 gives it. > > 3 : What do you use the weighted center meter for ? If you're used to one (such as the Super Program has) you can be pretty fast and accurate with it. > > 4 : How does the predictive autofocus work ? (Ie exactly when does it go > into action ? (I now it must some motion speed, but how exacly is that > calculated and through what sensors ?) > > 5 : Do you have a trick to use the Snap-in focus feature with an FA lens ? > > 6 : What are the ponderation that the multizone metering system uses and > where are the zones that are measured ? > > 7 : Is there a way to prevent the camera to rewind completely in order to > have some film hanging out ? Pop the back at just the right moment....don't laugh, I've done it successfully. Otherwise you can't. > > 8 : In the same spirit, is there a way to rewind the film by only one > frame, to do multiple expositions ? > > 9 : What do you use the 100 flash speed setting for, since it seems any > lower speed is OK ? Well. Cuz it's faster. > > 10 : Where can i find a cheap replacement for the eyepiece cover and flash > holder cover ? The previous owner seems to have lost them. BTW, how not > using the eyepiece cover can result in a bad exposition ? > > 11 : The back of the camera is not totally rigid, i.e. when i push on the > upper part, it makes some noise, like the noise you get when you press a > metallic bottle cover. (See what i mean ?) Is that a problem ? I do not get > that on my MZ-50. You don't? It's a design flaw, IMO. > > 12 : How resistant have you found your camera to humidity and dust ? More > generally, what should i avoid doing with it ? It's not as dainty as it looks....mine has been dropped on concrete several times and keeps going. I haven't had any dust or humidity problems. Have fun! tv - 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 .
