Here's my experience taking two MZ-S's for fieldwork in Africa and Europe, and carrying them in a backpack:
1. The cameras turn themselves on. (Well, actually, the on/off switch seems regularly to hit something in the pack that switches the camera on.) 2. They switch the metering mode (same reason). 3. They switch exposure mode. Again, same reason. This was a cute trick. I thought one body was broken when it wouldn't advance the film. Looking more closely I found that the camera had set itself to multiple exposures. It seems odd that a camera discussed here as tougher than previous models should need to be protected from its own design. I also found that (a) I tend to inadvertently switch the camera off when I am in the middle of taking several shots, and (b) the shutter switch is too sensitive, so that I would take shots when all I wanted to do was autofocus. Previously I wondered what the separate autofocus switch (under my nose) was for. In three weeks of use, I found that I couldn't adjust to these problems. Joe - 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 .
