I never really noticed the open wheel thing on the MZ-S because I always used the aperture ring. As a matter of fact, I never (at the time) got why anyone would want to use a body-based wheel for that. Now I understand but i'm really not convinced that it's that big an upgrade. I know you can remap the wheels but I never do.
The big ergonomic plus of the MZ-S for me was the the way that flat body-grip combo fit in my hand. I suppose that is the same thing Bob was alluding to. On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's a very personal thing. Ever since the PZ cameras came out, > Pentax users have been split between those who like the aperture > controls on the lens and those who like the controls on the body. > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:33:06AM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: >> >> It was ZX-5n (MZ-5n in Europe) that brought me to Pentax, - >> thanks to its ergonomic design - with the aperture ring >> and shutter speed knob that could be controlled while blindfolded. >> (no wheel crap that Nikons had). >> >> Interestingly, I had ~90% success rate of shooting "from the hip" >> with ZX-5n, <5% with *ist DS, and ~60-70% with K-7. >> While I am used to the wheels now, I think I would still prefer the >> knobs. >> >> Igor >> >> >> Sun Oct 17 10:01:12 CDT 2010 >> Adam Maas wrote: >> >> For me it's the Maxxum 7, not the MZ-S. For some reason I've just >> never really gelled with the Pentax 35mm film camera's (the LX came >> the closest, followed by the PZ-1p). >> >> The funny thing is that the K-7 is one camera I love the ergonomics >> on. IMHO it's FAR better than any of the Pentax 35mm film cameras (in >> fact it handles very similarly to the Maxxum 7, which it also >> distinctly resembles). >> >> -Adam >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
