You are absolutely right, MZ/ZX-5n has blurred viewfinder which is no good for manual focus. In fact, the entire MZ/ZX series are like that (except the MZ-S). However, it's the design of the eyepieces that cause the problem, not the screen. Somehow Pentax managed to convince themselves to employ tiny uncoated plastic eyepieces which distort and flare. Pentax used to have excellent viewfinder until the P series (P50, P30 etc). Just beware that while the MZ-S has multicoated eyepieces, it's viewfinder magnification is way lower than the Z-1p. Iconically, Z-1p has uncoated plastic eyepiece too so don't rub it too often. To see the climax of Pentax viewfinder, just pick up a MX.
regards, Alan Chan >I recently purchased my first autofocus camera, having >decided to eventually end up with two autofocus >bodies, the ZX5n and the MZ-S. I kept my ZX5n for only >3 months because of the focusing screen. I could not >live with a focusing screen that was only clear in the >center portion and never clear all around the edges. >Only about 1/3 of the screen's center is usable for >manual focusing! So now I bought the PZ1p and I love >it !!! The screen is so much better and now I can't >live without the Hyper Program Mode. >I want to eventually get the MZ-S as well, however >when I have the money for it, I might get the 77mm >limited instead, since I don't have an unlimited >amount of $ to spend on camera stuff and I feel lenses >are more important than camera bodies in Photography. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com - 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 .
