Fred .. Why not just order a manual from Pentax - $4.00.
There are differences between the cameras, although I'm no longer sure of exactly what they are. But some time ago I was considering them as a P&S replacement, and decided that, because of the different features, the 5n was more to my liking. I think the metering is different, and the way the flash operates may be different as well. Fred wrote: > > Hello, all. > > How similar is the ZX-5n to the ZX-5 (or the MZ-5n to the MZ-5)? I > would like to get a book (that would supplement the owners manual) > for the use of the ZX-5n - one for my wife and one for my > daughter-in-law, both of whom received ZX-5n's for Christmas > presents. > > However, the best I can seem to come up with for a book is "Complete > Pentax User's Guide : Pentax MZ-5, MZ-10, Z-1P, Z-70, ZX-5, ZX-10, > PZ-1P, PZ-70" by John Clements, from way back in February of 1997. > If the two bodies are ~very~ similar, then this might be a good > book. However, if the two bodies are significantly different, then > the book might just add confusion rather than helping these new > ZX-5n owners. > > Such encyclopedic info as actual feature differences (as shown on > Boz's site, e.g.) are only part of the question, because similar (or > even identical) controls could have been moved to different > locations, or could be accessed differently, or could be displayed > differently, when the ZX-5 was upgraded (or "sidegraded"?) to the > ZX-5n. > > Or, to take a different tack, is there a better book to get? (I'm > not looking to give them any more "general photography" books - I'm > looking for books with ZX-5n-specific info.) > > So, I guess that I (a mostly manual focus guy, not including my MEF > collection) am looking for some knowledgeable input from some of you > AF aficionados out there. What say? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - 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 .
