At 10:59 PM 6/25/02 -0400, you wrote: >Hello, >... >My friend is on a budget and the ZX-L seems to be in the right range in the >cost/benefit department. I would like some input especially from group >members who have direct experience with this unit. > >Thanks, > >Robert
I use the ZX-7, the predecessor to the ZX-L, and find it a very good camera for my needs. One of the things I really like about the ZX-7 are the program modes. MOST of the time, I'm shooting metered manual, but when conditions start changing too rapidly to keep up, then I can switch it to one of the program modes (there are several, but I usually just use two - the sports mode will open the lens wide and choose a fast shutter, or the landscape mode, which will close the lens down and choose the slowest shutter speed for acceptable handholding). This I find very convenient. The additional features of the ZX-L over the ZX-7 make it an even better camera: * DOF preview * 1/4000 shutter * 1/125 flash sync (vs 1/100 on the ZX-7) * 11 custom functions * HSS and wireless flash with the FGZ360 * auto-bracketing I would not hesitate to recommend this camera. I also strongly recommend the battery grip. --Mike - 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 .
