on 8/12/02 10:07 AM, Keith Whaley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Margo Ellen Gesser wrote: >> >> Dear Fellow Pentax users: >> >> This is my first post! I have an MZ-3 (I live in Canada). This camera has >> brought me nothing but joy and happiness, but lately I've been wondering >> where it ranks in the great scheme of things. According to the Popular >> Photography Website the MZ-5x (that's the ZX-5n to you Americans) is >> categorized as an "mid Level" camera. Does that make the MZ-3, with its >> 1/125 top flash synch speed and it 1/4000 top shutter speed qualify as >> "advanced?" Should I even *care*, as long as it works well and provides me >> with good results? > > Absolutely not. > Advertising is always oriented toward making present owners wondering > if they should change what they already have that's working well, by > insinuating thoughts of your equipment not being up to date. > What does up to date mean?
Fortunatly, cameras don't become obsolete the way computers do! > It means they don't have enough of your money, THAT's what it means! > If you loved it in the past, and it still works for you, what do you > need that your beloved MZ-3 doesn't provide? A multiple exposure function would be nice!!! I suppose my main concern has to do with 'ruggedness": how much heat, cold or other environmental abuse a specific camera body could take. The "pro" models (such as the MS-Z) have more rugged bodies due to their construction. Or at least that's what the guy atr the camera store said. But I think he was trying to sell me an MZ-S! > > I keep my Pentax ME because I am familiar with it, and the lenses I > have for it produce superior results... I don't have a professional > photog's needs, so I am well satisfied with my good ol' ME. I still have a K-1000! I have a manual 50mm 1.4 lens that's amazing! Built like a tank. I use it for hiking and looong exposures! Thanks for getting back to me. Margo - 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 .
