Artur wrote:
> It's amasing how easily Z-1p has fallen from the very top to the very > bottom... Actually, the Z-1 and the whole Z-series has been controversial since this forum started. The Z-series was direct reason as to why Pentax dissapeared from the slr map. It's predecessor, the SFX, sold well in fact. The F-series of lenses sold in 2-3 years time the same amount as the FA series need almost 10 years to achieve reflecting camera sales. Pentax slr sales flopped with the Z-series. To me it's no wonder. In the early 90's the big switch to AF occured. Nikon didn't have USM and VR by then. However, with a Pentax camera series that from the specification sheet had identical specifications as other slr line-ups (Nikon, Minolta, Canon), paired with forgettable looks, not single users switched to Pentax because everything could be had elsewere. The Pentax users who wanted AF found out that if they wanted the AF to actually work they needed new lenses anyway. And Pentax didn't have many AF lenses at that point. Since a Pentax didn't seem much different from a Nikon or a Canon, and you needed new lenses anyway, why buy Pentax again? The remaining Pentax user base, which by now consisted mostly of the conservative users (as the rest had mostly dissappeared), felt aliented by the plastic blobs of the Z-series and hence were reluctant to buy into them. A significant numbers of those who actually gave in and eventually bought the Z-1p were dissapointed. THis has really nothing to with how great or nice Z-1p is. It simply dissapeared in the marketplace and I doubt any amount of marketing could have save it. Now the Z-1p is simply and old, outdated camera. I cannot but noticed that those who slam the MZ-S are those who read (parts) of the specification sheet. But have you actually used one together with a Z-1p? I have side by side and there's simply no camparison. The MZ-S is a much better beforming camera in any way. In spite of 2.5fps rate you get more keepers because the AF can actually cope. Nor do you have to focus and recompose like on the one AF point on the Z-1p, something impossible with true action. Not only do the mZ-S feel much better; it feels much smoother, almost like comparing a luxury car to crude truck. As far as I can remeber, everyone on this forum who has actually replaced or the added the MZ-S to their Z-1p prefer the former. P�l - 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 .
