Hi Leon, on 18 Nov 02 you wrote in pentax.list:
>>- I'm wearing glasses and the viewfinder of the MZ-5n is not very >>useful >My wife has an MZ-3 and it's viewfinder is the same as (she says >slightly better) than the MZ5n, but I don't like the viewfinder on it. Afaik the viewfinders are identical. >I do like the viewfinder on the MZ-S and have no problems with it >wearing glasses. Do you think it is more useful in dim light than that of the MZ-3/5? >I have never owned an LX but having held one I can agree that it is a >wonderful camera. There are times however when you want speed and the >MZ-S provides this. That's right. >>- I was on a wedding some weeks ago. There were ca. 25 guests, 6 Canon >>SLRs and my Pentax. The Canon guys and gals were comparing there plastic >Too many Canons! At work there are a lot of people who are into >photography and the first question most of them ask is what equipment >you have (It ranges from screwmount to medium format, Praktika to >Blads). Once you get them past that they can actually talk good photo >talk with no mention of brands. The difficulty is to get them past that equipment talk...;-) ... >The MZ-S is good because by itself it is small, and if you want to >impress the equipment heads you add the BG-10 with it's vertical grip. :) I will buy a BG-10 to save energy costs and as I think that it makes the MZ-S mor complete. >I like the wireless flash. I have played around with it a bit and the >modeling feature is wonderful, to say nothing of contrast control using >2 of them. Great fun. I'm not very much in flash photography. I take most of my pictures outside. If I need a flash then I'm happy not to think too much about it... Maybe this will change if I have more time to deal with flash photography. Until then me AF500FTZ should fit my needs. >>can confirm my considerations. Would you buy a MZ-S now or would you >>wait? Will there be a new flagship worth waiting for? >I already did buy one, but for some of what I do I still prefer the >Z1-p. Isn't the Z-1P's AF quite slow? Especially compared to that of the MZ-S? >As I tell everyone when they ask me what camera they should buy >- buy what is right for you. Decide what features you need (or want), >the build quality and so on, make sure your hands can hold it and that >you can carry it around all day. Buy it and then take photos. Thanks! Heiko
