But you can set the aperture from the aperture ring on the lens with the PZ-1p. It's not a one OR the other proposition. With the PZ-1p you get to do it either way, whichever you want, so it's not a disadvantage to have an AV wheel.
Len --- > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S > > > On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, Brad Dobo wrote: > > > > Its a dial or swithc on the body that controls the aperture when > > > the > > lense > > > is set to the A position on an A series or newer lense. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Paul > > > > Oh, so they have made one? I wonder why it isn't on the other or > > newer cameras, isn't it a feature on the top Nikons and Canons? > > Anyone? > > Because with the MZ-S, you set the aperture via the aperture > ring, not via the body. Some people prefer one, some prefer > the other. I kinda like setting it via the lens myself. As > long as Pentax is making cameras that require aperture rings, > they keep having to put 'em on their lenses, which ensures > backwards compatibility. Look at Nikon... because their > newer low-end to mid-range cameras (F55, F65, F80, and some > older ones) set the aperture via a dial on the body, they > don't need to put aperture rings on their lenses. Now they > have a whole series of lenses (G-series) with no rings, > including some very nice ones, that you can't use on older > Nikon bodies. And the new Nikon bodies with their pretty > little Av dials can no longer read the apertures on the > aperture rings of older lenses. > > chris > >
