Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- Hi, I tried this new pentax in shop yesterday, few thoughts: 2) it's cheap, meaning physical features. The viewfinder is one of the ugliest I have ever looked through, including Nikon's F60 viewfinder!!! It's like the vision of the light at the end of tunnel. Is

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, [Bruce, see the end:] I will have a look at it once more in the shop and compare it directly there to the other pentaxes they have there - MZ7 and 30 I think, as well as 5n, I am really interested in the finder similarities/differences. But please remember I have just

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- I expected as much, it has been said this may replace the MZ-5n but now I don't think it will. I believe it replaces the MZ-7 - this way I can imagine a body replacing MZ-5n/3 (together) that would be a bridge between MZ-6 and MZ-S in terms of features - it would for example

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- But please remember I have just recently (3 weeks ago) upped my viewfinder standards significantly - from K2DMD and SFXn to LX ;-) so I am not objective at all! YMMV. We do understand :DD Ótherwise, the body felt quite small and with well-placed controls, the

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
Frantisek, So tell us how you really feel about it :) One wonders if it is meant to compete with the Canon Rebel Certainly one of the crappiest feeling cameras around Have you compared it to that? Based on what you have reported, it sounds like the MZ-5n won't be replaced by it Bruce