Thanks for the explanation Roland.
I have been in touch with Pentax U.K. and they told me the *ist SLR
should be available in the U.K. early April.
Rather than buy a secondhand body will wait a few weeks for the *ist.
Harry
The *ist will not meter properly with K and M lenses (1976-1982) set
Thanks Alan and everyone who gave me advice on a suitable body for the
Pentax prime lenses that I am in the process of purchasing.
At the moment I am waiting for the *ist SLR due in April, if it is not
available at that time, I will then buy a secondhand body.
After reading all the advice
Thanks Alan and everyone who gave me advice on a suitable body for the
Pentax prime lenses that I am in the process of purchasing.
At the moment I am waiting for the *ist SLR due in April, if it is not
available at that time, I will then buy a secondhand body.
After reading all the advice posted
The most natural back-up to the *ist D, is of course the *ist.
The *ist shares much of the technology used in the *ist D (autofocus,
shutter, metering, P-TTL flash system).
But it's not available 2nd hand.
If you want a 2nd hand, then MZ-5n is a nice camera. But totally different
from the *ist
The *ist will not meter properly with K and M lenses (1976-1982) set to
other apertures than the widest. No problems with A, F and FA lenses (1982
and newer). To put it simple - if the lens as an 'A' setting, then
everything is fine. If it does not, you have to compensate manually with the
Whilst waiting for the release of the forthcoming * ist D I am looking
for advice regarding a camera body for use with FA lenses.
The body will be purchased second-hand to be used as a back-up to the *
* ist D, so far after reading advice about camera bodies on Bojidar
Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount
--- Taz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Amen, I'm still whimpering about my previous
encounter with a ZX-50.
Now guys, cool down a tad. My wife uses a ZX-30,
ZX-L, and ZX-M. She loves them. She knows I follow
this group,
and post messages once in a while, but she could CARE
LESS
about all the
I don't have a severe problem with the ZX-M and in fact would recommend to
anyone looking for a low cost manual focus solution. I don't care for the
plastic lens mount but it seems ok and the lack of TTL compatibility. As to
the ZX-L and ZX-30 never had them. My complaint is specific to models
Harold,
Funny, as I was reading your post, MX came to mind. All manual, but
very nice and a viewfinder to die for.
Bruce
Saturday, March 22, 2003, 3:42:00 AM, you wrote:
HO Whilst waiting for the release of the forthcoming * ist D I am looking
HO for advice regarding a camera body for use
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