Re[2]: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan

2002-11-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
gfen, The slanted top plate has a dial that surrounds an LCD. By spinning the dial, you change shutter speeds. Pretty much the same. One general fault with a true dial like the MZ-5n is that it has a limited number of positions so you can't set as many shutter speeds - for example, faster than

Re[2]: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan

2002-11-13 Thread gfen
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote: The slanted top plate has a dial that surrounds an LCD. By spinning the dial, you change shutter speeds. Pretty much the same. One Does this mean this same dial works to control aperature when in Av mode? That actually was a part of the -5n I wasn't

Re[2]: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan

2002-11-13 Thread Alin Flaider
Pål wrote: PJ The question is whether or not the MZ-5n/3 has played out it's PJ role. There's not much you can do with the MZ-5n/3 and still keep PJ it simple. You can of course update the AF but you cannot have PJ several AF points without redesigning or complicate the user PJ interface. I feel

Re: Re[2]: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan

2002-11-13 Thread Dan Scott
On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 11:04 AM, gfen wrote: Now, if only the MZ-S would start to pop up on the secondary market, I'm starting to realize just how little I should be blowing on toys for me and how much I should be spending on getting my debt paid off and house cleaned up... I

Re: Re[2]: AP (16/11) - Pentax UK Confirms digital SLR launch plan

2002-11-13 Thread Pål Jensen
Alin wrote: If not, what will they do for the 5n followers besides offering a very expensive upgrade path to the MZ-S? Nothing of course! Pentax never provides direct upgrade paths but leave the customers unsupported. Pål