Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Re: which one to choose? > Hi Kathy, > > So, you're buying a camera without ever having seen or tried it. > Frankly, you're doing yourself a disservice.

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Alan Chan
>She already bought the camera, and was asking for advise on using it, >not whether she made a good decision. He's angry because she chose the Z-1p over the mighty LX. :) regards, Alan Chan _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread thomas
From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well, there is no Santa ... This business about "enabling" everybody > is ridiculous. She already bought the camera, and was asking for advise on using it, not whether she made a good decision. tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography 301-758-3

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, there is no Santa ... This business about "enabling" everybody is ridiculous. While there may be some valid reasons for some people to make a long term investment in a camera without ever having seen one, in general I believe it's a piss poor idea. For starters, the camera is big and bulky,

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread thomas
From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Kathy, > > So, you're buying a camera without ever having seen or tried it. > Frankly, you're doing yourself a disservice. Geez Shel, why don't you just pee in her coffee and tell her there's no Santa while you're at it? ;) Kathy...the

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread gfen
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > So, you're buying a camera without ever having seen or tried it. > Frankly, you're doing yourself a disservice. How do you know it'll be That may not entirely be her fault, however. When I decided to relegate my ZX-50 to backup status, and buy a new

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Kathy, So, you're buying a camera without ever having seen or tried it. Frankly, you're doing yourself a disservice. How do you know it'll be comfortable to hold or easy to use, or even that it will suit you? Just because the specs look good, or some people on the list have suggested that

Re: which one to choose?

2002-02-01 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Alan wrote: >I think the strength of MZ-S is excellent built quality with reasonable >amount of features. Don't get the wrong idea that "high-end" must mean more >features. The amount of features is just one aspect of a good camera. But the bloody fact remain that the MZ-S has MORE features th

Re[2]: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
non Rebel is that PL> it would make a great ashtray, if you take off the lens. PL> We shouldn't be making these kind of comparisons. PL> Len PL> --- PL> -Original Message- PL> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] PL> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 1

Re: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread Robert Woerner
Regards, Robert Proud owner of a PZ1-p, ZX5n, ME Super, Super Program, K1000, FT2, and son an LX. MZ-S in a couple of months, oops I mean years honey. Medium format? Hm. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2

RE: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread Paris, Leonard
el is that it would make a great ashtray, if you take off the lens. We shouldn't be making these kind of comparisons. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: which one to

Re: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread Tiger Moses
Honest opinion - is YOU dont see some feature the MZ-S has that you want/need that the PZ-1p doesn't, dont blow the extra money! Not sure if data-imprinting is worth that much extra! At 12:20 PM 1/31/2002 -0500, you wrote: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: which one to choose? >

Re: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread thomas
Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On paper, the PZ-1p looks formidable. It has a large number of > features and high end specifications. Remember though, that a Canon > Rebel also looks good on paper. Ouch! tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: which one to choose?

2002-01-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
Francis, Comparing these two bodies is quite a task. I used to own 2 PZ-1p's and used them extensively. I now own 2 MZ-S's so feel I might be able to do the comparison justice. On paper, the PZ-1p looks formidable. It has a large number of features and high end specifications. Remember thoug