Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the addition of a DOF preview. On 9/15/2011 10:54 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. TIA, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the addition of a DOF preview. The 5n had the panorama switch, too. Did the ZX5? On 9/15/2011 10:54 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. TIA, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
On 9/23/2011 4:17 PM, Steve Sharpe wrote: At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the addition of a DOF preview. The 5n had the panorama switch, too. Did the ZX5? Wouldn't know, but the only thing the Panorama switch was good for was to give the camera something else to break. On 9/15/2011 10:54 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. TIA, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
On Friday, September 23, 2011 5:17 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: At 4:00 PM -0400 9/23/11, P. J. Alling wrote: I can only compare the MZ-3 to the ZX5n which except for the higher top shutter speed on the former were pretty much identical. I noticed no difference in operation. AFAIK the only difference between the MZ/ZX5 and the 5n version was the addition of a DOF preview. The 5n had the panorama switch, too. Did the ZX5? It did. Or at least my MZ5 does. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 9/15/2011 10:54 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. TIA, -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
MZ5n also has DoF preview btw. MZ3 has 1/4000 shutter and 1/125 sync. Otherwise, it is the same camera AFAIK. Small details about AF etc. can be found on B. Dimitrov website: (search for MZ-3) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/AF/index.html 2011/9/16 luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. Since the intended use for that camera is not high quality but risky situations, AND the current camera is an EOS 500n, probably there will be one more pentax around here. We'll see... Thanks! -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
On 9/16/11 20:48, luiz felipe wrote: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. I've used an MZ-5n, which like others are saying is a virtually identical camera, quite a lot, and I don't think the AF is as much slow as it is hit or miss. I've also haven't noticed any other lag. I've never tried the MZ-5 for comparison, though, so maybe I'm not being helpful. The MZ-3 (and -5n) also has an exposure lock button, which I think the MZ-5 may be missing. - Toralf Since the intended use for that camera is not high quality but risky situations, AND the current camera is an EOS 500n, probably there will be one more pentax around here. We'll see... Thanks! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. TIA, -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. IIRC, the MZ-3 was the final incarnation of the MZ-5/MZ-5n series, with incremental improvements in every model. It was initially only available in Japan (fueling a thriving trade in grey-market imports). [I know the MZ-S was a later, higher-specced camera, but that was in a very different body; the MZ-3 is very similar in appearance to a MZ-5] I'd be very surprised if the MZ-3 wasn't at least as good as a MZ-5n on every scale of measurement, and significantly better in some areas. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
De: John Francis jo...@panix.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: jueves 15 de septiembre de 2011 19:55 Asunto: Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5? On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:54:55AM -0300, luiz felipe wrote: Just found a MZ-3 offer at acceptable price, and I like the idea of keeping a film body around for moments when risk of theft of the KR is high - currently a job done by an EOS 500n. The MZ-3 looks the MZ-5 with DOF preview and a higher top shutter and X sync speeds. I'm betting the overall feel and almost all of the results will be pretty much the same, but since they came some time apart, maybe they present some other diffs. Maybe faster AF, or shorter shutter lag - I understand they have diff shutters. So, any hands-on experience on both cameras? Second to that, is there any source of info on shutter lag for the MZ-3 and MZ-5? Any comments on the MZ-3? Boz's site shows it to be slightly diff from the MZ-5 in form of grip, so maybe it's significantly better than the MZ-5 - I did have one MZ-5 for a time so I'm using it as reference. IIRC, the MZ-3 was the final incarnation of the MZ-5/MZ-5n series, with incremental improvements in every model. It was initially only available in Japan (fueling a thriving trade in grey-market imports). [I know the MZ-S was a later, higher-specced camera, but that was in a very different body; the MZ-3 is very similar in appearance to a MZ-5] I'd be very surprised if the MZ-3 wasn't at least as good as a MZ-5n on every scale of measurement, and significantly better in some areas. For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with 1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF preview) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html Regards, Jaume -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with 1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF preview) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html Correct. The only difference between the two cameras is the tuning of the shutter. Then, in order to differentiate them a bit more, Pentax equipped the MZ-3 with the data back as standard, while the MZ-5n had it optional. This is true for most markets, but I won't be surprised to see that somewhere the MZ-5n was sold with the data back, and/or the MZ-3 without it. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: For what I remember and read in Bojidar's site, the MZ-3 is a MZ-5n with 1/4000 top speed instead of 1/2000 (the MZ-5n, which I own does have DoF preview) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html I used to have the MZ-5n currently an MZ-3. That--for me--is the only difference between the 5n the 3; I do not seem to see any performance difference between the two. I never used the MZ-5 though so I cannot speak for it in comparison with the latter models. I used the MZ-5n extensively just before shifting to DSLRs, so it was quite beat up (the pop up flash spring is gone for one...something chronic, it seems, with MZs and I remember using it only once) but I sold it when a used MZ-3 came my way. Cheers! -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
