>> And the ZX-5n seems quieter than any of them (except when it >> decides that it's time to make a lot of loud whirring noises >> simply because the end of the roll was reached, and the camera >> body was designed to know better than the photographer when to >> rewind, right? - But I digress...).
> So is this a common problem with the ZX-5n? Is there a ryhme or > reason? When does it decide to rewind? It's a "common problem" with ~all~ ZX-5n's, because it's an intended design "feature". I don't know how many other autofocus bodies do this, but it's a point-and-shoot-style "feature" that causes the film to be automatically rewound when the last frame is shot, ready or not. It can be embarrassing (and can be impolitely disruptive) when it happens at any occasion where quiet is desired. I much prefer having the choice of when to rewind (or to not rewind at all, until later), as is provided on all of the manual focus bodies I've ever used. Or, I prefer the design of the SF1/SFX/SF1n/SFXn (whew!), where the film cannot be rewound manually, but at least ~I~ can decide when I want it to be rewound by built-in motor. But with my wife's ZX-5n (and this is my only real gripe with the ZX-5n), when frame 24 (or 36) has been shot, it's "whirrr-whirrr-whirrr...", like it or not... Fred
