On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, whickersworld wrote: > So you don't find the following F100 features useful? > > - Extremely fast and accurate AF with all AF Nikkors > > - Even faster AF with AF-S Nikkors (similar to Canon USM) > > - 3D matrix metering with multiple segments > > - Support for VR (vibration reduction, similar to Canon IS)
As usual, we are comparing apples to oranges. None of them both is better. They are suited for different customers. If someone would like to have top specified body, with good choice of ultrasonic driven and with IS (VR) stabilisation - then of course F100 is clear choice. But if someone looks for small, light and still rugged body with everything that is needed to take great photos - MZ-S could be better choices, and it has still some unique features, that you won't find in F100: - mirror pre-fire - real HSS flash (using FP in Nikon is the real pain in the ass...) - real wirelles flash - Nikon has ordinary syncronization of external flash(es) with master - you loose matrix flash metering and you don't have any possibility to divide contrast between slave flashes, not to mention HSS or remote triggering of modelling light - all these features are fully implemented in MZ-S working with AF360 flashes. In fact you can even set different wireless channels for each photographer, who uses his own set of AF360's - that's of course impossible in F100 - leaving film leader out - I don't really know, why Nikon missed this usefull feature. And of course we don't have provision for midroll change (with auto advance to selected frame) in F100... - nice MTF programm - just to match FA lenses performance - nothing special - but useful if want to perform sharpest photos just using programm Of course, there are only a few professionals that uses MZ-S. But you can't just say that F100 is better for everyone. One of the professionalists, that uses MZ-S is German Photo Proffesor - Ralph Nobel - his words best describes MZ-S "it has as much features as it is needed to make great photos, and as little as it is possible". MZ-S is not a tool for sport and similar high-tech oriented photographers. It is just for photographers :-) The bootom line is - F100 and MZ-S are different beasts - I wouldn't compare them just by technical parameters as you did... -- Best regards Sylwester
