Thanks, I know I didnt ask this but I was thinking about the PZ1p too.
You answer has helped me decide not to get one. My ZX50 should be just fine.
(at least for now)
I am still waiting on my sister to unpack her things and find that old
camera of hers. Hopefully it will be sometime this weekend or next week.
Thank ya,
Rebecca
At 12:13 AM 5/25/01 -0700, you wrote:
>The short answer is "no". The long answer is: it can, but isn't necessary.
>Here's what I would have done differently in that situation: manual focus
>(since girls were fairly far way in a group), smaller aperture (more
>dependence on flash's light to freeze action and light image and allow
>greater depth of field).
>
>The shooting scenario you describe could be accomplished with a manual
>focus, manual exposure, 1/60 X synch auto flash setup. A PZ1p would
>probably do no better, in the end, because alas it's focus system is not any
>faster than a ZX series (some consider it slower). But even with a fast AF
>camera, the problems of shutter lag still exist. One feature the PZ1p
>offers over the ZXn is the servo AF mode, where AF focus is attempted, but
>not a necessity before picture taking. This helps with slowing the shutter
>lag, but the least shutter lag happens on non-AF cameras.
>
>Are you enabled? :)
>
>Gerald
>
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>From: "zxcv ar2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:17 PM
>Subject: Will upgrading to PZ1p from ZX50 improve pictures?
>
>
>> Greetins friends! I recently took five rolls of slide pictures of my
>> daughter dancing with other members of ballet school. Pictures were taken
>> with flash as it was a dress reharsal. Lighting was very poor. Exposure
>> without flash was f2.8 and 1/90 sec. Fifty percent pictures came OK. I
>used
>> ZX50 with FA 135mm f2.8 lens & external Pentax 220T flash and Provia 1600
>> ASA slide film. I used aperture priority system. Aperture was f2.8. I was
>> about 50 to 60 feet from my daughter. I checked the flash expossure with
>OK
>> check light at back.
>>
>> I had noticed two problems. [a] During dance the girls [about 10-12 girls]
>> were moving around the stage. Sometime my daughter was half hidden by
>other
>> dancers. Will the camera with spot focus like ZX5n or PZ1p [if PZ1 or PZ1p
>> has spot AF] will help in this situation? How quick the spot AF compared
>to
>> AF speed of ZX50. AF focusing of ZX50 is very fast.
>> [b]I was afraid of camera shake with 135 mm lens plus external flash.
>> Highest flash sync speed of ZX50 is only 1/100 sec. Will PZ1p with higher
>> sync. speed will help? Flash light duration is very small. Does it matter
>> whether flash sync. is 1/100 or 1/250 sec regarding camera shake.
>>
>> With thanks.
>>
>>
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