At 12:31 AM 6/26/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
>AFAIK, MX has the highest magnificantion of all Pentax K mount bodies. I
>have had MX, LX, Super A/Program, P50, MZ-M and Z-1p over the years. I was
>amazed by how difficult to focus with the MZ-M due to the low
>magnificantion, because afterall, it's a manual focus body where good
>quality viewfinder is essential IMO.
Actually, the ME is the highest, at .98x verses .97x for the MX. However,
the ME's focus srceen is optimized for
fast lenses, a F4 zoom on the ME can be a challenge. But a nice 50mm F1.4
on the ME is a great combo.
I have found that the ZX-M is easiest to focus using the Matte part of the
screen anyway, I only use the center aids generally with longer lenses.
It's also the easiest when it comes to focusing slow lenses too, for fast
lenses I'd rather have a KX or the ME.
>
>>Incidentally, according to the brochures on the Pentax USA website, the
>>MZ-S has a viewfinder magnification of 0.75x, where as that of the MZ-5n is
>>0.8x.
>
>That's bad. :(
Yeap :( Most AF camera users don't give a darn about manual lenses, and
just want a bright image to know what the camera is pointed at,
unfortunently. (I'm not talking about most AF camera using list members here)
>
>>I've heard people complain that they can't see all of the viewfinder in the
>>MX, and I know I have to press the camera hard into my face so that I can
>>see all of it. But why can't Pentax keep the same viewfinder magnification
>>on the MX and just make the rear window bigger? Am I just being too naive
>>here?
>
>I has been wondering the same too. Nikon made something called action finder
>for their F bodies so my only conclusion is cost cutting.
There is a simular finder for the LX too.
Todd
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