may be, it would happen with MZ-S as well.
haha
anand
>From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
>at the very end.
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 12:08:20 +1000
>
>Hi,
>
>When I first bought my LX I received and it really wasn't that impressed. I
>compared it to a SuperA and MZ5n I had at the time and the SuperA and 5n
>felt better. But once I got the grip B for my LX and put a few roles
>through
>it, it became my favorite body. You really have to use the LX to experience
>why it is so revered. Its just an all round great camera.
>
>Cyas
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:47 AM
>Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
>at the very end.
>
>
> > Funny,
> >
> > I had the same reaction to the LX when I handled Shel's. I didn't
> > particularly care for the way the meter display works and it didn't make
>me
> > want to get one. The feel and style for me, coupled with the series of
> > issues they all seem to have, just couldn't make me want one. I suspect
>you
> > actually have to use it a couple of times to start to fall in love with
>it.
> >
> > The MZ-S is the same way. My first time handling it, I just compared it
>to
> > the PZ-1p I normally shoot with. It didn't jump out as *wow*, this is
>the
> > greatest thing since sliced bread. However, the more I use it, the more
>I
> > like it. There are a few controls placed in places I wouldn't have
>thought,
> > but they usually end up being in a good location. You are correct in
> > stating it is somewhat like a SuperProgram with AF, but the controls are
> > easier to work.
> >
> > To the MZ-S's credit, it made me want to get it, where the LX did not.
> >
> > Bruce Dayton
> > Sacramento, CA
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
>at
> > the very end.
> >
> >
> > > So, with much trepidation, I went off to see the MZ-S on Friday.
> > > Nice camera. It seems really solid, much more so than the
> > > Mincanniks that it competes with. It wasn't overly large, which
> > > the Mincanniks most certainly are. They didn't have a battery
> > > grip for it, so I only got to see it with the lithioids running
> > > it.
> > > I liked where most of the buttons were, but there seems to be a
> > > lot of them. Having the AF fire up from a separate button is
> > > kind of cool, though I don't know what purpose it serves.
> > > Perhaps with the battery grip on, you need it. Choosing an AF
> > > sensor was pretty easy, though why they put the switch where the
> > > depth of field preview should be is beyond me. On that note, a
> > > camera with depth of field preview is really nice in this era of
> > > mindless photography. Nice touch to have it on this camera, but
> > > the switch is in the wrong place for me.
> > > I suspect I could get used to it pretty quickly, but this is one
> > > of those things that they should try to keep the same from
> > > camera to camera, and from era to era.
> > > The camera was very easy to use on manual and aperture preferred
> > > automatic, which makes me happy, as those are my preferred
> > > methods of choosing exposure.
> > > Then I ran into something called PF. PF is the noise a leaky
> > > tire makes. There seemed to be a lot of PF. I think I counted 20
> > > of them. Very inscrutable, just PF this and PF that, with no
> > > clue given as to what they are. Hmmm, this is not good. I recall
> > > this was why I didn't like the PZ-1 and it's ilk too.
> > > The camera seems very quiet, though very high pitched. I think I
> > > will take Leica to the store next week some time and see if the
> > > noise it makes bothers her.
> > > Over all, it did feel quite comfortable in my hands, but I
> > > didn't fall in love it.
> > > It is no LX in that regard.
> > > Perhaps I am just a Luddite, although I do like my wife's MZ-5.
> > > It reminds me of a Super Program with autofocus, although not a
> > > solidly constructed. It doesn't have PF.
> > > I walked into the store hoping that the MZ-S would not be a
> > > modernized LX. I was hoping this because I am not in a financial
> > > position to buy one, although I would have if I had liked it
> > > enough. As it was, I found the MZ-S to be a very nice camera,
> > > but more camera than I need in many respects, and less camera
> > > than I would want in a few respects.
> > > It is no LX replacement though.
> > > I think the slow drive speed will hurt it, not because it needs
> > > faster than 2.5 fps, but because it is eclipsed by the
> > > competition in this area, and we have been led to believe that
> > > drive speed is important.
> > > I was taught that it is more important to push the button at the
> > > right time, and that motor drives usually meant you had a shot
> > > taken slightly before, and slightly after the one you wanted. My
> > > experience with them has proven this to be true in many picture
> > > taking situations.
> > > They didn't have a new prime lens to go on it, and seemed
> > > dismayed when I insisted they put a prime on. The only one they
> > > had was a used 50mm f/1.7 (which I bought for 50 bucks, so now
> > > my
> > > wife has a prime lens for her MZ-5, but Don's photo no longer
> > > has a prime lens in the store).
> > > And they call themselves a pro shop.
> > > Does no one use primes any more? I noticed that all they had for
> > > all their cameras were zooms.
> > > How can you take a good picture with that little discipline? Ah
> > > well, that is what people want, I guess.
> > > Make it fast and easy, no one wants to work at it now.
> > > I find this very sad. People look at my pictures and say I must
> > > have a really good camera.
> > > Like as if that matters.
> > > I am sure Mordecai Richler had a good typewriter.
> > > I wonder if there is a market for a person to hire himself out
> > > as a vacation photographer? It seems like just one small step
> > > further down the road from where the market is now.
> > > It might be a good way to see the world.
> > > So I won't be buying an MZ-S. It wouldn't make me a better
> > > photographer. Just a lazier one. It seems an odd beast.
> > > Everything is there for it to be a great modern camera. It has
> > > lots of buttons and gizmos. It beeps. It has PF. Lots of PF.
> > > None of this will make better pictures. The picture is still
> > > between me and the subject. The camera is something in between.
> > > I think the less between me and the picture, the better.
> > > Thanks
> > > William Robb
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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