I recently purchased a ZX-5 on eBay for $87 including shipping, and I'm in love! I really appreciate the simplicity of it all. No menus or "Pentax Functions" that I need to look up in a manual, just a few switches, dials and buttons.
If I turn the aperture ring, it automatically turns into Av mode. If I turn the shutter speed dial, it's automatically in Tv mode. The Av mode shows the aperture in the viewfinder, which I really miss on my DS and MZ-6. Exposure compensation and metering modes are simple. There's only one auto mode, which is perfectly fine with me - I don't use it myself, so there's less clutter on the dials! The panorama switch is a nice feature, especially in combination with my FA 20-35! I'm really impressed. I don't miss the DOF preview (I never use it on my MZ-6), and the exposure lock button... well, i'd like that, but i can use manual or the compensation dial. I wish I'd gotten this camera instead of my MZ-6! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
