Mike, that was my only film camera that used aulto-focus. I bought mine for $550 in 1996 ---
One thing to watch out for -- this camera does not liked to be dropped even a little bit or bumped into anything.... and there is one problem that might occur that the camera will not warn you about. I had really really important photos - 2 rolls, which I dashed off to a processor immediately - were blank. Reason? the leaves of the curtain got tangled and never opened. there wasn't a clue anything was wrong... all I had done was lightly bump the camera against the glove compartment door when I was getting out of a car. I can stil see every frame I took... too long a story to bore the list with as to why these were so critical - but it was Scrabble championship related. And some funny pictures of a Mary Kay convention going on at the same time. So treat it with kid gloves and you'll be happy. ann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
