Ebay MZ-S & FA 28-105mm £249
Posted 03/03/2022 - 09:41
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If it came with the FA24-90/3.5-4.5 I would've said get it. Just for the experience and then sell the camera on if you have to make the choice.
I did have that combination, plus the Z-1 and Z-1p. I now only have the Z-1p and would like another.
The MZ-S is on another plane, it's no upgrade on the Z-1p as they are very different, but it is a dream to use. Even the K-1 maintains elements of both cameras. The main beauty is how to change the setting with so few touches.
I did have that combination, plus the Z-1 and Z-1p. I now only have the Z-1p and would like another.
The MZ-S is on another plane, it's no upgrade on the Z-1p as they are very different, but it is a dream to use. Even the K-1 maintains elements of both cameras. The main beauty is how to change the setting with so few touches.
Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
Posted 03/03/2022 - 09:59
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Pwynnej wrote:
If it came with the FA24-90/3.5-4.5 I would've said get it. Just for the experience and then sell the camera on if you have to make the choice.
I did have that combination, plus the Z-1 and Z-1p. I now only have the Z-1p and would like another.
The MZ-S is on another plane, it's no upgrade on the Z-1p as they are very different, but it is a dream to use. Even the K-1 maintains elements of both cameras. The main beauty is how to change the setting with so few touches.
If it came with the FA24-90/3.5-4.5 I would've said get it. Just for the experience and then sell the camera on if you have to make the choice.
I did have that combination, plus the Z-1 and Z-1p. I now only have the Z-1p and would like another.
The MZ-S is on another plane, it's no upgrade on the Z-1p as they are very different, but it is a dream to use. Even the K-1 maintains elements of both cameras. The main beauty is how to change the setting with so few touches.
The MZ-S just seems like a totally different (in a good way) experience in use, the design pinnacle of Pentax film SLR?
Just to think - the first Pentax Digital Body was so very nearly an adaptation of this camera (the MZ-D) - if the Full-Frame sensor had been reliable then Pentax's place in the DSLR world would probably have been far more prominent. As it turned out, the decision not to launch the MZ-D may have actually prevented Pentax from collapse (Contax released their 'N' Digital body using the same sensor - and withdrew it within a year)
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