The MZ Range

Hello all. I've been trying to find a list of the MZ range of film bodies, as in what was the top of the range down to the bottom of it.

Have you tried here http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/film_MZ-ZX/index.html

Spent half hour looking for it, Cheers Mate

Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page is the first place I look, it's like a reference book.

I wrote a brief article covering the basics of the MZ range in this issue of Pentax User:

https://www.pentaxuser.com/magazine/winter-issue-4-2010-44

I may even have a few hard copies left, but in any event you can download the PDF version.

Thanx everyone, its for my eldest who is on a little mission to buy one for my youngest

I'd suggest a MZ-50,cheap,plentiful and easy to use.

LINK

And mine can use M series lenses!

I have just been GIVEN an MZ-5 with the 28-70mm SMC Pentax-FA f4 lens and the 100-300mm SMC Pentax-F f4.5-5.6 zoom -- all in very good condition BUT camera is so 'Plasticky' -- the flash already has a bit broken off so it does noy stay up any more and the 100-300mm zoom does not 'zoom' any more!
I had to buy two new CR2 batteries and got it to work with some 1998 outdated Fuji Super G 400 I rate at 100 ASA as it so old -- well, there was NO instruction book but I 'fooled' the camera into setting 100 ASA by sticking a paper label over the DX coding on the cassette so it would default to 100 ASA and the TTL flash works with my Mecablitz 45 CL3 OK and it works with my 50mm f1.4 SMC Pentax-M lens on manual focus -- then I found an Online instruction book and found out how to 'fool' the DX coding-- but the MZ series are not as substantial as the Spotmatic or the MX and ME supers, would never stand up to 'Professional Use'

My first Pentax was a ZX-7 (bought in the US so ZX not MZ). I know it isn't the best camera Pentax ever made but it was great for getting me back into photography, and the ist Ds was just like a digital version of it, so the transfer to digital was also relatively painless.

If it hadn't been for the guy in the camera shop in Albuquerque I'd probably be a Canon user now .

I actually really enjoy shooting with my MZ-7 have it paired with an F35-70... Good little combo!

I've got an MZ-3 with battery grip, basically an MZ-5n with a faster shutter and correspondingly faster flash sync. I gather it was made for the Japanese market, but could stand corrected.

A small gear in the mirror mechanism has busted, so now the mirror won't actuate. Tragic, lovely camera but not cost-effective to repair.

A very common fault. You can get it replaced with a brass gear, but I guess it isn't cheap.

K.

Check out the repairers at http://www.asahiphoto.co.uk/repairs.htm or http://harrowtechnical.co.uk/repair-prices/ to see how expensive it would be.

A rare MZ is probably worth a £60 repair and service..

...if they can do it!

I really liked my MZ-S ... it is still sitting there, unused and I wonder if I should sell it on to someone who will make good use of a mint condition one.

The MZ-S? That old thing? I'll give you a tenner for it...