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johnriley wrote:
Won't it work on your P30T in Program mode?

Yes it will, but there is no way of knowing what aperture is being selected!

Second hand film bodies are so cheap it seems reasonable to spend £15 on a body which will work in Av mode, and even has autofocus!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on MZ6/7 or PZ10? at 02/06/2011 - 13:41

Jetsam1 wrote:
I have a recently purchased MZ7 and think it is very decent for the money they go for. Would like an autofocus prime (much to expensive!!!) but the 28-80mm zoom is surprisingly good. Even when using really, really cheap film!

Funny enough i'm after this camera to use my af prime - the DA 35mm. I was under the impression this would work on my P30t camera but with the aperture wide open. Unfortunately the aperture is stopped right down which is obviously not as usable!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on MZ6/7 or PZ10? at 02/06/2011 - 12:43

That guy is a complete 'Jeremy Hunt', I'm sorry...!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on How to save Pentax at 01/06/2011 - 20:11

Anvh wrote:
The K20D was much better than the K10D and the K-5 is much better than the K20D. At large image sizes or with extensive cropping the difference counts.

Don't agree with the later though.. from the photo's i've seen i prefer the K10D with the lower ISO's, higher ISO's are a different story though...[/quote]But would any of that make any difference in a print though Stefan? An A2 print from the K20D wouldn't show up the 'slight differences between the pixels' which you might be able to see at 1:1. And it would look better than an A2 print from the K10D because of the extra resolution.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K7 Mk2? at 01/06/2011 - 19:41

For me the first three are your finest street shots so far! Especially no. 3. Great stuff Tim!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Modern backgrounds at 01/06/2011 - 19:33

Yes, Z10, that's the one!

The battery issue is a good point... CR2 batteries are about half the price of CR5's, which I note the Z10 takes. Presumably it needed more power for the power zoom. MZ6/7 it is then! I quite liked the 80's looking Z10 but perhaps the MZ6 or 7 would be better - they also have AEL which the Z10 lacks. I have always found that an extremely useful feature.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on MZ6/7 or PZ10? at 01/06/2011 - 19:30

Thinking of a film camera that will work properly with my lenses (not just in P mode as with the P30)... I have whittled it down to these two bargain-bucket (under £20!) choices. Any thoughts on which way to go? The PZ10 is a more serious looking 'beast', but then again the MZ6 or 7 are more compact. Shame about the silver plastic though!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on MZ6/7 or PZ10? at 01/06/2011 - 18:14

As an alternative to grey carding, just point the camera at an averagely bright part of the scene and hit AEL. You should try and avoid changing aperture mid shot in any case... it's probably best to have an edit between shots with very different exposure settings, unless you are after a special effect with changing DOF.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Movies with the K7! Where do i start? at 01/06/2011 - 16:51

Superb!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Year's First Macro at 01/06/2011 - 10:47

Well the K7 was a very early video DSLR, and I think it works great within its limitations. It's more worrying that better controls weren't added to the Kr and K5 though.

Here's a couple of vids I did with the K7 'just for fun'!

Creepy trees:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32OnPmVYmSc

Street performers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs281wQzr9Q

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Movies with the K7! Where do i start? at 01/06/2011 - 09:44

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