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Re: [OM] Why do photo teachers recommend Pentax?

Subject: Re: [OM] Why do photo teachers recommend Pentax?
From: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:35:34 -0800
At 08:56 AM 12/20/2002 -0800, Winsor Crosby wrote:

Ah yes, I haven't seen a K-1000 much :-) My perception of the Pentax being about as small as the OM was in fact because when I bought my first SLR (a FM), one of the classmates had a ME-Super, I believe, and I couldn't believe that it was even smaller than my FM! The ZX-5 that I bought to "replace" the OM-4T, is not a whole lot bigger than the 4-T, even though it is a modern autofocus camera with builtin winder.

// richard <http://www.imagecraft.com>

Good luck with it. I have a friend who bought two and both have been to the Pentax service center. One has been in twice and needs to go again. Mostly intermittent metering problems. It is a beautiful little camera though. I was quite taken with it.
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Just to make it clear, I bought the ZX-5 "replacement" when the camera came out, so may be about 6, 7 years ago? About a year and half ago, the ZX-5 has been replaced by the one that it replaced, i.e. I got bit by Zuikoholicism big time. So now the ZX-5 sits on the shelf, and the OMs and the Zuikos get a lot of workout. I have to say, I don't miss the autofocus a bit, even though that was one of the main reasons why I bought the ZX-5 in the first place. I love the fast wide Zuiko primes. Sometimes I miss the zoom flexibility, or the fill flash, but overall, I am happier w/ the OM setup by far.


// richard <http://www.imagecraft.com> <http://www.dragonsgate.net/mailman/listinfo>
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