Flash on ZX-5N (Adam?)

[P. J. Alling]

I already voted, if you can get only one go with the 5n,

Glen Tortorella wrote:
> Thanks, PJ.  If I end up going for the M, would this be a "wrong"  
> decision?  I am weighing your comments seriously, and I am also  
> considering what others have said.  I tend to agree with your  
> perspectives.  Adam, if you are reading this, what do you think?--do  
> you vote for the ZX-M or the ZX5n?
>
> Thanks again,
> Glen
>
> On Sep 6, 2007, at 3:52 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>   
>> Pretty much, the only thing the M has going for it is it's split image
>> focus aid, which I've learned to not use anyway...
>>
>> Glen Tortorella wrote:
>>     
>>> Thank you for the detailed comments.  Hence, I gather your vote in my
>>> M vs. 5n decision would be for the 5n?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Glen
>>>
>>> On Sep 6, 2007, at 2:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I've had both.  I got rid of the ZX-M and kept the 5n for two  
>>>> reasons.
>>>> The Pentaprism in the 5n was in every way superior to the
>>>> Pentamirror in
>>>> the M, (better coverage, higher magnification, brighter viewing with
>>>> better manual focusing), and the ability to explicitly change  
>>>> metering
>>>> patterns rather than depending on the lens mounted on the camera  
>>>> doing
>>>> it.    (I currently 7 Pentax fK mount, (Film) and 4 Pentax screw  
>>>> mount
>>>> bodies floating around that I don't use enough as it is, not to
>>>> mention
>>>> the other cameras, I've accumulated over the years, otherwise I  
>>>> might
>>>> have kept both).
>>>>
>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Thank you, PJ.  This is an interesting point.  I have just posted
>>>>> some further thoughts regarding my ZX-M vs. ZX-5N decision.   
>>>>> What do
>>>>> you think?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Glen
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 6, 2007, at 1:28 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> That said, I seldom use the built in flash, which means that it  
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> few opportunities to break, and when you need just a little bit of
>>>>>> extra
>>>>>> light, it's there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Thanks, P.J...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In view of this, I question the decision to include these
>>>>>>> flashes on
>>>>>>> camera bodies.  Obviously, no pro would use such a flash.  For  
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> rest of us, I say: if it is prone to failure or unreliable,  
>>>>>>> then do
>>>>>>> not include it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Glen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sep 6, 2007, at 12:09 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Yes, they're a week point, they break...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Glen Tortorella wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Has anyone had of heard of any problems with the pop-up  
>>>>>>>>> flash on
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> ZX-5N (malfunctions, fails to pop up, etc.)?  I tend to be
>>>>>>>>> skeptical
>>>>>>>>> about the longevity of these little flashes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Glen
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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