Pentax MZ-S - Three-Minute Review

This three-minute review covers the Pentax MZ-S, a unique camera with a lot of professional features. This has by far been the most difficult review video to edit to try and get it to three minutes because the camera has so many features. Unfortunately I had to leave a lot of details out.
Film developed and scanned by Nichol's Photo Lab.
www.nicholsphotolab.com

[@thenexthobby]

The way the MZ-S goes from full auto to either Av or Tv is how all cameras should operate. I think only Fuji got the message, albeit years later.

[@deadshot640]

I agree. I have always loved how Pentax design leaves unnecessary things out, such as a mode dial or double exposure switch.

[@leehaze1]

Nice vid

[@AFluffyMobius]

One of these days i'll get an MZ-S to complete a double-three amigo's of LX/MZ-S/K-1ii and 31/43/77mm Limited's.
The one thing that strikes me odd about the MZ-S is that the large upper dial is ONLY for shutter speed and cannot be used for aperture setting in aperture-priority. Which prevents the use of some aperture ring-less lenses like the newest 100mm Macro AW that was released last year. But that same 100mm Macro AW lens can be used on the 30+ year old Pentax Z-1 just fine since you are able to control the aperture with the rear dial on the camera.

[@deadshot640]

That's a nice trio. I enjoy my triple set (don't forget KX/MX/LX too). I think the MZ-S designers didn't imagine lenses without aperture rings. Because I shoot film so much I only own two lenses without aperture rings. The MZ-S controls aperture from the body much like the Super Program does, in shutter priority or auto modes only. You can use shutter priority to force the camera to use a specific aperture. I love no wasted space on a mode dial, but sometimes it would be convenient to manually control aperture on lenses without rings.