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Latest Review Posted	Pentax MZ-5N / ZX-5N My previous Pentax film SLR's were a Z-1p and a Z-50p. I sold the semi-pro Z-1p when I got fed up with the weight of it and started using cheap light DSLR's. Last year the Z-50p died on me so I bought a "used" MZ-5n. I was astonished at it's near mint condition and am totally delighted with it. My partner and I share the camera so having the dioptre adjustment is very useful. The images you get when using decent prime lenses and fujichrome slide film are very sharp with of course the fantastic colours fujichrome is famous for. I sometimes have the slides scanned but even high resolution scans viewed on an Apple monitor look feeble compared to projections of a "real raw" slide image. Anyway I tend to take lots of nature/landscape shots with film and use the DSLR for our kids and fast-action shots so I don't feel the need to choose between the 2 formats. Quite a few people have commented on the delicate flash-hinge thingy but I'm not concerned about that as I use this outside 99% of the time so it only gets a tiny bit of fill-in flash use. I've seen plenty of these cameras for sale on ebay with various faults so my copy may not last as long as I hope but I'm careful with cameras and even if I only get a 100 or so rolls of film through this before it dies I will have had my money's worth. A lovely portable and enjoyable camera to take with you anywhere either on it's own or as a back-up to a DSLR for any once-in-a-lifetime-trips or event. ...

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