Originally posted by scottax1 OK. I searched the archives and got 0 (zero) hits, so . . . newbie questions below.
It's obvious that the Z-1p/PZ-1p succeeded the Z-1/PZ-1 so we can assume Pentax made incremental improvements.
Looking at Bojidar's main table the only differences I see are that the Z-1/PZ-1 has an extra Exposure Mode -- "M" and a slower winder -- 3 vs. 4 FPS.
The detail page tells us that the built-in flash on the older models covered only 35mm vs. 28 on the newer and lacked red-eye reduction.
Also, the newer models have 2-second mirror pre-fire, panorama format and 15custom functions. The Z-1/PZ-1 lack those features but oddly enough have 18 custom functions.
There are some other minor differences; the ones above seem to be the biggies.
When I use flash, I usually use a separate one so those differences are not very important. The lack of mirror lock-up on the Z-1/PZ-1 does concern me because it's a feature I use a lot on other cameras. I'm surprised that Pentax left it off, but they didn't ask me, so . . .
This bit of analysis is prompted by the fact that I can get a PZ-1 for what seems a decent price -- US$120 in "EX+" condition. I notice the newer models typically fetch a lot more and suspect there are reasons for that.
Any advice/experiences with these models will be appreciated!
TIA!/Scottax1
both the non p and the with p are good but I bet if you were patient you could come up with an acceptable deal on a with p model and then not have to think about that extra frame, or that mirror lock-up.