It really depends on how much you want to spend. My MZ-5n with an AA battery grip was something like $40, and the general market rate is around $80 +/- 20. The MZ-6 or -7 (and all of their ZX variants) are similar in price or a little cheaper.
Unfortunately all of the MZ and ZX bodies except for the MZ-S can suffer from a weak plastic mirror motor gear, but if the camera is working when you get it it could be good for quite a while. Some bodies have a brass gear, but I don't know of a way of telling them apart without disassembling the camera. Even if you get a body with a broken gear and have it repaired with the brass replacement part (or do the work yourself like a couple of forum members) you will still probably pay under $200.
A PZ-1p is more like $100 or a little more, and you can't get an AA grip for it, so you are stuck with CR-5s.
The MZ-S is the best built camera of the bunch by a long shot and you can get an AA grip for it, but you will probably pay 4 or 5 times as much as the other cameras.
The A 28mm f/2.8 is a nice enough wide angle on film, and it is much easier to focus on a proper 35mm viewfinder than on an APS-C body.
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