Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
3 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I'm not going to takl about fast or noisy autofocus - it is not the matter of the camera, it is the matter of the lenses! The camera itself is easy to operate and pretty intuitive (for me :-) Precise exposure meter, good viewfinder info, very comfortable to hold. I use this camera already for 5 years, and I'm not going to change it meanwhile. Offcoarse it is not a "pro" camera, but it suites 95% of all non-professional needs :)

Strengths:
Easy to operate Precise meter

Weaknesses:
Not USM-compatable

Similar Products Used:
Zenit-12

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Price Paid:  $125.00 from eBay

Summary:
I've had an MZ-50 before for a short time and it was light, easy to use, shutter was quiet,and the auto-focus wasn't bad. Pentax seems to have a noisier auto-focus than the Canon Elan II or the Rebel. The MZ I have now I bought used on eBay. It came with Two Tamron AF lens. Doesn't focus well with either of them. I tried a new Vivitar AF lens and got the same results. Otherwise this camera makes a superb non-AF camera. The Canon EOS's seem to be far superior.

Strengths:
Light , shutter is quiet, easy to figure out if you don't have the manual. Accepts all previous Pentax bayonet lenses. Makes a good program, auto, manual camera if you forget about the auto-focus.

Weaknesses:
Lousy auto-focus. and it whirrs just like the new MZ-50, SF1, and PZ10 I had a while back. Maybe this camera isn't partial to aftermarket brand lenses.

Similar Products Used:
Canon Rebel and Elan II. They both are quieter in the AF mode and the AF has an assist light, (infra-red on the Elan) for focusing in low light.

Customer Service:
Haven't tried it.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
2 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Compact and lightweight, this is an ideal camera for general purpose photography. It has a high enough framing speed for trying to capture a few shots of someone before they notice. Controls with no clutter.

Strengths:
Very few controls, very easy to operate. Reasonable framing speed. Good AF. Bright focusing screen. You can turn off focus confirmation beep.

Weaknesses:
Finder readouts protrude into the viewing area. Limited ISO's for flash use. (only up to 800 speed film). 1/100 sec flash sync isn't that great for outdoors. Knob for changing shutter speeds and aperatures in slower than a wheel. It only lacks multiple exposures, a simple and gratifying feature.

Similar Products Used:
Rebel 2000, Rebel SII, Canon EOS IX, Elan II, Elan 7

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
3 votes

Price Paid:  $400.00 from henrys

Summary:
DON'T BUY THIS CAMERA. BUY THE ZX-7/MZ-7. This camera is not a bad camera, but you can get more for not the much more out of the 7 or the 5n or even the new zx-l, but the camera has no DOF, not great metering, no focus in a darker room, But its not that the camera is terrible, just that you can get a much better camera for just a little bit more, and forger the 28-85 lens it comes with.

Strengths:
Cheap and Light.

Weaknesses:
Slow focus, bad metering, no DOF, feels cheap without the FG-10 battery grip.

Similar Products Used:
Canon EOS 500, MZ-S, a great camera, Pentax Z1-P, Nikon F100.

Customer Service:
Very good

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $140.00 from P.C Richards

Summary:
This is a very good camera for beginers and intermiate and even expert this is 1 of the most reliable and efficent camreas I ever used.

Strengths:
Light weight how easy it is to use

Weaknesses:
flash

Similar Products Used:
Canon Rebel,canon eos

Customer Service:
didn''t need it