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Picked Up a Z5 Last Week

Started Jan 18, 2021 | Discussions thread
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Re: Picked Up a Z5 Last Week

Hike Pics wrote:

I had decided I needed a Z model in my little group of KM cameras. I had been reading about the series and I discovered many people back in the day preferred the Z5.

I bought mine in 2006. I did a lot of shooting with it at the time, and still pull it out of the drawer occasionally and take a few shots.

I am amazed at how quick and quiet this camera is. I can't hear the zoom or autofocus motor at all.

The sounds are there, but they're subtle.

The zoom function is ultra smooth and fast.

Yep.

And there is a little PF on the long end of the zoom.

There's quite a bit of CA with mine at the long end (and barrel distortion at the wide end). Mostly correctable.

Nice colors, though. Overall, it does an acceptable job in good light at moderate focal lengths.

There's also a dedicated 0.75x wideangle kit, which is pretty good: the ZCW-300 and the ZCA-300 adapter for it. If that interests you, send me a PM. I have two sets here.

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