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 Pentax MZ-5 (ZX-5) film SLR camera | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-lens reflex camera |
| Released | 1995 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Pentax KAF2 mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film speed | ISO 25–5000 with DX code reading, 6–6400 manually set, 1⁄2 EV steps compensation |
| Recording medium | 135 film |
| Film advance | Automatic |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual manual, Bulb |
| Metering modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Onboard pop-up TTL flash; hot shoe, 1/100 s X-sync speed |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 1/2000 – 30 s, Bulb |
| Continuous shooting | 2 fps with automatic rewind |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Pentamirror |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.8× |
| Frame coverage | 92% |
| General | |
| Battery | 2 × CR2 |
| Dimensions | 137×91×63 mm |
| Weight | With battery: 425 g (15.0 oz) Without battery: 405 g (14.3 oz) |
The Pentax MZ-5 (ZX-5 in the US market) was a midrange 35mm single-lens reflex camera from Pentax of Japan. It was introduced in 1995 as the world's smallest autofocus SLR..[1]. Most settings were accessible via physical buttons and dials instead of the menu systems of contemporary Pentax offerings. The top dials allow for the setting of exposure compensation and shutter speed, with aperture being set via the ring on the lens[2]. Aperture and shutter speed dials both featured an automatic "A" setting allowing that setting to be set by the cameras onboard logic[3]. Individual modes were set through the following combinations.
| Aperture value selected | Aperture "A" selected | |
| Shutter value selected | Manual exposure | Aperture priority |
| Shutter "A" selected | Shutter priority | Program exposure |
Film speed was set automatically by DX encoding on the film canister[4], but the user could override this by setting the left control dial to "ISO" and using the Spot AF button to cycle through the available options[5].
A notable feature of the camera was the panoramic photo mode. Unlike a true panoramic mode, this operated by dropping a mask in front of the film to crop the recorded image into a panoramic form factor. The viewfinder featured a similar mask showing the user the recorded area[6].
It was replaced by the updated MZ-5n in 1997[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pentax History Archives". Ricoh Imaging. Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Pentax MZ-5 / ZX-5 Operating Manual, Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., Japan, 1996, p. 6.
- ^ a b Pentax MZ-5 / ZX-5 Operating Manual, Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., Japan, 1996, p. 55-61.
- ^ Pentax MZ-5 / ZX-5 Operating Manual, Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., Japan, 1996, p. 20.
- ^ Pentax MZ-5 / ZX-5 Operating Manual, Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., Japan, 1996, p. 76.
- ^ Aitken, Andy (September 1996). "The Pentax MZ‑5 (review)". Photon. Icon Publications. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
"Pentax have continued … by including a panoramic switch. This works simply by blading down the film gate and focusing screen to around 36 × 13 mm."
- ^ "Pentax MZ‑5n announced March 1997". Lens‑DB.com. Lens‑DB. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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