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Revision as of 14:26, 6 October 2021

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Pentax MZ-7
image by Jörg Krüger (Image rights)

The MZ-7 (ZX-7 in the USA) is a autofocus 35mm SLR camera from Pentax introduced in 1999 as a succesor of the [|MZ-5]/5n. The MZ-7 camera body is available in a silver/black and black/black colour, while the ZX-7 is only available in silver/black colour.

This camera was an advanced amateur camera, with metallic lens mount, and uses the KAF2 mount. The speed selector dial form the MZ-5 was removed and repalced with a Mode selection dial with 7 program modes; B, and M It has an electronic vertical traveling metal focal plane shutter with speeds from 30 to 1/4000 of a second. The self-timer is electronic with a delay of approx 12 sec.

It was replaced by the MZ-6/ZX-L in 2001

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Pentax MZ-7 with
Data Back FG and Battery Grip FG
image by Antonio Rodríguez (Image rights)
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Pentax MZ-7
Top View
image by Antonio Rodríguez (Image rights)
  • Exposure modes include picture mode (portrait, landscape, action, night and closeup), program mode, Av, Tv modes, metered manual mode, bulb and TTL flash.
  • The auto focus has 3 points and spot focus modes in single predictive and manual modes.
    • An AF illuminator is also available for improved low light focusing.
  • The meter has a six segment TTL cell with a range of 0 to 21 EV at (ASA 100, 50mm f/1.4), and can be set for DX-coded film speeds from 25 to 5000 ISO or manual speeds of 6 to 6400.
    • Exposure compensation can be adjusted ± 3 EV at ½ steps.
    • Three shot auto bracketing is also available in ½ EV steps.
  • The built in pop up flash has a GN of 11 and has red eye reduction.
  • The finder uses a matte focusing screen with a 92% field of view and a 0.7x magnification.
  • A Panorama mode exists, which masks the edges of the picture for an image of 13x36mm. Blinders in the viewfinder preview the result.
  • The motorized film transport is able to travel at up to 2 fps in consecutive mode.
  • It is powered by two CR2 battery or the optional grip FG with 4AA batteries

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