Reply to Vestax Pdx2000mk1 v Technics 1210mk2

A mate brought me a1210mk2 around yesterday he's had in his loft for years for me to try too see if I like them as he's seen my posts about them haha. Seem to be struggling to mix as well as I can on my vestax. Going off the dots on the platter with the red light on them, its fine at zero but seems to be out on the -3.3 and the +6 settings, obviously it looks like it needs calibrating, would this being out throw my mixing on it or is it just purely I'm used to mine and the pitch faders glide up and down freely whereas the technics are very firm? Only spent a few hours on it last evening tho so maybe after a good few go's on it I would probably be use to it