hi, On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 09:52:57PM +0100, Bob Walkden wrote: > Hi, > > On the Contax RX you have a PF option which lets you choose whether to > rewind fully into the cassette, or leave the leader out. I used to > make it rewind fully, but that caused problems when I wanted to > mid-roll rewind, so changed to leader out. One good feature of the > camera is that when it's finished rewinding, if you do want to wind > back into the cassette you just push the rewind lever again and back > in it goes. Very convenient.
The new pentax zx-l also has this feature and i was considering buying that once my 5n died. But i heard people complaining about its pentamirror so havent bought it yet. Wanted to try it out first. But now i think i dont do much photography that warrants AF anyways so i am okay with my MF cameras. That does leave my 500ftz lying around unused for now. I am actually also considering buying a contax slr system (was very impressed by the G2 and now have a G1+45mm lens). But cant afford to do it now so waiting for a better time or a good deal :). I am thinking between 167MT, AX, and maybe RX as the body (might just get a yashica body if money is tight) and of course zeiss lenses. > > An even better idea, imo, is to have a smart rewind. If it rewinds > automatically on end-of-roll then it should rewind fully back into > the cassette. If the photographer initiates the rewind by pressing the > lever then it should leave the leader out. yep that would be neat. But there should be override mechanism there too in case someone wants it. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
