I will test properly with my MZ-30 tonight. Although I am sure I have had a misfeed in the past, I cannot state categorically this is the case without verification.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 September 2002 17:49 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Dry firing (was: Silicon film, etc) > > > Now that's an interesting question. I'm not able to do any > direct research since I don't own any other ZX models. > > At 05:33 PM 9/19/2002 +0100, you wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > At 04:37 PM 9/19/2002 +0100, you wrote: > > > >This is not my experience at all. Any 'electronic' camera I > > > have ever > > > >used flashes an 'E' and locks up if the film wont load. > > > (MZ-30, MZ-S, > > > >mjuii, Ixus etc) > > > > > > > > > > However I can deliberately mis-load the example of the ZX=M I own > > > and it will fire > > > and advance even though there is no film movement. Since > > > this camera is > > > based on > > > ZX series I would bet that all other ZX/MZ cameras with > the possible > > > exception of the > > > MZ-S will work the same way. > > > >I wonder... I am pretty sure my MZ-30 will not work if it misloads. > >Looking at the cameras, the MZ-M and MZ3/5 look like one > family while > >the MZ-30, MZ-7 and MZ-6 look like another. The former > models look to > >only have a frame counter LCD, whereas the latter show much > more and an > >'E' flashes for a misload. I wonder if one family or MZ/ZXs handles > >this differently to the other? > >
