RE: What is going on!!
I've tried numerous times to unsubscribe as instructed on the web site but as yet to no avail (keeps telling me I don't exist - which I clearly do as I keep getting the mails). Who do I contact to stop this - particularly as we appear to have gone into an enforced mail-by-mail subscription? Cheers P. Paul Wilkinson Accenture. DDI: +44 (0) 207 844 7935 Mob: +44 (0) 7973 489 353 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 22/11/2002 18:53 cc: Please respond toSubject: RE: What is going on!! pentax-discuss How do I unsubscribe? -Original Message- From: Bucky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: What is going on!! I'm finally getting the separate emails, which is what I asked for in the first place. -Original Message- From: Bowman, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22-Nov-02 09:54 To: Pentax Discussion Group ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: What is going on!! Instead of a digest... I am getting copies of all emails to the Pentax Group! This has got to stop! Cheers, John * Nova Scotia Canada This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.
Re: Pentax and support (WAS: PMA News)
Just thought I'd add a very positive note on Pentax Service in the UK - bearing in mind that their service location is the edge of Slough (you have to have been there), I wasn't necessarily expecting great things. My MZ-S 'died' a couple of weeks ago with the shutter sticking open and an "Err" message (along with the flash symbol) appearing in the LCD panel. Removed and replaced battery - the shutter closed and all appeared well (at least until I hit the shutter release again). Of course, I now have a film of very blurred surreal shots of my nose as I squinted hopelessly down the lens to see if the shutter was indeed stuck. Pentax took the camera and said they would "look into it" (no joke intended!). My SO (actually my girlfriend - she's way more than significant - more like my gov'ner) explained (I hope in a nice way but I suspect she may have given one of her "Paddington Bear stares") that we were due to go skiing in Alaska for a couple of weeks and would really like the camera back to be able to break it again in the snow :-( Pentax Man said he would see what he could do. In the mean time, I've 'reduced the risk of not having a camera' ;-) by "enabling" myself of an old Super-A for a dollar or two while I was working in New York (not pretty and the self-timer is dodgy but for various reasons - I LOVE IT!) as I couldn't be in Manhattan and not have a camera. Like being in a pub and not having a pint - unnatural. Pentax Man rings girlfriend (v. apologetically) a week later to say that the replacement part may not arrive in time - BUT they would lend us an MZ-S for the trip while they repaired mine. Good huh? I'm still wondering what she had threatened them with. Anyway, had a phone call over the weekend to say that my MZ-S "has been 'rep*&%$£' and could be picked up" - our digital-but-dreadful answerphone garbled the message so we couldn't work out if it was "repaired" or "replaced". Girlfriend turns up and Pentax Man happily hands over a BRAND NEW MZ-S for keeps! Wow! I've NEVER had such good service - I can truly say that Pentax have lived up to the quality of the brand I invested in. AND into the bargain, I have now justified a second camera as back up! Now if they could just sort out how they are going to add that quality to the digital market, I for one will be a very happy bunny. P. Peter Alling wrote: >Pentax in the USA doesn't seem to offer service to anyone Paul Wilkinson This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
RE: Coming to America (sort of OT)
Now I KNOW that America is where dreams become reality but I think I may be pushing my luck on that one! Of course, if I come across any Hen's Teeth or Rocking Horse Manure, I'll be importing those as well! ;-) BTW thanks for all the info on camera stuff - but what about my beloved beer? I can't believe that New Jersey is full of photographers and no pubs. Surely that can't be true. :-) Cheers P. Frits rote: >When you return from the USA, can you bring me a MZ-D from B&H? Paul Wilkinson The Accenture Centre for Digital Content in London 1 Kingsway, London DDI: +44 (0) 207 844 7935 Mob: +44 (0) 7973 489 353 This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
Coming to America (sort of OT)
For one reason or another, it appears I'm going to be spending the next 6 months away from my native England (sob! I'm going to miss my warm beer) and will be working in New Jersey and I have a couple of questions: 1. Can anyone recommend any good photography/Pentax shops in the North Saddle River area (or in Manhattan I guess, as I'll be travelling around the city) 2. Where should I buy and process films? How much should I expect to pay - for B&W, E6 and C41 (depending on what I'm up to). Thanks for any advice from any New-Yorkers (and New-Jerseyers, if that is the right term) Cheers PS. If anyone could recommend any good pubs in the area (preferably with real ale) that could keep me from spending a fortune on photography ;-) Paul Wilkinson The Accenture Centre for Digital Content in London 1 Kingsway, London DDI: +44 (0) 207 844 7935 Mob: +44 (0) 7973 489 353 This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
MZ-S Data imprinting (WAS: RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem) - SOLVED
To anyone that's still interested! Thank you to all the people who responded to this question - very useful. Experiment: I thought I'd give a quick update based on the test I finally got round to performing: 1. Set the MZ-S NOT to fully pull a completed film back into the canister 2. Take a manufacturer-rolled Delta400 (DX-coded) film and shoot 10 shots 3. Rewind the film 4. Using a dark bag, pull these shots out into a tank and expose - leave some leader on the unexposed part of the film 5. Shoot the rest of the film - but DON'T rewind it 6. Using a dark bag pull these shots straight out of the back of the camera into a tank and expose 7. Check the difference Rationale: The reason for running the test in this way is that it eliminates everything that I've had suggested as a possible cause of the imprinting problem i.e. DX/non-DX coding, film-type, film-batch etc. If the first part imprints and and the other doesn't you KNOW that it's being printed on the rewind - there are no more variables (except the shape of the leader - I can't think that this has anything to do with anything - particularly as others a bulk loading without error). Results: Sure enough, all those people who stated that the data imprinting is done on the rewind were bang on the money. It was the failed rewind that was the problem NOT the failed imprint. Conclusion: Dodgy canisters? Not sure - was using plastic Jessops cannisters and someone did say they'd seen problems with them sticking. Have now run a dozen or so steel canisters from bulk without a problem. I will run some more tests on this as it may just be that I am being much more careful now with rolling and loading ;-) Footnote: I am a bit disappointed that Pentax misguided me (I deliberately prodded around the topic with their UK 'expert' and he ASSURED me that they imprinting was done on shot - not rewind.) However, I would like to stop sounding moaning for 2 seconds to say how much I LOVE the MZ-S - it is an absolute joy to use (although I am still learning to get the best out of it) - a friend of mine has recently got a Dynax7 (too many menus!!!) so I'll be intrigued to do some comparison. I know it's one loads of awards but I like the ergonomics of the MZ-S - SOMEONE HAS CLEARLY THOUGHT ABOUT SOMEONE QUITE IMPORTANT - THE USER! This may sound obvious but it is all too rare. Cheers P. Paul Wilkinson ELA Digital Content Service Centre of Excellence 1 Kingsway, London DDI: +44 (0) 207 844 7935 Mob: +44 (0) 7973 489 353 This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was MZ-S Imprinting Problem)
Thanks for the note - I've spoken to Pentax who have said they would need the camera back to have a look at it (it's only 8-weeks old!) Not good. There seems to be a link between the way they back-cover snaps shut and the likelihood of the film not rewinding - i.e. you can tell if the film is not seated properly if the cover doesn't click easily. This is purely anecdotal of course. I'm going to roll off some bulk and run some sensible (and recorded) tests - then maybe I can back with a reasonable argument to Pentax. Cheers P. Paul Wilkinson "Karasch,John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paul X. Wilkinson/Internal/Accenture@Accenture cc: 11/12/2001 13:30 Subject: RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was MZ-S Imprinting Problem) Please respond to pentax-discuss I had a Kodak roll get stuck in my MZ-S once. I've run at least 50 rolls of film through this camera, and I've noticed that it never auto-rewinds when the counter reads 25 or 37. I'm a little paranoid, so I started pushing the button to force the rewinds. It will be interesting to see what kind of response you get from Pentax. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12/11/01 6:21 PM Subject: Re: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was MZ-S Imprinting Problem) >I'm not sure if this is can solve part of your problem, but when I was >making tests for figuring out hot data imprinting works, once I changed >PF 15 four times during the same roll of film. I expected to see changes >in data print density but - nothing, nada. So finally I remembered that it >was said here at PDML how the camera imprints data during rewind. >Obviously, it imprints data as PF 15 was set when rewind took place. >And, since PF15 was set at 4 (high density imprinting) during rewind, >all data was lost because of the overexposure (film used wasHP5 at >400 ASA). >Can't tell anything about non DX coded canisters since I haven't used >them with MZ-S, though. >Hope it helps, Matjaz >> Anyone had any problems with the in-film data printing on an MZ-S? >> It's working fine on DX-Coded film, but I cannot seem to get it to >> work on bulk-rolled Delta400 in non-DX canisters. I have set the >> Imprinting Density (function 15) to all of its available options but >> still nothing - I have also tried all of these settings when using >> DX-coded film and it appears to make NO difference to the print >> density. Am I doing something daft? >> >> Any help much appreciated as this is one of the primary reasons for >> camera choice (other than ergonomics, build quality, glass >> availability) Matjaz - you may have something here. What I failed to piece together was that all three of the bulk-rolled canisters in question (all Jessops - brand new) failed to rewind. It occurred to me last night (as these things often do) that the imprint may be on the return leg of the film - in which case it would never have been printed. However, at least judging by the graunching sound, SOME of the film was rewound and I had the sense to open the back in a light-fast bag - yet NOTHING appeared on ANY of the film. This may be coincidence. So assuming, that you're right (and I'm betting right now that you are) - Has anyone had any problems with film not rewinding correctly? I have had 4 canisters stuck now (3 bulk and 1 XP2 Super). I have noted that the spring-load on the MZ-S canister slot can be a bit too much and it has a habit of pushing the film up onto one of the guides on the upper edge of the front pressure assembly. I take a great deal of care ensuring the film is seated correctly - but this hasn't stopped films from jamming. Anyone else observed this? I have a call logged with Pentax UK so maybe they'll shed some light. Thanks for any help, P. Paul Wilkinson This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error,
RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was/still is MZ-S Imprinting Problem)
OK, Just spoken to Pentax UK and their "MZ-S Expert" *assured* me that the data imprinting happens on a per-frame-shot basis, NOT during the film rewind. So we're now back to TWO questions: 1. Anyone had any problems with MZ-S film rewind (particularly - though not only - with bulk-loaded film)? 2. Anyone had any problems with MZ-S imprinting on certain types of film? Pentax have said they would need the camera back which is not exactly ideal for an 8-week old "flagship SLR" :-( Thanks P. Paul Wilkinson This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
MZ-S Imprinting Problem
Anyone had any problems with the in-film data printing on an MZ-S? It's working fine on DX-Coded film, but I cannot seem to get it to work on bulk-rolled Delta400 in non-DX canisters. I have set the Imprinting Density (function 15) to all of its available options but still nothing - I have also tried all of these settings when using DX-coded film and it appears to make NO difference to the print density. Am I doing something daft? Any help much appreciated as this is one of the primary reasons for camera choice (other than ergonomics, build quality, glass availability) Cheers P. Paul Wilkinson This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
Re: Rebuilding the computer. Chapter II
Glad to see the build went well :) My grandparents live in Aldridge - does that count? Cheers P. I have to thank you guys for all the good advice over the past few days. This computer that I bought now has exactly 2 original components in it, the case and the motherboard. I may have a few issues with it as well. I ended up with a 19" Samsung flat screem monitor, and a dual output video card. This is a cool little piece, it will support the monitor up to an ungodly high resolution at 60hz, and will support it at 1200x1600 at 32 bit colour at 85hz. The second monitor can be run as an extension of the first, at a different resolution and refresh rate, so I can run my toolbars on a 600x800 screen, get a decent refresh rate and still have enough system resources to run the big monitor at a good resolution and refresh rate. Of course, I could have built the damned thing from scratch for less than I have paid for the used rig, but this is the price one pays for being a nice person. Any of our British subscribers in or near Walsall? William Robb - 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 . This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. - 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 .
