Pål wrote:
My MZ-S eats batteries. Its the most dissapointing aspect of the camera. A
set of batteries, costing $20 around here, last for approximately 25 rolls.
To me it means a week or two. Its going to ruin me. I don't use AF much; I'm
not the kind of guy who uses AF for every shot, and only
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IMO, a 50mm is just so's one can avoid saying body only when ya
buy/sell it... it's an expensive body cap. g
Ooh. I'm gonna save that quote and repost it when Mike Johnston is back
on the list.
I used a beat-up SMCK50/1.4 as a body cap when sending one of my
Paul Jones writes:
Some will remember my shots i posted last week and my aim to post some
shots each week, I shot more film this week, but only got a few decent shots
and one i'm saving for the PUG :)
You just reminded me. I was intending to put my runner-up shot for this
month's PUG on
Cesar writes:
P.S. I have had some people here say that I should search around for the
best price. I am paying for the service, the ability of meeting a Pentax
rep, the service of that rep and a hundred other little things that I cannot
get from a chain store or mail order. Just think of
I got my grip from Adorama for $159. I was happy that it was in stock.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
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From: Paul Jones
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Got my MZ-S today.
Hi,
Got my MZ-S today, so i'll probaly just waste
On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 17:31:45 -0600, William Robb wrote:
Hi: I still need a few volunteer Beta testers for the automated
gallery. If you intend to submit to the September gallery,
please consider helping us out on this.
I do intend to submit, but I will be leaving on a vacation on the 19th of
I must agree here. I have really enjoyed the overall handling of the body.
My major negative is the lack of fill flash compensation. I use that more
on my PZ-1p than I realized. As soon as that new flash gets on the
market...maybe this is Pentax's way of selling lots of new flash units.
Bruce
Hi Pål,
It is not only your MZ-S wo eats batteries mine does too! When I bought my I also
bought the battery pack
which was another 150 dollars acourding the manual this was good for 50 ~ 100 rolls
depending on use of flash
whell after 8 films the camera did not transport anymore unless you
Mark wrote:
MC and I like the idea of getting ~100 rolls
MC out of a set of AA batteries, so I expect to use the grip.
Hi Mark,
Reading about MZ-S having roughly the same consumption as MZ-5n
with CR2 batteries, I'd say don't expect more than 30 rolls with
AAs, be it lithiums. The
Congratulations!
Jim
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From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Success:1st real paying gig
Well Sunday was a barnburner in southern Ontario,but
we survived.The show went well and none of the
Bruce Dayton
I must agree here. I have really enjoyed the overall handling of the
body.
My major negative is the lack of fill flash compensation. I use that more
on my PZ-1p than I realized. As soon as that new flash gets on the
market...maybe this is Pentax's way of selling lots of new
I must agree here. I have really enjoyed the overall handling of the body.
My major negative is the lack of fill flash compensation. I use that more
on my PZ-1p than I realized. As soon as that new flash gets on the
market...maybe this is Pentax's way of selling lots of new flash units.
I
Kelvin Ang [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What I meant to ask in the original post is that yes
I'll be composing the shot similarly, but in one case
I'll be using a 50mm f1.4 with TC and another case
without. Of course, with the TC the lens is
effectively 100mm f2.8, although the lens is wide
Harry Baughman asked:
i see you have heard of konica 3200. have you ever usedit? i have 2
rolls left out of 5 i bought last year. i have never heard of any one
on this list ever using it. sorry t say konica has discontinued it . if
ever find out where i can get some please let me know.
From: Max McRae [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The MZ-S; a batteryholic?
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2001, 1:13 AM
...instantly relegates the Z1-p to the obsolete category.
...
That's the one major gripe I have, and have no idea what I'm going to do
when
my next wedding
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From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The MZ-S; a batteryholic?
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2001, 3:57 AM
And as a Pentax
user for 10 years, I am not surprised by their inconsistence on decision
making. They just love surprises.
Pentax Inconsistent? Gee,
Probably a dumb question but is there a particular
area of sky to look for this???
Dave
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:59:12 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Perseid Meteor Shower
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From:
Francis Tang wrote:
I thought my ME Super was screwy too before I realised the noise was from
the strap lugs.
It's always good to know that someone else has felt that heartstopping
moment, followed by an overwhelming sense of relief...
... when they realise their ME Super has rattly strap lugs.
Sorry gang. Just trying to see if I'm still subcribed. I've been away for
3 weeks and had mail bounced in my absence. (storage exceeded)
Don
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About the grip; on the grip are all buttons needed to make vertical
pictures.
like bottons for release, dept of field, AE lock and the sensors on front
and rear for a remote controll, with a switch you can activate the remote
option, the little white window below MZ-S
Lets hope camera software will never be developed by microsoft...
Atvars, imagining message boxes: Driver ISO64.vxd not found. Manually
remove the film and reinstall the driver or contact your film vendor and
that will happen in mid-roll... =8-(
___
Collin Brendemuehl
From: Nicholas Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pentax Inconsistent? Gee, lots of laughs in the PUG today... Are they not
the only one of the big four that has managed to maintain complete and
total
backwards compatibility between lenses and bodies?
This is a bit of hyperbole. While Pentax has done
http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1262047176
That's right.
But you need to adjust your camera slightly to use it! :)
Collin
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From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:07 AM
Subject: TEST
Sorry gang. Just trying to see if I'm still subcribed. I've been away
for
3 weeks and had mail bounced in my absence. (storage exceeded)
Don
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I don't read German very well.
Is it right that the mount is screwmount M42, and that there is no aperture
diaphragma?
Jostein
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From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1262047176
That's right.
I found this link with info on the Perseid Meteor Shower:
http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast08aug_1.htm
Hernan Mouro.
I will definitely be out there, probably being mosquito food. I
will be using Superia 800, and 2 LX's, one with a 20mm lens, one
with a 35mm lens. Of course,
Dave,
Take a look at this article from NASA:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast31jul_1.htm?list156564
Jostein
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From: David J Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Perseid Meteor
This link is even better, it's for this year's meteor shower.
http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2001/4review_perseids.htm
Hernan Mouro.
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I don't read German very well.
Is it right that the mount is screwmount M42, and that there is no
On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 08:42:00AM -0400, Mark D. wrote:
[snip]
Pentax has been a little inconsistent in other areas too. For example
-- The introduction of the MZ-S.
[snip]
Also, it's the first time an MZ body isn't called ZX in the
US. Why didn't they call it the ZX-S?
I noticed
Cesar writes:
I am paying for the service, the ability of meeting a Pentax
rep, the service of that rep and a hundred other little things that I cannot
get from a chain store or mail order.
AMEN!
-Aaron
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Thanks Hernan.
I will attempt this feat.I assume the best way to
go about this is the same as star photo's.Wide open,
cable release and time.
Dave
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Sent: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 08:42:25 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Hey Folks,
For the past couple of months, I've been searching in vain for an A 100/2.8
Macro. If anyone knows where I might be able to get one of these, please
contact me offlist.
Thanks,
Mark
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So you are paying the store for the service of a rep not employed by
that store?
I am not saying dont support your indie store, but in this case they
dont seem to have done anything to justify the extra money and you
should not have felt obliged to pay an uncompetitive price.
-Original
Though the rep is not employed by the store he is there because of the
store. The borrowed lens was sent back to the rep at the store's expense.
I would think that the rep (conjecture on my part) would have some gain of
some sort from the store ordering the lens. It may not be monetary, but
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Rob Brigham wrote:
I am not saying dont support your indie store, but in this case they
dont seem to have done anything to justify the extra money and you
should not have felt obliged to pay an uncompetitive price.
Cesar writes:
I am paying for the service, the
My last two rolls of film in my MZ-10 started rewinding about 12 frames in.
The first, I was so carried away with shooting that I wasn't aware how many
pix I had taken, thus when I opened the camera, I exposed the film. The
second time, I knew only half or so of the 24 roll had been shot, so I
Dan,
Happy Birthday, and congrats on the new lens! BTW, how'd they know
that's what you wanted? Just wondering...Christmas is only 5 months away,
you know ;P
-Jeff
Dan Wrote:
Hi All,
My lovely wife and son handed me a small box on my birthday, inside was a
green leather bag holding a
Bob Walkden writes:
Seems like a suitable subject for discussion on this list, so what are
your all-time favourite photo books, and why?
Photographic Composition, by Ben Clements (not the one by Tom Grill,
although that might be good too)
I found a copy of this book at my local
Thank you for your kind reply on my previous question about K1000 clones.
I'll stick to the originals. Thant's _Pentax_dml nor
_SomethingCloseToPentax_dml, isn't it?
I have a new one - just one of the kind everyone here loves ;-)
Any info or opinions about Agfa Color Multi-Coated 135mm, 1:2.8
I also notice that the lack of vibration is better than a MZ-3, but, I also
use a Nikon F-100, and find it terribily calm...and much less
louder...becuse it is big and has coreless motors
Clover
Still waiting for a MZ-Sn
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From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
So thank to all your family...I hope one day, I could live such an instant
!!!
But, I already own a 85mm f::1.4...Sad , isn t it ??? Not really...Only
a choice
Happy birthday Dan
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From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: jeudi 9 août 2001
Hello,
Where in Brazil are you gonna be?
Alex
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University of Sao Paulo Phone: 1-313-577-5419
Wayne State UniversityICQ number:
Dan Wrote:
My lovely wife and son handed me a small box
on my birthday, inside was a green leather
bag holding a new 77/1.8 ltd.
Yes, I am embarassed to have whined on the list
about spending money on new floors for our
home--and--I'm really glad it was y'all I was
carping to instead of my
My lovely wife and son handed me a small box on my birthday, inside was a
green leather bag holding a new 77/1.8 ltd.
Yes, I am embarassed to have whined on the list about spending money on new
floors for our home--and--I'm really glad it was y'all I was carping to
instead of my wife. g
Dan
My last two rolls of film in my MZ-10 started rewinding about 12 frames in.
The first, I was so carried away with shooting that I wasn't aware how many
pix I had taken, thus when I opened the camera, I exposed the film. The
second time, I knew only half or so of the 24 roll had been shot, so I
Yeah, Dave,
Look up, look WA up! (only Canadians of a certain age will get
that one) :-)
But seriously, the NASA site that's already been provided will tell
you. The only time I saw them (sans camera, unfortunately), I just
layed back on the grass, and they were lighting up the sky
Hi,
Photographic Composition, by Ben Clements (not the one by Tom Grill,
although that might be good too)
Interaction of Color, by Josef Albers
it's interesting that you mention these books, which sound quite formal
and pedagogical. I'm not familiar with either of them. I will probably look
Canon sells a collar for several of their lenses that may fit the 300mm
F4.5. Here it is at the BH website:
http://www02.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat
or__Aproductlist_html___186247___CATMRA___REG___CatID=277___SID=E87010B8A00
--Mark
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I wonder what the internal dimension is of the ring...
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From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 8:48 AM
Subject: Tripod collar for FA* 300mm F4.5
Canon sells a collar for several of their lenses that
After 24 hours with the MZ-S I have noticed two
things that bug me. The dial to turn the auto bracketing on and off is quite
fiddly to use. I also have found that I will definitely need the grip, when
holding the camera for a while my finger beside my little finger on my right
hand gets
Just find this item at BH and costs USD50. It says silver so I presume it
must be made to match the silver Limited lenses. But why on earth it would
costs USD50?
Pentax 49mm UV Super-Multi-Coated (SMC) Glass Filter - Silver (for FA
43mm/77mm lenses)
Well
Since I wasn't invited, the LEAST I can do is turn ya on to one
of THE most pleasant Brazilian buzzes I can think of (other than
an 18yr old hard-body winding your clock on some deserted beach)... g
http://www.maria-brazil.org/caip.htm
enjoy
Scoot
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Hello
I only wish to shout once more that I really wish
Pentax to make a Much better SLR than the MZ-S...
Please give me a chance to see a MZ-Sn with some
change as the PZ-1/Z-1 and the PZ-1p/Z-1p, or the MZ-5 and the
MZ-5n...
See youThanks for private Mail, to write me to
this Email:
From: Pentax Clover [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I only wish to shout once more that I really wish Pentax to make a Much
better SLR than the MZ-S...
Please give me a chance to see a MZ-Sn with some change as the PZ-1/Z-1 and
the PZ-1p/Z-1p, or the MZ-5 and the MZ-5n...
While I think Pentax will likely
Chris Brogden wrote:
If you're happy with your photos, why switch?
In order to get a professional quality camera, Chris.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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I bought my MZ-S from my small local store for $959. Ten dollars less than
the BH listed price for their out-of-stock MZ-S. No inflated shipping
charges. No hassle with UPS. Ready support if I ever need it.
I did buy my PZ-1p from BH because the local guy did not stock it, and if
he ordered it
RRHHH!!
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
In order to get a professional quality camera, Chris.
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pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert
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I personally think that Z-1p and MZ-5n are much better camera than old
model. So what's wrong with MZ-S, I am pretty sure that it will be corrected
in MZ-Sn or Sp. However, You might have to wait for 2-3 years for the
change. MZ-S was rated by Pentax as pro camera so I don't think they will
Scooterman wrote:
Well
Since I wasn't invited, the LEAST I can do is turn ya on to one
of THE most pleasant Brazilian buzzes I can think of (other than
an 18yr old hard-body winding your clock on some deserted beach)... g
http://www.maria-brazil.org/caip.htm
The caipirinha became
Jim Commins wrote:
I
have listed a Pentax Right-Angle Finder on EBay at http://cgi.ca.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1262479504
This item fits any Pentax SLR camera
from the last 20 years (back as far as the MX at least). I don't
know about before that. It has 1X and 2X
Mark,
Thanks, other replies point to this resistor as well.
Where did you get your service manual? Is it an original? I've heard of
people ordering them from sites on the Internet with mixed results.
Thanks for the reply.
Allen
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To: [EMAIL
Tom,
If it is going to be an expensive fix I won't bother. I'd probably just
replace as you said. Used Super Programs seem relatively common.
Thanks,
Allen
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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Super
Bob,
Thanks for the reply. I think I'll try the repair myself and appreciate the
pointer regarding the bearing.
Allen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Super Program metering problem.
I have a
Alan,
Thanks for your detailed reply. I may try the repair myself. The problem is
both with the ring set to A or manually set to any aperature. Guess this
points to the variable aperature resistor? What does it look like?
Is audio cleaner just rubbing alcohol?
Thanks again,
Allen
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My son and I took a trip last July to Belize and Guatemala. I
was
concerned about the probable jungle rain storms and tried to
go as
prepared as I could. Tenba offers a couple sizes of "rain
covers" made
of lightweight nylon cloth with a clear window for looking
through the
viewfinder. The
Nicholas Wright wrote:
Pentax Inconsistent? Gee, lots of laughs in the PUG today... Are they
not
the only one of the big four that has managed to maintain complete and
total
backwards compatibility between lenses and bodies?
Mark D wrote:
This is a bit of hyperbole. While Pentax has
From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT-- BRAZIL
Scooterman wrote:
Well
Since I wasn't invited, the LEAST I can do is turn ya on to one
of THE most pleasant Brazilian buzzes I can think of (other than
an 18yr old hard-body winding your clock on some deserted beach)... g
At 06:13 PM 8/9/01 +1200, you wrote:
I had a scary moment with mine as well.
I bought the grip with the body so never used anything else but alkalines,
but when the first set failed I put what I thought was a fresh set and they
also failed after a brief period, like one minute.
Once again I
At 10:46 AM 8/9/01 +0300, Alan wrote:
Reading about MZ-S having roughly the same consumption as MZ-5n
with CR2 batteries, I'd say don't expect more than 30 rolls with
AAs, be it lithiums. The battery life figures advanced by Pentax in
the brochures really don't have anything to
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From: Tiger Moses [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 4:20 PM
Subject: Brazil
I have been blessed today with the information that I have to make a
International business trip - to Brazil!
Which PDMLers are there and might
I wondered about this too. Pentax has a long history
of releasing a model and then an update after hearing user
reactions. Consider:
Me - Me Super
Sf - Sf-N
Pz-1 - Pz-1p
Mz5 - Mz5n
But, they never released a new version of the LX, though they continued
to tweak it through the years. I find the
Theres a good chance any problems or upgrades with the MZ-S can be upgraded
with a simple software upgrade.
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From: Ronachai Pratanaphon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: MZ-S n or p ???
I personally think
It may be a small peice of metal at the end of the shaft of the rewind knob
inside the camera. On my KX it is loose, and looks like it was designed to
be that way, so that's the only rattle in an otherwise very solid camera.
Oddly enough, the ME is different - it's all one peice so no rattle.
I've never heard of this lens, but for a no-name 3rd party lens that is
somewhat expensive compared to eBay prices. For $50 you can easily pick up
a SMC-M 135mm F3.5, and that's a no brainer if you ask me.
Todd
At 11:19 PM 8/9/01 +0200, you wrote:
Thank you for your kind reply on my previous
Thanks, Tom. Appreciate it.
Joe
And here I was going to complement you on Maison Carrée, Nîmes . :-)
Tom C.
Actually - quite a beautiful shot Joe. I'm envious.
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From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08,
I have rent a MZ-S for a Week end, this is a
handsome SLR, but there are some details that can be change to make it better,
silencer, more information in the viewer (spot, program, manual
modeetc...)
I really find the MZ-S like a MZ-3 in limited
version...Enought for average use, can be
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Chris Brogden wrote:
If you're happy with your photos, why switch?
In order to get a professional quality camera, Chris.
*L*
chris
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I chose this frame over a few others as it was one of the rare times
Jeepgirl actually smiled. She's usually very shy and timid.
Hey, anyone need a dodger in the shape of Bill Owen's head?
tv
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At 01:52 10.8.2001 -0400, you wrote:
Sorry for the delay:
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I chose this frame over a few others as it was one of the rare times
Jeepgirl actually smiled. She's usually very shy and timid.
Who's who ?
Antti-Pekka
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Aaron Reynolds wrote:
http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005zdw, I'm
They do seem to like it. Personally, I
think calling it as fine-grained as Tech Pan
is a bit of an exaggeration, but then again,
I haven't put them head-to-head.
OTOH, someone mentioned that
Thanks for your detailed reply. I may try the repair myself. The problem is
both with the ring set to A or manually set to any aperature. Guess this
points to the variable aperature resistor? What does it look like?
Is audio cleaner just rubbing alcohol?
This picture is a carbon variable
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