Re: MZ-S problem

2003-06-26 Thread Leon Altoff
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:22:33 +0200, Petter Jarbo wrote: >The part I think could be at fault is the metal thingie to the extreme right. Just >follow the scratch to the right and you will see that the lower part of this metal is >nicely aligned. This metal piece is protruding ever so little and se

Re: MZ-S problem

2003-06-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Looks like a grain of sand found its way on the pressure plate when you loaded that particular roll. No wonder judging by the quantity of dust your camera displays in the picture - and no offense intended. It happened to me a couple of times, and ever since I take the time to brush the f

Re: MZ-S problem

2003-06-24 Thread Alan Chan
But it sounds like a lab problem to me. You don't get scratch this way with 2 or 3 frames only in the middle of the roll. regards, Alan Chan I don't have MZ-S, but you can try to load a flesh set of scratch free film and the rewind it with leader out. See if there is any scratch. You should kno

Re: MZ-S problem

2003-06-24 Thread Alan Chan
I don't have MZ-S, but you can try to load a flesh set of scratch free film and the rewind it with leader out. See if there is any scratch. You should know the result instantly. regards, Alan Chan A question for the MZ-S owners out there. Have you ever experienced scratches on the outside (not

MZ-S problem

2003-06-24 Thread Petter Jarbo
A question for the MZ-S owners out there. Have you ever experienced scratches on the outside (not the emulsion side) of the film? I have and I'm suspecting my MZ-S is to blame. Could you please take a look at this picture and tell me what you think. http://w1.431.telia.com/~u43105651/ The scrat

Re: MZ-S problem

2002-03-26 Thread Mark Cassino
At 09:29 PM 3/25/02 -0800, you wrote: >First, thanks to everyone for their efforts. > >I've had every lens I own on the camera tonight and they >all exhibit the same problem. When I move the aperture >ring off the "A" setting it either says f64 or f76 as the >aperture no matter what f-stop the rin

Re: MZ-S problem

2002-03-25 Thread David A. Mann
Mike wrote: > I've had every lens I own on the camera tonight and they > all exhibit the same problem. When I move the aperture > ring off the "A" setting it either says f64 or f76 as the > aperture no matter what f-stop the ring is set at. Depth > of field preview still works, as well as stop-do

Re: MZ-S problem

2002-03-25 Thread dave o'brien
On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Mike wrote: > First, thanks to everyone for their efforts. > > I've had every lens I own on the camera tonight and they > all exhibit the same problem. When I move the aperture > ring off the "A" setting it either says f64 or f76 Hmmm, does the displayed aperture depend on

Re: MZ-S problem

2002-03-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Seems that it thinks it's a view camera Is there a "Landscape" mode on the camera? Mike wrote: > > Okay all you Pentax guru's. > > My MZ-S suddenly starting reporting the f-stop in > manual aperture mode as f64. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff

MZ-S problem

2002-03-25 Thread Mike
Okay all you Pentax guru's. My MZ-S suddenly starting reporting the f-stop in manual aperture mode as f64. Doesn't seem to matter which lens or where you turn the aperture ring - it still says f64. If you set the lens to the "A" setting it all seems to be working fine. Any ideas what broke? Damn