I've used the FA 28-105 and 100-300 on my Z-1 since they all came out. Loved
and used the power zoom facility other than when I was trying to be more
discrete (the whining noise attracts attention even before the mirror
whack).
However, I also used them on earlier models (e.g., SuperProgram an
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote:
On 21/9/05, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Power Zoom, of
course!
Waste of time!!
And additonal weight.
Kostas
> So now I have two FA* lenses with Power Zoom motors that may never be
> exercised again. Am I the only voice crying in the wilderness, or does
> someone else out there miss Power Zoom?
Well, I have only one "Power Zoom" lens - the FA* 80-200/2.8. I never
"power zoomed" it on my LX's, and nev
once and it
didn't seem to work all that well.
J.W.L.
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From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss"
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: Orphaned Power Zoom Lenses
The list has been consumed with pa
i never found it useful except to impress the Nikon and Canon owners.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss"
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: Orphaned Power Zoom Lenses
So now I have
This is funny. One of the things that sets the better fixed lens
digicams apart from the crappy ones is the availability of a manually
controlled zoom on the lens... ;-)
Godfrey
:
> Rick Womer wrote:
>
> >When I got my PZ-1 with two power zoom lenses, I
> >thought it was pretty nifty and used it for a couple
> >of years. Then I turned it off, and never used it
> >again. The zoom size tracking never worked well, and
> >the "zoom clip" an
Rick Womer wrote:
When I got my PZ-1 with two power zoom lenses, I
thought it was pretty nifty and used it for a couple
of years. Then I turned it off, and never used it
again. The zoom size tracking never worked well, and
the "zoom clip" and "zoom effect" features struc
On 21/9/05, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Power Zoom, of
>course!
Waste of time!!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Yes your are a lone voice crying in the wilderness, power zoom is
probably the least missed functionality in any camera.
Mark Erickson wrote:
The list has been consumed with passionate debates about "green button
wars" and camera engineering, nobody has mentioned a MAJOR lack of
support for a
so another measure that puts the lens at its shortest physical
size. But even the MZ-S doesn't fully support this feature, only
shortening the zoom without moving the focus to infinity. Some of the
power zoom lenses don't change size at all when zooming, only when
focusing, so this function
When I got my PZ-1 with two power zoom lenses, I
thought it was pretty nifty and used it for a couple
of years. Then I turned it off, and never used it
again. The zoom size tracking never worked well, and
the "zoom clip" and "zoom effect" features struck me
as frippery.
I
> So now I have two FA* lenses with Power Zoom motors that may never be
> exercised again. Am I the only voice crying in the wilderness, or does
> someone else out there miss Power Zoom?
>
>
I have the 28-105 and a PZ-1. Never used the PZ feature, so i
The list has been consumed with passionate debates about "green button wars"
and camera engineering, nobody has mentioned a MAJOR lack of support for a
key feature that Pentax pioneered! What am I talking about? Power Zoom, of
course!
It was bad enough when Pentax released their new top-end
4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
No, the comment wasn't that it doesn't focus to
infinity, but that when power zoom is engaged,
the camera doesn't automatically return the lens
to infinity position like it does on the
PZ-1/PZ-1p.
It focuses to infinity just fine on my MZ-S!
Joe
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To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
All i know is the PZ 28-105 works on my PZ-1
with no problems however,no Power Zoom
with the
istD and it does not AF well at either end(full
28 and full 105)Its sporatic and just
started.Kind of a
humming
riginal Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
All i know is the PZ 28-105 works on my PZ-1 with no problems however,no
Power Zoom
with the
istD and it does not AF well at either end(full 28 and full 105)Its
sporatic and
ends and it will focus.
Dave
> Carlos Royo mused:
> >
> > Joe Wilensky escribió:
> > > But are any of them power zoom lenses? I think most of the IF lenses
> > > replaced older power zoom designs.
> >
> > The FA* 80-200 2
Carlos Royo mused:
>
> Joe Wilensky escribió:
> > But are any of them power zoom lenses? I think most of the IF lenses
> > replaced older power zoom designs.
>
> The FA* 80-200 2.8 is both power zoom and IF. And I think the awesome
> 250-600 mm. is also both.
s the zoom.
On my other two power zoom lenses, neither focussing nor
zooming affect the length of the lens in any way at all.
Joe Wilensky mused:
>
> But are any of them power zoom lenses? I think most of the IF lenses
> replaced older power zoom designs. The 100-300 power zoom doesn&#x
Joe Wilensky escribió:
But are any of them power zoom lenses? I think most of the IF lenses
replaced older power zoom designs.
The FA* 80-200 2.8 is both power zoom and IF. And I think the awesome
250-600 mm. is also both.
Carlos
But are any of them power zoom lenses? I think most of the IF lenses
replaced older power zoom designs. The 100-300 power zoom doesn't
change size at all when zooming, only when focusing. Others, like the
28-105 power zoom, can change size nearly as much from close focusing
as they can
John Whittingham mused:
>
> > According to the FA manual, the power zoom lenses retract but do not
> > focus to infinity with the MZ-S.
>
> Strange on such a high spec body, Pentax eh :)
Not if you assume it's going to be used with IF lenses ...
With most of my lenses
---
> From: Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Sent: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:43:30 -0500
> Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
>
> > Maybe it's just the MZ-S, then? I thought I remembered this odd
> > dropped partial feature on the
> According to the FA manual, the power zoom lenses retract but do not
> focus to infinity with the MZ-S.
Strange on such a high spec body, Pentax eh :)
John
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:06:34 +, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm curious now about the MZ-s, not that it would bother me at all. Checked
> with the ZX-5n.
>
> John
John,
According to the FA manual, the power zoom lenses retract but do not
focus to
s now about the MZ-s, not that it would bother me at all. Checked
with the ZX-5n.
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:43:30 -0500
Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
> Maybe it's jus
Maybe it's just the MZ-S, then? I thought I remembered this odd
dropped partial feature on the -5n as well.
Joe
> although unlike the PZ-1/PZ-1p, this feature on the MZ cameras
doesn't also turn the lens focus to infinity when the camera is
turned off, which would make the lens as short as p
> although unlike the PZ-1/PZ-1p, this feature on the MZ cameras
> doesn't also turn the lens focus to infinity when the camera is
> turned off, which would make the lens as short as possible.
The 28-105 does on both my MZ-3 and ZX-5n.
John
Quoting Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:05:03 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > As a guide, if the function is present in all parts of the system that
> require it, then it will function.
> >
> > E.g. if the body and lens can AF, then there
Some cameras, like several in the MZ/ZX series, support _some_ power
zoom functions but not all. The MZ-5n and MZ-S, for instance, support
the basic 3-speed power zooming, but not the zoom clip, size tracking
and other fancy functions. Also, these cameras do provide the
retract-the-lens-to-its-
y.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=3878929492&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
It's a little more complicated than that. Yes, those two copper
contacts do indicate that the body in question has a Kaf2 mount, and
thus, that it supports power zooming. But that's all y
- Original Message -
From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
AFAIK, the power zoom functions were only available on the PZ series
bodies. I found them to be basically useful only as a gimmick even
when I had a PZ-1p.
The MZ-S is also on that list, IIRC.
Jostein
*ist-Ds has no power-zoom contacts. ZX-60 is a bargain body, so
probably not. OTOH
someone else may know for sure. Power-zoom is a dying technology as far
as Pentax is concerned.
The lens will work as well as on any other bodies however, just no power
zoom.
Scott Loveless wrote:
Howdy! I'm
> I wholeheartedly agree. However, what good is being enabled with a
> power zoom lens if you don't have a power zoom camera?
You can use in in manual zoom and enjoy the optical quality and build.
John
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 07:21:14 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Scott,
>
> You can tell whether or not a body supports power
> zooming by looking at the lens mount (or a picture of
> the lens mount). Bodies supporting power zooming have
> two copper contacts inside the mount ring
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:05:03 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> As a guide, if the function is present in all parts of the system that
> require it, then it will function.
>
> E.g. if the body and lens can AF, then there will be AF. If one of them
> can't then it won't. If
Scott,
You can tell whether or not a body supports power
zooming by looking at the lens mount (or a picture of
the lens mount). Bodies supporting power zooming have
two copper contacts inside the mount ring at about 5
o'clock.
You can see them in the photos of a PZ-1p on eBay
here:
http://cgi.
>
> From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/03/08 Tue PM 02:56:15 GMT
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Power zoom lenses
>
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:29:32 +0100, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Y
bject: Re: Power zoom lenses
On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:29:32 +0100, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Yes they work. But power zoom function doesn't :-)
Not the answer I was looking for, but an answer nonetheless.Thanks!
--
Scott Loveless
Born free. Taxed to death.
On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:29:32 +0100, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Yes they work. But power zoom function doesn't :-)
>
Not the answer I was looking for, but an answer nonetheless.Thanks!
--
Scott Loveless
Born free. Taxed to death.
Scott Loveless wrote on 08.03.05 15:07:
> Howdy! I'm noticing that Pentax states power zoom functions are not
> available on the *ist film camera (which I have) and the *istD. The
> ZX-60 and the *istDS literature makes no mention of this. Anybody
> know if these lenses work with the latter two
Howdy! I'm noticing that Pentax states power zoom functions are not
available on the *ist film camera (which I have) and the *istD. The
ZX-60 and the *istDS literature makes no mention of this. Anybody
know if these lenses work with the latter two cameras?
--
Scott Loveless
Born free. Taxed to
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