Re: Battery pack FG

2006-10-06 Thread John Celio
I STILL have the battery pack FG. For all MZ/ZX cameras. It's new, in the box. Buy it now, you know you want one. $20 + shipping. I've often thought about getting that item, if only to make my ZX-30 look less dinky, but alas, I must be frugal. John Celio P.S.: I hadn't touched my ZX-30 in

Re: Battery pack Fg and non-std batteries

2003-01-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Arturo, I vaguely remember some issues with NiCad and NiMH batteries causing ZX-5n AF motors to burn out too quickly - something to do with a slightly different voltage. I think it best to NOT use rechargeables at all. I'm pretty sure Pentax recommends against them. Bruce Monday, January

RE: Battery pack FG

2001-12-26 Thread Kent Gittings
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Erickson Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:58 AM To: pentax-discuss Subject: Re: Battery pack FG Actually, when they first came out they were something like $60 or $80 bucks! I bought one, decided I didn't like it, and sold it for nearly what

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-21 Thread Bgpentax
I would HIGHLY recommend the FG pack for any ZX-7 user...Camera feels better with the extra heft and size and I'm at 75 rolls on the first $3.00 set of Duracells with no end in sight...Only draw-back is Z-body is now a real S-Q-U-E-E-Z-E into the holster case

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-21 Thread JeffW.
on 12/21/01 10:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would HIGHLY recommend the FG pack for any ZX-7 user...Camera feels better with the extra heft and size and I'm at 75 rolls on the first $3.00 set of Duracells with no end in sight...Only draw-back is Z-body is now a real

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-21 Thread Brendan
I put a thin black foam between the camera and pack, it's very secure and I've used it on tripod many times with heavy lenses, now my beef is that it sits off center on the tripod after meaning it's all off balance, that and it can't sit on the pack, it wants to nose dive. My only complaint

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread Brendan
Dave Henry's is sellin them for 29 CAN!!! last week --- David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cory.May i ask how mmuch they are going for?? in Can or USd. Dave __ Send your holiday cheer with http://greetings.yahoo.ca - This message is

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread Mark Erickson
Cory, I had one for a while, and I got rid of it. I do a lot of landscape work from a tripod. The battery grip did not lock onto the base of my ZX-5 solidly enough to provide a really rigid connection between the camera mirror box and the tripod. This is not a problem if you're shooting

Re: Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread David Brooks
Thanks.Have to add more to the budget Dave Begin Original Message From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:02:52 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battery pack FG Dave Henry's is sellin them for 29 CAN!!! last week --- David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread Tonghang Zhou
it. Regards, Tonghang Zhou On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, David Brooks wrote: Thanks.Have to add more to the budget Dave Begin Original Message From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:02:52 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battery pack FG Dave Henry's

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:41:03 GMT, Mark Erickson wrote: I had one for a while, and I got rid of it. I do a lot of landscape work from a tripod. The battery grip did not lock onto the base of my ZX-5 solidly enough to provide a really rigid connection between the camera mirror box and the

Re: Battery pack FG

2001-12-20 Thread Timothy Sherburne
I scored the $12 used one from BH a couple of weeks ago for my ZX-M. It was basically brand new. Maybe it was Mark's. ;) t On 12/20/01 10:47 AM, Tonghang Zhou wrote: I got mine new for $25US at a local photo store. BH had a used one for $12 about a month ago. - This message is from the

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-19 Thread Erik Nordin
bought it in Sweden. /Erik -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: den 18 september 2001 18:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Battery Pack FG (Augustine is wondering whether the FG battery pack is worth its price.) Value for money depends on how much

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Paul Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: Re: Battery Pack FG In Australia I paid $70au for it, which is about $37us. $110us is a joke. [Cesar writes ] The original price was about US$100

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-18 Thread clivew
(Augustine is wondering whether the FG battery pack is worth its price.) Value for money depends on how much you pay for it. Here in the UK, the FG pack retails for the equivalent of about USD 110, a crazy price for a plastic box with a prong on one end, whatever it does for the feel of the

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-18 Thread Brendan
I just slapped my FG on the MZ-3 and I thought it felt good on the MZ-M but even with small lenses it's really comfortable. Is it worth it, Hell yes, Get the Fg and 4 NImh rechargable batteries and in 100 rolls of film you'll have made the money back in cost of the cr2 batteries alone ( cost $11

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-18 Thread Alan Chan
I was tempted to use NiCad or NiMH in the FG grip too but the manual said alkalines only so I didn't. Usually if it can, the manual would stay that (like ME II Winder, Motor Drive A or other flashes). regards, Alan Chan I just slapped my FG on the MZ-3 and I thought it felt good on the MZ-M

Re: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-18 Thread Paul Jones
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Battery Pack FG I was tempted to use NiCad or NiMH in the FG grip too but the manual said alkalines only so I didn't. Usually if it can, the manual would stay that (like ME II Winder, Motor Drive A or other flashes). regards

Re: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-18 Thread Brendan
no reason for having any problems with NiMH batteries, they did how ever state that they did now reccomened against using NiCads. - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Battery Pack FG