Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-14 Thread William Kane
Dosn't the ME winder engage mechanically while the MX winder engage electrically? That would have made it tough to make them interchangeable . . . Bill Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I've not checked the fit as far as mounting, but the advance coupling is the opposite gender. Pentax Could Have,

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-12 Thread mike wilson
Alan Chan wrote: One thing I don't like about the Winder MX is the plastic battery cover which seemed prone to break. Winder ME II doesn't have this problem. Oh yes, it does... Hamfist the barbarian - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-12 Thread Norman Baugher
I think the final noise is the little release lever on the base being re-set... Norm Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Oh butter, it appears you are right. Taking the lens off, setting a slow shuter speed, and watching the the camera cycle shows that it does fire first. Sure sounds the other way around

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-12 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, December 11, 2001, at 09:41 PM, William Johnson wrote: Mine does not do this. It snaps the shutter and then winds, on both an ME and 2 different Super Programs. My ME II winder also behaves the way William Johnson's does. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I've not checked the fit as far as mounting, but the advance coupling is the opposite gender. Pentax Could Have, with very little extra foresight, made them interchangable, but didn't. There was one for the ME and one for the MX. CRB - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

RE: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread Alan Chan
One thing I don't like about the Winder MX is the plastic battery cover which seemed prone to break. Winder ME II doesn't have this problem. regards, Alan Chan I've not checked the fit as far as mounting, but the advance coupling is the opposite gender. Pentax Could Have, with very little

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread William Kane
Won't work. Different gears that connect the two. Sorry Nuzzolillo, Joseph wrote: Anyone out there know if a ME winder could be used with a MX, and if not, why not? ebay has tons of ME winder that are cheap, but the MX are few and expensive. Thanx Joe - This message is from the

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread William Johnson
Hi, The MEII winds first then snaps the shutter. Mine does not do this. It snaps the shutter and then winds, on both an ME and 2 different Super Programs. The shutter lag on the Super Programs is about the same either way, but it does increase slightly with the ME, which has the shortest lag

Re: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread Anthony Farr
Why not? Because the only similarity between MX and ME cameras is the approximate size. That aside they are very different to the extent that the MX has a horizontal-run fabric roller-blind shutter and the ME and derivatives have a vertical-run metal multi-blade shutter. This is the major