Plucking some message out of my backlog...
William in Utah wrote:
I almost never use program or shutter priority myself, but I love
aperture priority and generally fine tune exposure with a twist of the
exposure compensation dial.
That's mostly what I do on the Super Program as well. Once
So do I, but to my eyes, the Super Program doesn't do a good job alerting me that I've
turned the dial. I frequently tune out the exposure compensation flasher by mistake
and end up shooting several frames at + or -2. I prefer an arrangement where the
warning flasher is in the same row or
bought it as a back up to the K1000's but really like
the TTL flash.I think you will too.
BTW i used the AF280T.
Dave
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From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:57:23 -0500
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Subject: Re: Super Program buyer
This is just
Ken Archer wrote:
Compared to my ME Supers and Spotmatics, the Super Program
is a real klunker, at least that is what it sounds like.
You lose stealth mode after the first shot.
:^) ... that's why you might as well use it w/ the Winder!
it will cover up that
Duh, I shoulda thought of that. ;-)
On Tuesday 23 April 2002 01:46 pm, Bill D. Casselberry wrote:
Ken Archer wrote:
Compared to my ME Supers and Spotmatics, the Super Program
is a real klunker, at least that is what it sounds like.
You lose stealth mode after the first shot.
:^)
reminds me of a review of a (quite expensive sports) car i read a few
years ago.
there was a line about the stereo being lousy, but then, it continued,
that shouldn't have mattered because of the deafening engine roar...
g
:^) ... that's why you might as well use it w/ the Winder!
Thanks Ken.I'll keep the MEII winder in mind.
Dave
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William,
I was wrong. I was thinking of my Yashica Electro rangefinders. On the
original full-size models (45/1.7 lens), click stops were every 1/3 stop.
On the later, slightly smaller GL, this was changed to half-stops.
William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Curious. I have both the older
One of mine has developed this problem. I think it began when I stuffed the
camera into my lunch bag. Some foodstuffs may be clogging it up.
One thing I forgot to mention about the Super Program, is that
the film speed is a pain in the neck to change. It takes two
hands, and even then,
One of the chief reasons I chose the Super Program was that it displays the shutter
speed in an LCD on the top panel. Great for stealth shots when you don't want to lift
the camera to your eye. Not until the MZ-7 (ZX-7) did Pentax offer this amenity on its
MZ autofocus bodies. Ricoh offered it
This begs the question of shooting style. I'd think that a photographer
would know what the shutter speed and aperture are set at without having
to look. Of course, with the old fashioned shutter speed dial, the
readout is there to be easily seen at all times, except in darkness, a
situation in
Well, call me a dissenter, but I hate the little buttons for shutter
speed- I find them to feel really
cheap and flimsy. I prefer having a dial for shutter speed, although a
thumbwheel like I've seen on
some Nikons would be really nice, IMHO.
I haven't handled the latest gen cameras- ZX-5n or
Shel wrote:
One problem with some of the electronic designs is that you can't feel
the shutter speed settings change. A quick example that comes to mind
is the ME Super, which has push buttons to change the speeds. I imagine
that numerous other modern cameras have a similar feature where
Hmmm I just tried this with both bodies (slightly different
editions, btw) and maybe my fingers are just too stubby. With some
work, I can get one to do it, but the other ...argghh! :-) Even when
I get the button pushed down sufficiently, the ring seems hard to turn.
Maybe it's just my
One thing I forgot to mention about the Super Program, is that
the film speed is a pain in the neck to change. It takes two
hands, and even then, isn't particularly easy or quick.
I personally have not found this to be a problem, William. I
only need one hand, [clever, nimble-fingered
Curious. I have both the older Super Program with the 400..800..1600
ASA/ISO dial and the newer one with the 400...1000.1600 dial. Both have
click stops for film in 1/3 stops. There are other subtle differences
between them as well. Is there a third version of the Super Program out
there?
On the original Super Program, the ISO dial had click stops every
1/2 stop. This arrangement was changed to every 1/3 stop when ISO
1000 films were introduced.
Gee, I never noticed that, Paul. All of my own Super Program/A,
Program Plus/A, and M-series bodies seem to have 1/3-stop click
Hi Fred,
Yes, I've been working on it, and either practice or exercise (or most
likely both) I've gotten to where it's not the daunting chore that it
once was. One thing that helps me is to face the camera towards me, and
cradle it with my left hand, and do like you said with my right hand.
Yes, I've been working on it, and either practice or exercise (or
most likely both) I've gotten to where it's not the daunting chore
that it once was. One thing that helps me is to face the camera
towards me, and cradle it with my left hand, and do like you said
with my right hand. *Much*
What are the virtues of a Super Program? I'm not familiar with the
camera except by name.
Ken Archer wrote:
...but n, you had to start talking about Super Programs and
all their virtues
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From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: Super Program buyer
What are the virtues of a Super Program? I'm not familiar
with the
camera except by name.
-It's pretty small, only a bit taller than an ME Super. I
believe it will use the same winder as the ME Super.
-It has
and a motor drive! ;)
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:26 PM
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Ken,
You won't regret it.
The Super Program is a great camera!
Now you need
Is program mode when the lens is set on A?
Is a bouncy mirror/shutter considered a virtue g?
So it's essentially an ME S with some more auto functions and a less
desirable mirror/shutter system.
William Robb wrote:
What are the virtues of a Super Program?
-It's pretty small, only a bit
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Ken,
You won't regret it.
The Super Program is a great camera!
Now you need an AF200T or AF280T flash.
Regards, Bob S.
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Kenneth Archer, San Antonio, Texas
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Hi Shel,
I've got a couple of them. The biggest plus for me over my ME Super is
DOF preview. Other niceties are a viewfinder display that works great
in decent or bright light. It is a backlit LCD at the bottom of the
finder image. I think that it's awful in low light. Sure, there is an
Hi Bill ...
I remember using one of these a couple of years ago. Mark Dalal had
one, and I fiddled with it a bit.
I liked that little grip thing, and iirc, there was something on the back that
made for better gripping as well. The camera didn't feel as solid as the
ME S., as you noted.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Is program mode when the lens is set on A?
Yes, when in AUTO mode, Auto everything (except focus),
take it off the A (on the lens) setting and you have Aperture priority.
Put the camera on M (manual) the lens on A, you have
Shutter Priority, take it off the A (on the
Does that mean the camera decides both the aperture and the shutter
speed? Is AUTO the same as Program Mode?
Steve Larson wrote:
Yes, when in AUTO mode, Auto everything (except focus),
take it off the A (on the lens) setting and you have Aperture priority.
Put the camera on M (manual) the
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