Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread jcoyle
Not yet - but it was once a close-run thing! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S SNIP Feroze, Don't worry about it you'll soon

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Brad Dobo
Is is a repeated message? It sounds so familiar. - Original Message - From: Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:47 AM Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S Thomas Heide Clausen a écrit: ... Ohhyeah, the grip. That is one

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:56:55 -0500 Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh, I ordered extra ones, rubber eye cap and findercap, because I knew I'd lose them. Of course, now that I have them, I probably will never lose one :) Brad. heh... Mine fell off at the most inconvenient moment: I

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Brad Dobo
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 5:31 AM Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:56:55 -0500 Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh, I ordered extra ones, rubber eye cap and findercap, because I knew I'd lose them. Of course, now that I have them, I

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I'm on eyepiece number 2 as well. However, since I believe that the gods of entropy require a sacrifice for anything to actually work, I'll offer up the eyepiece. Better than the lens falling off . . .

RE: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-- -Original Message- -- From: Thomas Heide Clausen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 5:31 AM -- -- On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:56:55 -0500 -- Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- -- Heh, -- -- I ordered extra ones, rubber eye cap and findercap, because I knew

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Bill Owens
Lost mine too. Don't think I'll bother replacing it though. Bill - Original Message - From: jcoyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 3:08 AM Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S Not yet - but it was once a close-run thing! John Coyle

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too lost my eye piece cover. It did take a while, but evidently it occurred while placing the camera back in the bag. I have not had this problem with its replacement. A rep told me to put a dab of silicone on it. I think I have felt it move just

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: Cesar posted (addressed to Wendy, but hey, it was out in the open): I too lost my eye piece cover. It did take a while, but evidently it occurred while placing the camera back in the bag. I have not had this problem with its replacement. A rep told me to put a dab

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Dan Scott
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 07:15 AM, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Thomas, From my extensive travelling in Central America and for a while having my luggage not arrive with me, I have devised a way to survive for a day or two. When packing my camera gear in its bag I do not use the

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Pat White
The MZ-5n and the MZ-S both easily lose their eyecups. I tried silicone seal, then a large rubber band, but finally found the solution. In the drugstore, I found small black rubber bands (Goody brand) in the hair section, with hair ties and clips and so on. The packet holds around 20, so you

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
Good idea. I'll try this on my SECOND eyecup. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/12/02 04:13PM The MZ-5n and the MZ-S both easily lose their eyecups. I tried

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi devnull, on 11 Dec 02 you wrote in pentax.list: I wanted o get a MZ-3 as my first Pentax camera but did try the MZ-S for an hour...too bad :-)) I will have only one question : does the MZ-S need to beep whenever it gets the AF blocked ? No, you can disable the beep (it's the same wih the

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 11.12.02 3:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wanted o get a MZ-3 as my first Pentax camera but did try the MZ-S for an hour...too bad Welcome :-) I had the same problem - my Z1P got sold very quickly after playing a little with MZ-S :-) I will have only one question :

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Pål Jensen
I will have only one question : does the MZ-S need to beep whenever it gets the AF blocked ? No. You can turn it off. grr in France MZ-S are 300 Euros costier than in Germany ( 950 Euros ) .. i shall sell one or two Nikon AI-s lenses to get the MZ-S...am i right ? MZ-3 MZ-S ? The

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Jean-Baptiste Fargier
Thanks, Danke, Merci all of you i think i'll go for the MZ-S + its grip (it reminds me of my former beloved Contax RTS-III , but lighter) and a zoom : the rest will be 2nd-hand manual lenses... Now the only thing i shall miss will be the Zeiss Distagon 1,4/35mm Jean-Baptiste

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Pål Jensen
From: Jean-Baptiste Fargier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now the only thing i shall miss will be the Zeiss Distagon 1,4/35mm Replace it with the Pentax FA 31/1.8 Limited Pål

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:48:11 +0100 Jean-Baptiste Fargier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Danke, Merci all of you i think i'll go for the MZ-S + its grip (it reminds me of my former beloved Contax RTS-III , but lighter) and a zoom : the rest will be 2nd-hand manual lenses... Ohhyeah,

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:54:10 +0100, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: they'd rather make a lover profit than no profit atall. ^ You sure have a closer relationship with your photo pusher than I have! :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:55:08 -0500 Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:54:10 +0100, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: they'd rather make a lover profit than no profit atall. ^ You sure have a closer relationship with your photo pusher than I

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Steve Desjardins
I dunno, if they knocked off a couple of hundred bucks . . . ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/11/02 08:55AM On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:54:10 +0100, Thomas Heide

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 18:03:55 -0500 Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:39:11 +0100, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: they'd rather make a lover profit than no profit atall. ^ You sure have a closer relationship with your photo pusher

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S At 06:25 PM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: Only thing I don't like is the eye piece cover, works fine in portrait but pokes me funny when in landscape-maybe thats just me. Feroze, Don't worry about it you'll soon lose it. Problem solved. Hands up everyone

Re[2]: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
wendy, Mine fell off in my bag, so I was able to recover it. I do take more notice of it because it can come off easily. It's still a mighty nice camera anyway. Bruce Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 7:48:42 PM, you wrote: wb At 06:25 PM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: Only thing I don't like

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-11 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Thomas Heide Clausen a écrit: ... Ohhyeah, the grip. That is one of the best non-optical things I've ever bought for any camera :) I have rather big hands, and the MZ-S almost was too small without it. ... MZ-S is very, very nice camera, the only bad point is the àù$-¤#]°ù% selector for the AF

Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-10 Thread devnull
I wanted o get a MZ-3 as my first Pentax camera but did try the MZ-S for an hour...too bad I will have only one question : does the MZ-S need to beep whenever it gets the AF blocked ? grr in France MZ-S are 300 Euros costier than in Germany ( 950 Euros ) .. i shall sell one or two Nikon AI-s

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-10 Thread Pat White
You can easily turn off the beeper if you wish. The MZ-S is more expensive in Canada than in the US (grrr), but I bought mine here anyway, and I'm very happy with it. Pat White