Take a look here:
http://wdcamengineering.com/PENTAX_GRIP_7web.jpg
It appears that the arm that comes up can be easily removed, and then you
can just pull the wire out of the cable release socket and use your cable
release with the AA pack still on. Of course no verticle release if you do
that, but you don't need a verticle release and a cable release at the same
time I think. Another thing that could be done with the AA pack would be
to add an extra cable release socket onto it, maybe even a socket for the
old mechanical type?
Todd
At 03:51 PM 4/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
>So now you will not do timed exposures at night? And you will always look
>thru the viewfinder for portraits? Or will you unscrew this battery pack
>every time you wish to do either..?
>
>I'm sorry; I do recognize how much work was put into this nice looking and
>very ingenious pack by it's engineer creator. And I know I certainly could
>not accomplish something like this anywhere near as well!
>But to me this terminal release blockage is a design flaw that would prevent
>me from ever purchasing such a pack. (After I get my PZ1 of course. And I
>intend to do so.)
>
>I would much rather have an AA battery pack without a vertical release if
>this release blocks the only remote cable terminal... I use this terminal
>on my cameras a lot, and Geez it's not all that difficult for me to use the
>currently existing shutter release in a vertical body position, AFAIC!
>
>(Didn't somebody just recently put out a new camera without a remote
>terminal release? Nikon, I think it was... I remember everyone was all over
>them for it; saying geez, what the hell could they have been thinking off!)
>(????)
>
>Dosk
>
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