Thanks Darren - no I think your two cents worth is useful extra information
and helps clarify the problem for me at least.
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darren & Tara
> Sutherland
> Sent: 06 April 2001 04:43
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2
>
>
> Incidently, this is facility for the "power-zoom" contacts. It exists on
> all Pentax AF bodies from the PZ series to current...even if it doesn't
> actually have the contacts (as on the MZ-7, 30, 50 etc.). The SF
> series of
> cameras did not have this little "box" that gets in the way. This problem
> should not occur on any manual focus camera previous to the MZ-M, as there
> should not be anything to get in the way. Not all off-brand lenses have
> this...in fact, I would say it's a minority of models that have
> this longer
> "ridge" to protect the aperature lever. Just my two cents
> worth...ignore if
> this has already been mentioned.
>
> ThanX
>
> Darren S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: April 5, 2001 12:04 PM
> Subject: RE: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2
>
>
> >There is a large black ridge around the diaphragm control lever
> on the back
> >of the lens that is much bigger on my Series 1 than on other K mounts I
> own.
> >It catches on a little box in the MZ mount at about 5 O'clock as you look
> >into the mount cavity. This in turn doesn't allow the lens to go fully
> home.
> >If that is what is happening with yours (and it could be different) then
> >there isn't a solution this time.
> >
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