Peter wrote;
"1. Can't you work any bloody pentax gear? - just kidding."
Uuurm, apparently not! But that lens is a VIVITAR, so there!! (And I have
got
it working now, so DOUBLE there!) ;-)
I recently posted a similar issue with my PK Vivitar Series one 70-210 see
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg15723.html
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."
This is exactly what is happening! (and thanks for the link, btw) I had
just worked it out and was about to
post about it when I saw your response, however, I also have in my hot
little
hands a new ME Super that a rather generous PDML'er sent in my general
direction, and the lens works perfectly on it! So, my plan is to leave it
basically
permanently on the ME Super, and use my other bodies for other stuff. I
would
like to thank everybody who offered ideas and advice about this btw, there
are
way too many for me to respond to you all individually, but I have read what
you all wrote and taken it under advisement...hehehe ;-)
"p.s. Have you done a still life shot of your smashed PZ1p yet?"
No Peter, unfortunately on the day that I smashed it I was so upset that I
took
it to this local guy who calls himself a camera repair man. He basically
laughed
in my face when I showed it to him and mumbled something along the lines of
"dumb broad" as I walked out the door! Anyways, I left the bits and pieces
there
as I wasn't exactly thinking straight and my kids were hanging out the
windows of
my car telling me to "hurry up, mum". I went home, posted about it on PDML,
somebody emailed me asking for the parts, so I phoned the guy and told him
not
to throw them away and that I'd collect them later and lo and behold the
b*st*rd
had thrown them to the tip!!! GRRRR! I know where I won't be taking any
future
camera repairs, that's for sure! Typical mentallity of people in this town
though...
"p.p.s. Can you get me an invite to the fashion shoot in NY? ;-)"
Sure, the more the merrier! Ha! Actually, Chunglee is having trouble getting
in himself
this season, says he has left it too late, so we'll have to wait and see if
he can get in, but
I honestly don't think I'll have the dollars to get over there by September.
Building our
new house is number one priority at the moment, closely followed by Uni.
fees, oh and
there's this little matter of a couple of kids to feed and a mother who is
severely addicted
to buying photographic equipment from this place called Ebay....
fairy.
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