If it's a matter of a "guard" on the lens, couldn't the guard simply be
filed down so that the lens and body could couple?
Bill
Darren & Tara Sutherland wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> Just from my observations about this thread, it sounds as though there is
> nothing wrong with either lens or camera bodies except for the fact that
> when that Vivitar lens was designed, the designers could not have
> anticipated that Pentax would stick their Power-Zoom contacts in the way of
> the elongated gaurd that protects the lever/pin (on lens) for aperature
> coupling. on Pentax brand lenses (and most off-brands) this "gaurd" is
> quite short; only about a cm (1/3-1/3 inch) long. It therefore does not hit
> the little sqaure protrusion that holds the AF body's Power-Zoom contacts.
> Some off-brand lenses have a guard that is 2 or 3 cm (1-2 inches) long. The
> very end of this strikes this little PZ protrusion inside the body's mount.
> Simply put; not compatable. As to which off-brand lenses have this problem,
> I don't know all of them. I do know that a brand labelled Magnicon in
> Canada (former Black's Photography stores' relabelled house brand) had this
> problem. I had this cute little (although "Coke-bottle" performance) 70-200
> PKA mnt lens that would not work with my first AF body, my then-newly
> acquired PZ-1. Needless to say, that was the end of that lens and I sold it
> with my Super Program.
>
> Again my two bits worth,
>
> Darren "can almost feel the MZ-S in hand" Sutherland
>
> PS. If there is still confusion about this I can always snap some digital
> pics of said items at work to illistrate this problem. And no comments on
> my inaccurate conversion of measurements as I'm being VERY approximate!
> :OP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: April 7, 2001 4:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2
>
> >Now there may be a trick with the particular lens. Or it may be something
> >silly like a loose screw in the base of the lens mount which is catching on
> >the mount. Or the lens may be damaged.>Good luck.
> >
> >Stan
>
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