Nick, Bruce showed us how rotate the dial with a pull at Grandfather Mountain this year. He had somebody's MZ-S (Caesar's? or Tom C.'s?). Bruce sure does know his equipment. I remembered the trick when I got the camera and have had no dial problems.
I checked the roll counter on my first roll of film. The camera looks mint and the straps, etc. had never been put on it. The count on my 1st roll was 27. I'm just hoping that means only 26 other rolls have been thru the camera. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:50:27 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Nick, > > Just a tip - When I owned two of them I found that the dial rotated > smoothly when pulled rather than pushed. So the technique is to > lightly pull from top to bottom on one side of the dial or other with > your thumb instead of pushing against it. Try it - you'll be > surprised how it suddenly works easily. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > Monday, December 6, 2004, 9:05:56 AM, you wrote: > > NC> Welcome to the MZ-S owners club! I think it's a great camera, > NC> especially with A and M prime lenses. I wish the control dial was > NC> slightly less stiff so I could turn it with one finger, and that > NC> it showed the aperture in the viewfinder and imprinted on the film > NC> with A lenses in Av mode, but othe than that it's great. > > NC> I have the BG-10 grip but only occasionally use it. I've > NC> never gotten to grips (pun not intended) with using it in vertical > NC> mode. The shutter button is just too far down. It's useful for the > NC> infrared, but that should've been built into the body. I used it > NC> the other night though. I had been taken a series of shots of > NC> children receiving presentations using the MZ-S and the 24-90 FA. > NC> After about 45 shots in 20 minutes the AF started to slow down, > NC> but the batteries were not showing as low. Putting the grip on > NC> solved the problem, so I reckon the poor little CR2s were > NC> struggling with the load even though they had a full charge. > > NC> Generally I prefer the MZ-S alone. I've got the ERC and the > NC> small and medium fronts. The first is great for the primes, and > NC> the latter for the 24-90. That doesn't see much action though. > > NC> Nick > > NC> -----Original Message----- > NC> From: "Bob Sullivan"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > NC> Sent: 06/12/04 00:02:08 > NC> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > NC> Subject: MZ-S - new to me > > NC> I picked up a used MZ-S, as the last of the 35mm film line. > NC> (I suppose the *ist is the probable end of the film line, but > whatever...) > > NC> It is a really nice camera. It remindes me of a modern Super Program. > NC> The functions are similar, but updated with autofocus. The weight is > NC> a bit more than a Super Program, but less than an LX. Fit and finish > NC> are great, but not waterproof. > > NC> I don't like the viewfinder very much, but I'll learn to live with it. > NC> The sound of the shutter/winder is different too. It seems much > NC> quieter than the LX or PZ-1p shutter. I feel less mirror vibration > NC> too. The advantage is the built-in 2.5 fps winder, and that I now > NC> have something lighter that the PZ-1p to use with my FA lenses. I > NC> took the FA50/1.4 for a walk and cut myself. > > NC> Anybody got a line on a cheap BG-10 battery pack or GG60 grid screen? > > NC> The companion digital MZ-D would have been one great camera! > NC> Sorry we all missed it. > > NC> Regards, Bob S. > >
