G'day Don. Mate,...No worries. My PZ-1p arrived today and it had an original manual with it, which was a good surprise.
It seems to operated OK. I'll Load it up tomorrow and hose off a roll. Please keep us informed about your FRANKEN-PZ-1p. Thanks. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton Australia -----Original Message----- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2005 10:29 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: This will bring a tear to your eye. Actually Trevor I was about send this post when I saw yours: Subject: PZ-1p, One Tough Dog! (Was tear to your eye) Well, it was kinda like doing reconstructive surgery on a species you've never seen but I managed to put the poor beast back together as far as possible. Stole a focus screen from a PZ-70, bent everything back to what I guessed was close to its proper shape. Removed the lens lock pin completely (and none too gently) Loaded a roll of cheap film, taped the door shut and, burned off 36 frames in about 7 seconds! Jeez is that motor fast! It focuses properly, exposure seems OK in all modes, flash works, all the controls work, viewfinder's clean. This thing is very cool. I THINK all I need is a new screen, the retainer clip for it, a few parts for the lens lock assy and a new back door.....That's all! :-( Don (Insomnia has it's uses) I better hang on to that manual for now. ;-)
