only from the point of view that the belt is almost certainly made of a
perishable rubber type compound, whereas the drives in older models (even my
SF1n's) are metal gears.

Regards,
/\/\ick...

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of P�l Jensen
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: MZ-S; Built to last


Mick wrote:

> "It also uses belt drive for film transport"
>
> So it's not going to be one for great longevity like the Pentax's of old
> then.


Why not? According to a Pentax service man the 645 is perhaps the most
reliable and durable of all Pentax cameras. It uses belt drive as well...

P�l
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