Angel, You do not have a problem with your Super A/Super Program. It is operating properly. Pentax added this feature to prevent very long exposures as you tried to wind the film for the 1st shot on the roll. As an ME user, I would load the film, shut the door, and press the shutter release. Since the lens cap was on the camera, the exposure was verrry looong and used up extra battery juice. The Super Program prevents this by setting a speed of 1/1000 for the first two exposures after the back has been closed.
You can get around this by using the X (100th) setting. I haven't a spare base plate for the PZ-1/PZ-1p or I would help you. Perhaps another pdml member who is making an order to Pentax USA could help you out, order one, and forward it. Snail mail to Puerto Rico for the base plate can't be $.85. Regardless, my PZ-1 has worked file with the break. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Hi everyone and Happy Holidays I have a Pentax Super A with a problem. I need to move the film advance two times to get a shot. The meter looks like is working fine. Is there any good place to send this camera, also called the black super program? Also my Pentax PZ1p has the plastic bottom cover ( near the battery) broken, I have call Pentax, they want $12.00 for a new cover and $25 dollars shipping ( UPS they say no other way to ship to Puerto Rico!) , Go and figure why, we use the same US postal service as they do! I think it will be around a US Dollar to send it old snail mail, but too expensive for UPS. Does anyone has a one of this covers that can sell? Thanks Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico >> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
