Kenneth, It certainly would be interesting to compare the MTBF of the motors of the PZ-1p and the ZX-5n. After using them both, I gotta believe the PZ-1p is higher.
Bruce Dayton Friday, January 04, 2002, 4:11:27 PM, you wrote: KW> I've had a failure of the motor on a PZ1 after several years of heavy usage KW> (maybe 1500 - 2000 rolls of 36 exp, no home rolled), and also on a PZ1P KW> after significantly less usage than the PZ1. The Pentax repair tech in KW> Colorado said it was unusual, but not unexpected given the amount of usage. KW> Ken Waller KW> ----- Original Message ----- KW> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KW> To: Raimo Korhonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> KW> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:16 PM KW> Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Re[2]: MZ5 and MZ5n Z1p Question >> Raimo, >> >> Don't know for sure, but based on reports on the list here for the >> past several years, I would say that the PZ-1p is more reliable on >> motors. There have been multiple reports of ZX-5's failing on film >> transport and I have yet to hear of any PZ-1p's. My guess is that the >> ZX series motors are cheaper and lighter - has nothing to do with >> better reliability, only worse. >> >> >> Bruce Dayton >> >> >> >> Friday, January 04, 2002, 9:08:00 AM, you wrote: >> >> RK> Maybe the PZ-1p has more torquey motor(s) - it has more FPS, too. But KW> does it really affect reliability - only time and prolonged use will tell. KW> Maybe the MZ series has less torque to improve >> RK> longevity, who knows? >> RK> Does the PZ-1p have one motor just for rewind? IIRC the Canon T-90 had KW> 3 motors. Many cameras have only one. >> RK> All the best! >> RK> Raimo >> RK> Personal photography homepage at KW> http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen >> >> RK> -----Alkuper�inen viesti----- >> RK> L�hett�j�: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> RK> Vastaanottaja: Raimo Korhonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> RK> P�iv�: 04. tammikuuta 2002 1:00 >> RK> Aihe: Re: Vs: Re[2]: MZ5 and MZ5n Z1p Question >> >> >> >>Raimo, >> >> >> >>Yes, but have you been using bulk rolled film? It doesn't roll in and >> >>out of the cannister as smoothly as the manufacturers stuff. I have >> >>several ZX's and had 2 PZ-1p's. When winding and rewinding, the PZ-1p >> >>tends to pull without any change in motor speed (pitch). The ZX's >> >>however, tend to go up and down quite noticeably during rewind on bulk >> >>rolled film. Plastic cannisters are even worse than metal ones. So I >> >>am saying that the power-torque (not speed) of the PZ-1p is better >> >>than the ZX's. My current MZ-S's seem better than the ZX series, but >> >>not quite as strong as the PZ-1p. >> >> >> >>Hope this clears things up. >> >> >> >> >> >>Bruce Dayton >> - >> 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 . KW> - KW> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, KW> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to KW> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
