Interesting and useful information, Fred. I haven't though of glueing down the damn button, but I keep telling myself I am going to take the damn thing apart and fix it so it won't lock.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:58 PM Subject: Re: ME super film take up spool > > Well, I just tried with Freds little trick, and with practice I > > think it will be quicker because you don't have to release the > > shutter until after you close the back. > > When you have to frequently load (and also unload) film while trying > to keep your balance while holding on with one hand (as much as > possible) to the rail on a pitching boat, you learn all the tricks > that tend to make loading quick and reliable. > > For similar reasons, I use a couple of Program Pluses (one is > actually a Program A) as my dedicated "boat bodies", even though I > use Super Programs and LX's for almost everything else, simply > because the shutter mode dial is so easy to operate with a flick if > the right index finger, while one of these bodies (and its attached > ME II winder) is held comfortably in the right hand (with a wrist > strap around the right wrist for security). In contrast, operating > the shutter mode dial on a Super Program is more involved and is > certainly less convenient under boat conditions. > > Back in the 80's I used a pair of ME Supers as my "boat bodies", and > I (very carefully) used a drop of "super glue" on the shutter mode > dial of each to lock the little white button (that is used to keep > the dial in Auto) in the "depressed" position, so that I could turn > the shutter mode dial from Lock to Auto to Manual and back with a > flick of the right index finger, without having to press the little > white button down each time. > > But I digress... > > Fred > - > 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 . - 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 .
