Bruce, I'm curious, did Pentax "make it right" i.e. fix or replace the body for free? (MZ-S)
Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:47 PM Subject: Re: MZ-S gripe and Oly pics from the weekend > That was my impression when using the FG grip. There was a greater torque > reaction when the lens was being focused. particularly with lithium AA's in > the grip. This did, however, stop after a few months: the AF motor died. > Lesson learned: If you want long lived, fast AF get a body with a big AF > motor that takes "real" batteries. > > From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > With the amount of current available from a pair of CR2 batteries > > there is no way for the AF motor to drive lots of large glass > > elements quickly. > > Hmmm... Does that mean that an autofocus body with a AA grip might > sometimes focus a bit more rapidly than the same body with CR2's ??? > > 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 .
