Re: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-25 Thread Jeffery Smith
: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply I have a Pentax MZ-S, and it has never had a single frame shot with it. I bought it around the time I suspected that it would be Pentax's last film body (I have a wealth of Pentax lenses, from 20mm to 300mm). I received it, unboxed it, put a 50/1.4

Re: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
such a pleasure to use. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Monday, 25 October 2010 6:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

Re: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-25 Thread Jeffery Smith
Sent: Monday, 25 October 2010 6:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply I have a Pentax MZ-S, and it has never had a single frame shot with it. I bought it around the time I suspected that it would be Pentax's last film body (I have a wealth

RE: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Coyle Scott, my MZ-S has the film chamber on the left, so that processed film is the right way up: are you sure you are talking about the same camera? I know my wife's Optio70 does have the film chamber on the right, so her films show the same characteristics you mention. I

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: *ist There's one @ KEH.  But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have/use one? I have one. It has a busted shutter release. It will focus and

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-24 Thread Scott Loveless
There was a guy on the list a couple years ago who went by Unca Mikey. He used a film *ist and really loved it's small size. He didn't stick around the PDML for very long, but he was active at photodotnet for while after his stint here. Maybe he's still there. On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:19 PM,

The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-24 Thread Jeffery Smith
I have a Pentax MZ-S, and it has never had a single frame shot with it. I bought it around the time I suspected that it would be Pentax's last film body (I have a wealth of Pentax lenses, from 20mm to 300mm). I received it, unboxed it, put a 50/1.4 on the front of it, and promptly got clobbered

Re: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-24 Thread eckinator
2010/10/24 Jeffery Smith jsmith...@bellsouth.net: I have a Pentax MZ-S, and it has never had a single frame shot with it. I bought it around the time I suspected that it would be Pentax's last film body (I have a wealth of Pentax lenses, from 20mm to 300mm). I received it, unboxed it, put a

RE: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-24 Thread John Coyle
, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Monday, 25 October 2010 3:20 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The film body nobody talks about On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll

RE: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

2010-10-24 Thread John Coyle
to use. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Monday, 25 October 2010 6:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply I have a Pentax MZ-S

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:36 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Scott, my MZ-S has the film chamber on the left, so that processed film is the right way up: are you sure you are talking about the same camera?  I know my wife's Optio70 does have the film chamber on the right, so her films

RE: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-24 Thread Brian Walters
nobody talks about On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: *ist There's one @ KEH.  But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have/use one? I have one. It has a busted shutter

The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
*ist There's one @ KEH. But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have/use one? Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Scott Loveless once had one. If you can find him, he can tell you about it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 10/19/10, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: From: Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net Subject: The film body nobody talks about To: pdml pdml

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread P. J. Alling
The camera body I'd least like to have. Auto focus as inspiring as the *ist-D, crippled K mount, (and no way to update firmware), with not even a green button workaround, so very limited usability with older K mount lenses. Penta mirror viewfinder, (so even for a FF 35mm), the fiewfinder is

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:27 +, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: *ist There's one @ KEH. But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have Yes /use one? No - but I will, eventually. Basically, I found one going

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Peter Loveday
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The film body nobody talks about On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:27 +, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: *ist There's one @ KEH. But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have Yes