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The difference between scanners
To say I am amazed at the difference wouldn't cover it. I don't remember it looking that good through the projector :shock: Wonder if I can borrow a scanner from somewhere :) As Hyram says I'd have to be very selective in what gets scanned. Or I could go back and re-take the shot, think the mountai...
Posted by tyronet2000 on 17/02/2012 - 22:40
PENTAX LX SYSTEM - Waist-Level Viewfinder FF-1
Any chance you have an FD-2? Thanks, K.
Posted by womble on 11/03/2012 - 21:31
Help please with an MX
I've posted this over on the American forum too, but hoping to get more input from here as I know there are plenty of film users still about. I have just finished my first ever roll of film through my new (to me) MX. I depressed the film rewind button underneath and wound back the film clockwi...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 15/03/2012 - 16:19
Help please with an MX
I would have thought that when you were rewinding, you would have noticed a bit of resistance/tension, suggesting that it's winding back into the cartridge okay. I'd suggest firstly getting a dark (or preferably black) bag of some sorts, wait until night-time, get yourself into a totally darkened...
Posted by steven9761 on 15/03/2012 - 16:47
Help please with an MX
Assuming there's nothing mechanically amiss, the process starts with loading the film. Push the leader firmly into the magic needles take up spool, make sure the cassette is in the chamber flat and, holding it there with a finger, rewind slightly to take up any slack or bend in the film. Make sur...
Posted by johnriley on 15/03/2012 - 17:36
Help please with an MX
If the rewind lever is turning and there isn't some ridiculous tension you have to overcome, then I suspect the little prongs that engage with the top of the film cartridge might not be doing their job. Take that roll out of the camera, its ruined anyway, unless John is right. How much is protruding...
Posted by gartmore on 15/03/2012 - 20:41
KR Lens Compatibility with Super A
I thought the pin was only ever an issue with Pentax auto focus cameras
Posted by bforbes on 17/03/2012 - 19:41
Pentax P50?
I know how you feel, it started with dials, then buttons, then it all went 'retro' and back to dials. The MZ-M, the last manual focus SLR (unless the K1000 outlived them all!) went back to a dial.
Posted by johnha on 26/03/2012 - 22:59
S2 - super?
Good afternoon all. A question for all you knowledgeable Pentaxians out there. I just obtained a really good condition S2 - which may well be one of those rare Japanese-circulated S2 Super models that were made between 1962 and 1968. As you can see from the picture, it has a marked 1/1000 shutter...
Posted by microlight2010 on 26/03/2012 - 13:51
LX shutter lock variants
Hi Beakynet, It's partly funds but also to make sure they both don't get lost in the post together :). What did you have done to the Zoom 70? I have one which seems to have a jammed lens and hadn't thought anything could be done for it. I had a broken flash cover glass and focus problem: all phot...
Posted by beakynet on 30/03/2012 - 16:54
Z1 Aperture control wheel
Hi, I just bought a Z1 and found that the aperture control wheel isn't functioning. It sometimes clicks when rolled (though not in the way the shutter control wheel does) and sometimes is silent. It isn't controlling any functions at all. Seller, who is a genuine guy and didn't know there was ...
Posted by mzsaunders on 31/03/2012 - 17:35
Z1 Aperture control wheel
Thanks, as it's a Pentax, I can control aperture with the lens ring. What I can't do is set some of the Pentax features that rely on both wheels to navigate the menus. I have noticed a couple of other things: The aperture information in the LCD display and viewfinder often reads one stop slow...
Posted by mzsaunders on 02/04/2012 - 09:13
Z1 Aperture control wheel
I think you're right about the variable aperture, as my fixed aperture FA lenses - 50mm F1.7 and 28-70 F4 - don't do this and I've noticed my F35-70 lens also reads one stop slower on both the Z1 and my MZ-5N. At the slow end, both of the variable aperture lenses will read values beyond the scale ...
Posted by mzsaunders on 10/04/2012 - 13:24
Re-covering the leather on your SLR
Assuming you are on a PC and not a Mac a) Go to flickr and find the picture you want to post. b) right click on the picture and choose which size you want (maximum 800 wide for the forum) c) right click on the image and select "copy image URL" (this is in Iron but most browsers will have a simi...
Posted by womble on 22/04/2012 - 12:44
The UK equivailent of Eric?
We don't have anyone quite up to Eric, but Robin at Harrow Technical is pretty close. Certain cameras, such as the ES/ESII only Eric seems to be able to handle partly because he appears to have cornered the world's supply of spare parts for them. Robin has serviced/fixed my LX, MX, ME Super, KM an...
Posted by womble on 03/04/2012 - 07:01
Negative scanner
For the price, it's okay. There are other scanner manufacturers available. Use the search facility on this site - there was a topic about this a couple of months back, but I can't remember the names of the more prominent brands.
Posted by steven9761 on 12/04/2012 - 14:54
Negative scanner
I've just got back into using my film slr and dont always want a print of everything I've taken. Thought it would save me space and money if I could have a go myself. The more I look the more confused I'm getting, good idea about looking at a demo one Johnx
Posted by fourfivesix on 12/04/2012 - 16:55
Negative scanner
I've just got back into using my film slr and dont always want a print of everything I've taken. Thought it would save me space and money if I could have a go myself. The more I look the more confused I'm getting, good idea about looking at a demo one Johnx In which case, if the volumes are likely t...
Posted by JohnX on 12/04/2012 - 18:23
Negative scanner
I've just got back into using my film slr and dont always want a print of everything I've taken. Thought it would save me space and money if I could have a go myself. The more I look the more confused I'm getting, good idea about looking at a demo one Johnx In which case, if the volumes are likely t...
Posted by fourfivesix on 12/04/2012 - 18:39
Negative scanner
Oh my gosh :!:, I am so glad I found this forum. Reading this thread just made me realise. I have a Minolta Dimage film scanner :idea: So I can go back to using colour film if the ME Super body that came with the 50mm f1.7 works. Why oh why did this idea not click in my thick head donkeys years a...
Posted by Lü on 13/04/2012 - 09:48
