George,

Thanks for the education.

There was also a Z1-P, is that model very different to the Z1?

That was an era of Pentax cameras that I missed. I was always happy with my Super-A and by the time it finally died, the DSLR's were with us and I bought the DS. Very soon I replaced that with a D and bought an MZ-6 for film. That went to my son when I bought the MZ-S. All in all I missed quite a few Pentax bodies.

That said, the life cycle of the older cameras was measured in 10's of years rather than the 3 or 4 years of modern DSLR's. By that I mean there is more compulsion/desire to upgrade to a newer DSLR much sooner than there ever was to change a film camera (IMHO).

Regards,

I was recently offered £200.00 by a dealer for mine, sight unseen. Another forum member recently sold an MZ-S + grip on ebay for around £375.00 - I sold a body for the same money about 12 months ago.

I would set a reserve. It's better for it to remain unsold rather than it go for peanuts, as sometimes happens on auction sites. You'd take a bit of a hit on the fees, but you still keep your camera. If you do put it on ebay, wait until there are no others being sold at the same time.

Thanks for your Z1 v MZ-S explanation.

Thanks oh wise one. I am much enlightened. At least, I think I ought to be.

£299 - £349 depending on condition, boxed or not, and accessories. I also have a little used MZ-S, but I've decided to keep it for a while yet.

Why do you prefer using your Z1 instead of the MZ-S?

It is a one off cost . . . until you break it, then you'll wish you'd bought a cheaper one.

Yes, all of my software is properly licensed and I have no wish to go to prison, thanks.

If, as your post suggests (my apologies if I'm wrong), you are in the habit of supplying unlicensed software, you should be very careful where you shout about it.

Yellow card I think!

Watch out for it on ebay, I think that geezer in the last shot has just lifted it

Often, this problem is caused when CRT's are set to 60Hz refresh rate in offices having fluorescent lighting. Crt @ 60Hz + lighting @ 50Hz = 10Hz difference, which the eye/brain can detect and react to. This exact scenario used to cause me very bad headaches (literally) across the top of my eyes.

I discovered this years ago purely by accident when I used somebody elses screen and didn't suffer a headache. The reason was their screen was set to 70 or maybe 75Hz.

Remedy: Change the lighting to tungsten bulbs or increase the refresh rate of your monitor.

I've never experienced this issue with flat panels.

The trigger voltage is measured using a volt meter (digital or analogue) between the centre pin and the ground contact in the side of the mounting slot.