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Comment by trixie posted on SteadyEpod. at 08/11/2011 - 18:09
Thought that when I first saw it, the problem string stretches when wet, but whos to say that this cable might snap, always good to ask on hear 1st. If in doubt. Cheers Trixie
Comment by trixie posted on SteadyEpod. at 08/11/2011 - 17:23
Anyone got one of these? just seen it on 7 day day shop you screw it into your tripod mount and loop the cable and plastic tag underneath your foot and stand onto it, trying not to trip yourself up. It cost £12.99 and saves taking your tripod or monopod out, says it fits into your coat pocket or camera bag, I might get one if anyone has one let me know what you think,: it has 2 reviews on 7 day shop. cheers Trixie
Comment by trixie posted on SteadyEpod. at 08/11/2011 - 17:07
Mannesty wrote:
A high quality .PDF manual can be downloaded from here. Password is "Pentax", no quotes, case sensitive.
Just downloaded it, thanks its just what I needed. cheers Trixie A high quality .PDF manual can be downloaded from here. Password is "Pentax", no quotes, case sensitive.
Comment by trixie posted on MV Pentax. A present! at 01/11/2011 - 14:29
Mannesty wrote:
A high quality .PDF manual can be downloaded from here. Password is "Pentax", no quotes, case sensitive.
Thanks a lot to everyone for your time, I will download a manual now, I like to have one to check things out. Cheers Trixie A high quality .PDF manual can be downloaded from here. Password is "Pentax", no quotes, case sensitive.
Comment by trixie posted on MV Pentax. A present! at 01/11/2011 - 14:24
Dangermouse wrote:
As said above you don't really need a manual, although I can understand wanting one for the sake of completeness.
Assuming that the loading/winding/rewinding and ASA setting are obvious then just set the camera to Auto, pick an aperture, and look through the viewfinder while half pressing the shutter. A green light means a shutter speed of 1/60 or higher (fine for hand-held shooting with the kit 50mm, in other words), a yellow light means 1/30 or slower (tripod needed). This is the main weakness of the MV/MV-1 - you have no idea whether it has picked a high enough speed for a longer lens. I generally use the Sunny 16 rule to get an idea of whether it will have done so and stick to wider apertures on longer lenses to make sure it keeps the speed up.
There is a red light to indicate that the camera can't handle the lighting, try adjusting the aperture if this comes on.
I'm not sure about the MV, but the MV-1 (which I'd guess uses the same shutter and electronics) can produce exposures much longer than you'd expect. I had a roughly 30 second exposure from mine last winter when I wanted a shot of the local supermarket. Just balanced the camera on the car bonnet using a mini tripod, set the lens to f22, then used the self timer to trigger the shutter.
The 100 setting is for use with non-dedicated flashguns, the camera will also default to this if the batteries die. B is self-explanatory.
The MV lacks a self timer, but a standard cable or air release will fit instead and is probably necessary for long exposures as there's no other way to trigger the shutter hands-off.
Thanks Matt for all the valuable info, I appreciate the time that you have taken to tell me especially the settings that you have used. Its a nice camera and in good condition, I love all film cameras and the guy who gave it too me says it works perfectly, I'm sure i will have fun with it. Thanks again Trixie As said above you don't really need a manual, although I can understand wanting one for the sake of completeness.
Assuming that the loading/winding/rewinding and ASA setting are obvious then just set the camera to Auto, pick an aperture, and look through the viewfinder while half pressing the shutter. A green light means a shutter speed of 1/60 or higher (fine for hand-held shooting with the kit 50mm, in other words), a yellow light means 1/30 or slower (tripod needed). This is the main weakness of the MV/MV-1 - you have no idea whether it has picked a high enough speed for a longer lens. I generally use the Sunny 16 rule to get an idea of whether it will have done so and stick to wider apertures on longer lenses to make sure it keeps the speed up.
There is a red light to indicate that the camera can't handle the lighting, try adjusting the aperture if this comes on.
I'm not sure about the MV, but the MV-1 (which I'd guess uses the same shutter and electronics) can produce exposures much longer than you'd expect. I had a roughly 30 second exposure from mine last winter when I wanted a shot of the local supermarket. Just balanced the camera on the car bonnet using a mini tripod, set the lens to f22, then used the self timer to trigger the shutter.
The 100 setting is for use with non-dedicated flashguns, the camera will also default to this if the batteries die. B is self-explanatory.
The MV lacks a self timer, but a standard cable or air release will fit instead and is probably necessary for long exposures as there's no other way to trigger the shutter hands-off.
Comment by trixie posted on MV Pentax. A present! at 31/10/2011 - 19:53
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to help, I will click on the links that you have sent to me and hopefully I will be able to find a strap at some point. The manual I'm not to bothered about as I have a pentax SLR that takes film but that is auto and the MV is fully manual. Thanks again everyone for tips and help. Cheers Trixie
Comment by trixie posted on MV Pentax. A present! at 31/10/2011 - 19:41
A present from a friend, he gave me his old Pentax MV, its in good nick, just needs a strap and lens cover, and a manual, I have seen a manual to buy, also one to download but the print is very small for old eyes. If anyone has a spare strap or can let me know where to get one from also lens cap, I'm willing to pay for one, if you could let me know. I'm happy with the other pentax film camera that I got from Ebay also my lovely K-x DSLR, can't have enough cameras. Thanks in anticipation Trixie
Comment by trixie posted on MV Pentax. A present! at 30/10/2011 - 15:46
I bought a Pentax MZ-30 from Ebay lovely to use lots of features, nearly the same as my Pentax K-x film wound on automatically and when it was used it rewound always a bit scary to use a film camera when you have got used to using a digital, but worth it, I like the anticipation of having the film developed. Still quite a few available on Ebay but I bought this one for £12.00 and I have seen them go for £30.00 body only. Good luck Andrew hope you find one as good as mine. Cheers Trixie
Comment by trixie posted on Should I go for a film SLR? at 25/09/2011 - 14:09
prsjnb wrote:
I presume you mean this, Trixie: link
Providing it is the K-mount version, it will work with your K-x (Av mode) focussing will be entirely manual: not necessarily a bad thing but something you need to be aware of. If the crop factor of the K-x sensor is taken into account (approximately 1.5x), it will give a field of view roughly equivalent to that of a 50-105mm zoom lens.
It is an old and heavy lens, potentially making it a poor match, in terms of handling, for the K-x, and without careful use is unlikely to produce images that will prove less than satisfactory for anything other than small prints. Neither is it a 'macro lens' in anything other than name: a more accurate description being 'close focus' (around 1:4 at the most).
The questions that beg to be answered are, therefore, what would be your main use(s) for this lens and how cheap is "quite cheap"? If the answer to the first is macro photography, it is definitely not for you. In terms of value, I would estimate somewhere in the region of £20.00 for an example in 'mint', or very nearly so, condition, but other forum members with experience of having used this lens would be able to give a better estimate of its potential worth.
Hope that helps,
Best wishes,
Jon
Thanks Jon, yes your quite right it is a macro in name only, I have had a look and bought it, £12.00 didn't think it was a bad price, it is a bit on the heavy side, but if I use it properly I wont tip the camera over, I thought the price was ok just to start out with.Always good to ask on here first, I'll probably not use it too much just want to get the feel of changing lens etc. I'll drop loads of hints for a Christmas present Eh! Thanks again for your help. Best wishes Trixie I presume you mean this, Trixie: link
Providing it is the K-mount version, it will work with your K-x (Av mode) focussing will be entirely manual: not necessarily a bad thing but something you need to be aware of. If the crop factor of the K-x sensor is taken into account (approximately 1.5x), it will give a field of view roughly equivalent to that of a 50-105mm zoom lens.
It is an old and heavy lens, potentially making it a poor match, in terms of handling, for the K-x, and without careful use is unlikely to produce images that will prove less than satisfactory for anything other than small prints. Neither is it a 'macro lens' in anything other than name: a more accurate description being 'close focus' (around 1:4 at the most).
The questions that beg to be answered are, therefore, what would be your main use(s) for this lens and how cheap is "quite cheap"? If the answer to the first is macro photography, it is definitely not for you. In terms of value, I would estimate somewhere in the region of £20.00 for an example in 'mint', or very nearly so, condition, but other forum members with experience of having used this lens would be able to give a better estimate of its potential worth.
Hope that helps,
Best wishes,
Jon
Comment by trixie posted on Sigma macro for K-x at 19/08/2011 - 17:45
Sounds like a variation on the old chainpod to me.