It is true that early production samples of most high-end and professional cameras
usually suffer from some kind of shortcomings. It was true of Nikon F4s or Canon EOS
3s - to name a couple. Users' complaints usually make the companies address the
problems - so let's hope Pentax will do the same
"Paris, Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisa� / wrote:
> I'd guess that just how much tension it takes to activate the automatic film
> rewind sequence in a camera body is a design parameter for the camera but,
> the length of the film in the cartridge is a function of the quality control
> folks at the film manufacturers, as is the drag present in a normally
> advancing film. I'm sure there are more variables that I'm not considering.
>
> I also learned, from experience, that the earliest models of many equipment
> items (not just cameras) can need minor adjustments. Something about market
> (and marketing) pressure forcing release before testing is completed, which
> makes all of the early buyers become beta testers. Not that the members of
> the PDML were actually pressing Pentax to release a new camera, oh no, that
> would never happen. ;-)
>
> That's kind of why I like to wait a while and see what people say about
> them. Perhaps one of our list keepers should make a list of all the
> troubles reported and publish the list periodically. The most important
> thing to do is to return the camera for in-warranty repairs promptly. This
> will provide feedback to the factory that something needs attention.
>
> Len
> ---
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Francis Tang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 4:49 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Overlapping frames on MZ-S
> >
> >
> > Surely on a camera like the MZ-S, you'd expect it to be able
> > to automatically rewind the film when it reaches the end,
> > right? If you're expected to prod the rewind button when you
> > reach the end, then doesn't that defeat the purpose of the
> > auto-rewind feature?
> >
> > --
> > Francis Tang, Postgraduate Research Student, LFCS, Edinburgh.
> > Visiting: AG14, FB Mathematik, TU Darmstadt, Deutschland.
> > Tel: +49 174/3545241 (D2 Voda) ZNr: S215/215
> > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW:
> > http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/fhlt/
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