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royden · 02-29-2012, 06:55 AM

Just got a Program Plus. I noticed that there is no cover over the opening at the bottom area which lines up with the film advance winder. My first thought was that it is missing. However, every picture that I have seen of this camera, including one in the manual shows this area exposed. I think there should be a cover which would keep dust out. To attach a motor drive you then remove the cover.

Is there a cover on yours? Thank you.

**boriscleto** · 02-29-2012, 07:01 AM

There is no cover on my Super Program either. The M series cameras had covers, as did the LX. But as far as I can tell the opening isn't even threaded on the A series.

womble · 02-29-2012, 07:29 AM

No, there is no cover. There isn't one on the ME-F either, but there are covers on the rest of the M series and the LX,

K.

séamuis · 02-29-2012, 07:29 AM

I do not believe Pentax even designed the program series to have a cap over the film transport coupler. in the instruction booklet for both the programA and SuperA (same as program plus and super program) there is no mention of a cap and all photos of the underside of the camera show the bare coupler with no cap.

**Chuckie** · 02-29-2012, 08:33 AM

The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover.

séamuis · 02-29-2012, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Chuckie

The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover.

not necessarily. the program series used the winder ME II, which covered use on all the M series (except the MX), the program series and one P series model. so, the inclusion of a holder for the cap, does not mean that the program series had one the way the M series did. also, the motor drive A did not have a place to hold a cap. so it seems pretty likely that the program series never had a cap.

womble · 02-29-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by Chuckie

The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover.

The MEII winder (which will fit the Program A) has a space to put the cover from the M series cameras (as does the winder MX for the MX conver the the various LX drives/winders for the LX). The Motordrive A (of which I have two only partially working examples

) has no such storage space. Also, the M series covers do not fit the Super A (I once tried thinking they were the same.

The Super A/Program A etc. definitively do not have covers over the drive mechanism.

K.
NB I wrote this earlier and then forgot to click post. Meanwhile, seamuis has posted the same thing, Oops. K.

stevebrot · 02-29-2012, 02:03 PM

My Super Program is also has a bare hole. I asked Mike Knight at Knight Camera in Vancouver if he knew of a cover and he told me that he had never seen one that was not naked.

So the "no cover" vote is incremented by one...

Steve

Tom in Delaware · 03-01-2012, 06:37 PM

They never had one.

royden · 03-01-2012, 10:55 PM

Thanks all, I will come up with something to cover the opening. Peace

02-29-2012, 06:55 AM	#1
royden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga Photos: Gallery Posts: 297	Program Plus question Just got a Program Plus. I noticed that there is no cover over the opening at the bottom area which lines up with the film advance winder. My first thought was that it is missing. However, every picture that I have seen of this camera, including one in the manual shows this area exposed. I think there should be a cover which would keep dust out. To attach a motor drive you then remove the cover. Is there a cover on yours? Thank you.

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02-29-2012, 07:01 AM	#2
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	There is no cover on my Super Program either. The M series cameras had covers, as did the LX. But as far as I can tell the opening isn't even threaded on the A series.

02-29-2012, 07:29 AM	#3
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	No, there is no cover. There isn't one on the ME-F either, but there are covers on the rest of the M series and the LX, K.

02-29-2012, 07:29 AM	#4
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	I do not believe Pentax even designed the program series to have a cap over the film transport coupler. in the instruction booklet for both the programA and SuperA (same as program plus and super program) there is no mention of a cap and all photos of the underside of the camera show the bare coupler with no cap.

02-29-2012, 08:33 AM	#5
Chuckie Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Douglas Photos: Albums Posts: 168	The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover.

02-29-2012, 09:54 AM	#6
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by Chuckie The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover. not necessarily. the program series used the winder ME II, which covered use on all the M series (except the MX), the program series and one P series model. so, the inclusion of a holder for the cap, does not mean that the program series had one the way the M series did. also, the motor drive A did not have a place to hold a cap. so it seems pretty likely that the program series never had a cap.

02-29-2012, 11:37 AM	#7
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by Chuckie The Super Program/Program Plus should have had a cover there because the winders and motor drives have a space to screw the cover in so you dont lose it. I think all of them have been lost though. I have 2 Super Programs and neither have the film transport cover. The MEII winder (which will fit the Program A) has a space to put the cover from the M series cameras (as does the winder MX for the MX conver the the various LX drives/winders for the LX). The Motordrive A (of which I have two only partially working examples ) has no such storage space. Also, the M series covers do not fit the Super A (I once tried thinking they were the same. The Super A/Program A etc. definitively do not have covers over the drive mechanism. K. NB I wrote this earlier and then forgot to click post. Meanwhile, seamuis has posted the same thing, Oops. K.

02-29-2012, 02:03 PM	#8
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	My Super Program is also has a bare hole. I asked Mike Knight at Knight Camera in Vancouver if he knew of a cover and he told me that he had never seen one that was not naked. So the "no cover" vote is incremented by one... Steve

03-01-2012, 06:37 PM	#9
Tom in Delaware Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 177	They never had one.

03-01-2012, 10:55 PM	#10
royden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga Photos: Gallery Posts: 297 Original Poster	Thanks all, I will come up with something to cover the opening. Peace

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