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**17dew** · 12-17-2018, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Beauty, don't see the KX motor drive soft eveready case very often!

Phil.

Thanks! Yes, they do pop up occasionally.

Originally posted by womble

I didn't even know they did one! Lovely looking set, as you say.

K.

Yep,Thanks!

**Baard-Einar** · 12-24-2018, 06:14 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by 17dew

I just acquired the last piece of the set(battery checker).Grip still has the original Ni-Cd battery that holds a charge,dated 4-81.Camera
was serviced by Eric last year.

Nice kit! I bid on a battery checker a short while ago but didn't go high enough to win. Maybe it was the same auction?

The motor drives come in a chrome and a all black version. But I can't say I've seen black body versions of the camera body except for the ES II.

murrelet · 12-24-2018, 10:16 AM - **7 Likes**

Pentax ME Super, Vivitar 90mm F2.8 Auto Telephoto Macro
Ilford Pan F+ 50
Kodak D-76 1:1 20 deg C 8:30
Epson V550

blan01 · 12-27-2018, 10:21 AM - **1 Like**

**17dew** · 12-27-2018, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

Nice kit! I bid on a battery checker a short while ago but didn't go high enough to win. Maybe it was the same auction?

The motor drives come in a chrome and a all black version. But I can't say I've seen black body versions of the camera body except for the ES II.

Thanks! Could have been the same one,ended a couple weeks ago.Someone posted a black KX motor drive in a thread a while back.Not too common.

**goatsNdonkey** · 12-27-2018, 12:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Very shallow depth-of-field shot of my old Miranda Sensomat RE, one of a few recent tests of my Sigma f4-5.6 70-300mm DL Macro Super + Pentax K-R, using onboard flash.

**Baard-Einar** · 12-28-2018, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by 17dew

Thanks! Could have been the same one,ended a couple weeks ago.Someone posted a black KX motor drive in a thread a while back.Not too common.

Black KX MD was discussed in this thread awhile back. Pentax KX motor drive camera - PentaxForums.com. But black Spotmatic MD is unknown, at least to me.

nickthetasmaniac · 12-28-2018, 02:22 PM - **4 Likes**

My 500cm back in its homeland | Stockholm, Sweden

edom31 · 12-29-2018, 12:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by murrelet

AOCo

I love their logo... made it into a simple decal for my car's hatch window... I doubt many folks get what it represents.

lukulele · 01-03-2019, 03:38 PM - **2 Likes**

Nice find in the back aisle bargain rack. Hefty Kiron 28-85 2.8-3.8. Typical Kiron beefy build.

womble · 01-04-2019, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by lukulele

Nice find in the back aisle bargain rack. Hefty Kiron 28-85 2.8-3.8. Typical Kiron beefy build.

Doubles as a handy cosh...

lukulele · 01-04-2019, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by womble

Doubles as a handy cosh...

The focus barrel would definitely leave an “impression.” Thanks for the new vocabulary addition, cosh!

Jonathan Mac · 01-06-2019, 03:36 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

Very shallow depth-of-field shot of my old Miranda Sensomat RE, one of a few recent tests of my Sigma f4-5.6 70-300mm DL Macro Super + Pentax K-R, using onboard flash.

I got one of these Mirandas recently but something's off in the focusing and I need to have a look at where the problem is. I should really have returned it but too late now.

**goatsNdonkey** · 01-06-2019, 06:17 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

I got one of these Mirandas recently but something's off in the focusing and I need to have a look at where the problem is. I should really have returned it but too late now.

I got mine in a lot of photo items that included only one item I really wanted, not at the time the Miranda, but it is a pretty and well-made camera. Mine is sluggish on the slowest speeds, so I shot a test roll using the faster speeds and it turned out fine. It came with two versions of the normal lens and a Miranda T-mount adapter, so I have somewhat limited options for using lenses with it.

I was thinking that I had seen a pricey Miranda adapter for m42 lenses appears on 'bay from time to time, but, after thinking about it, I realize that adapter was for Petri cameras--I picked up a problematic Petri body in that same lot!

Do you think your focusing problem is with the camera body or the lens?

Jonathan Mac · 01-08-2019, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

I got mine in a lot of photo items that included only one item I really wanted, not at the time the Miranda, but it is a pretty and well-made camera. Mine is sluggish on the slowest speeds, so I shot a test roll using the faster speeds and it turned out fine. It came with two versions of the normal lens and a Miranda T-mount adapter, so I have somewhat limited options for using lenses with it.

I was thinking that I had seen a pricey Miranda adapter for m42 lenses appears on 'bay from time to time, but, after thinking about it, I realize that adapter was for Petri cameras--I picked up a problematic Petri body in that same lot!

Do you think your focusing problem is with the camera body or the lens?

It's the camera body. When at the infinity hard stop on either of the lenses I have (35mm and 50mm) the view in the viewfinder never quite reaches infinity and that's visible in the split prism. From memory, it happens with both of the viewfinders I have (eye level and waist level) so the problem is somewhere in the body, not lenses or viewfinders. My best guess would be the mirror.

12-24-2018, 10:16 AM - 7 Likes	#5883
murrelet Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portland, OR, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 506	AOCo Pentax ME Super, Vivitar 90mm F2.8 Auto Telephoto Macro Ilford Pan F+ 50 Kodak D-76 1:1 20 deg C 8:30 Epson V550

01-06-2019, 06:17 AM	#5894
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I got one of these Mirandas recently but something's off in the focusing and I need to have a look at where the problem is. I should really have returned it but too late now. I got mine in a lot of photo items that included only one item I really wanted, not at the time the Miranda, but it is a pretty and well-made camera. Mine is sluggish on the slowest speeds, so I shot a test roll using the faster speeds and it turned out fine. It came with two versions of the normal lens and a Miranda T-mount adapter, so I have somewhat limited options for using lenses with it. I was thinking that I had seen a pricey Miranda adapter for m42 lenses appears on 'bay from time to time, but, after thinking about it, I realize that adapter was for Petri cameras--I picked up a problematic Petri body in that same lot! Do you think your focusing problem is with the camera body or the lens? Last edited by goatsNdonkey; 01-06-2019 at 06:36 AM.

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12-17-2018, 12:07 PM	#5881
17dew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,822	Originally posted by gofour3 Beauty, don't see the KX motor drive soft eveready case very often! Phil. Thanks! Yes, they do pop up occasionally. Originally posted by womble I didn't even know they did one! Lovely looking set, as you say. K. Yep,Thanks!

12-24-2018, 06:14 AM - 1 Like	#5882
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	Originally posted by 17dew I just acquired the last piece of the set(battery checker).Grip still has the original Ni-Cd battery that holds a charge,dated 4-81.Camera was serviced by Eric last year. Nice kit! I bid on a battery checker a short while ago but didn't go high enough to win. Maybe it was the same auction? The motor drives come in a chrome and a all black version. But I can't say I've seen black body versions of the camera body except for the ES II.

12-27-2018, 10:21 AM - 1 Like	#5884
blan01 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Boston,MA Posts: 258

12-27-2018, 10:22 AM	#5885
17dew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,822	Originally posted by Baard-Einar Nice kit! I bid on a battery checker a short while ago but didn't go high enough to win. Maybe it was the same auction? The motor drives come in a chrome and a all black version. But I can't say I've seen black body versions of the camera body except for the ES II. Thanks! Could have been the same one,ended a couple weeks ago.Someone posted a black KX motor drive in a thread a while back.Not too common.

12-27-2018, 12:48 PM - 2 Likes	#5886
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Very shallow depth-of-field shot of my old Miranda Sensomat RE, one of a few recent tests of my Sigma f4-5.6 70-300mm DL Macro Super + Pentax K-R, using onboard flash.

12-28-2018, 09:25 AM	#5887
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	Originally posted by 17dew Thanks! Could have been the same one,ended a couple weeks ago.Someone posted a black KX motor drive in a thread a while back.Not too common. Black KX MD was discussed in this thread awhile back. Pentax KX motor drive camera - PentaxForums.com. But black Spotmatic MD is unknown, at least to me.

12-28-2018, 02:22 PM - 4 Likes	#5888
nickthetasmaniac Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,361	My 500cm back in its homeland \| Stockholm, Sweden

12-29-2018, 12:23 AM - 2 Likes	#5889
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by murrelet AOCo I love their logo... made it into a simple decal for my car's hatch window... I doubt many folks get what it represents.

01-04-2019, 06:19 AM	#5891
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by lukulele Nice find in the back aisle bargain rack. Hefty Kiron 28-85 2.8-3.8. Typical Kiron beefy build. Doubles as a handy cosh...

01-04-2019, 12:40 PM	#5892
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	Originally posted by womble Doubles as a handy cosh... The focus barrel would definitely leave an “impression.” Thanks for the new vocabulary addition, cosh!

01-06-2019, 03:36 AM	#5893
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey Very shallow depth-of-field shot of my old Miranda Sensomat RE, one of a few recent tests of my Sigma f4-5.6 70-300mm DL Macro Super + Pentax K-R, using onboard flash. I got one of these Mirandas recently but something's off in the focusing and I need to have a look at where the problem is. I should really have returned it but too late now.

01-08-2019, 04:08 AM	#5895
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey I got mine in a lot of photo items that included only one item I really wanted, not at the time the Miranda, but it is a pretty and well-made camera. Mine is sluggish on the slowest speeds, so I shot a test roll using the faster speeds and it turned out fine. It came with two versions of the normal lens and a Miranda T-mount adapter, so I have somewhat limited options for using lenses with it. I was thinking that I had seen a pricey Miranda adapter for m42 lenses appears on 'bay from time to time, but, after thinking about it, I realize that adapter was for Petri cameras--I picked up a problematic Petri body in that same lot! Do you think your focusing problem is with the camera body or the lens? It's the camera body. When at the infinity hard stop on either of the lenses I have (35mm and 50mm) the view in the viewfinder never quite reaches infinity and that's visible in the split prism. From memory, it happens with both of the viewfinders I have (eye level and waist level) so the problem is somewhere in the body, not lenses or viewfinders. My best guess would be the mirror.

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