Originally posted by frank5 Thank you for replying. I was able to send the camera to an old time film camera tech and he fixed it for me. I shot my first roll of slide film and am expecting them this week. I am eager to see the results with the limited lenses that I used with the MZ-S. Seemed like a perfect marriage of lens to film body. I really appreciate your advice. Eric said he couldn't do anything but I found someone in Jersey. Working fine now.
That's great news. Who did you send it to? Just in case mine needs service some day. How did you pictures turn out?
I recently got the SMC Pentax-FA 24-90mm F3.5-4.5 AL [IF] lens that was released with the MZ-S, and it is indeed very nice on the MZ-S body, but cost me almost as much as I paid for the camera since this is a hard to find lens. The difference between 28mm of many zooms and the 24mm on this one is noticeable. And I really like the feel of the BG-10 grip with this body - another pricey accessory, but I think worth it. I found my inexpensive aftermarket IR remote works great with the grip too. And, my latest find was a Pentax Release Timer Switch TS-110 from KEH for only $16 including shipping, sold "untested as-is." I figured that since this remote only works with the MZ-S and 645N they probably couldn't easily test it - and I was right! It works great. I'm hoping to get a 645N too some day.
If only I could find an MZ-S printed manual, I think my "accessory" list would be complete.
Here is a test roll I shot with the MZ-S. I've taken more since then, but I'm behind on uploading to Flickr.
Pentax MZ-S test roll - Do you like kittens? | Flickr