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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-04-2024, 12:48 PM
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Hello, Forum
My MZ-S port covers have finally succumbed to rubber reversion and become little more than goo. To keep the contacts on the bottom plate covered I'd resorted to leaving the grip attached all the time. Of course, this eliminates one of my favorite physical qualities of the camera - its compactness.
My partner copied/designed some replacements for 3D printing the grip contacts port, grip latch port, and remote shutter port. After several many attempts with both resin and filament TPU filament seems to have the best combination of flexibility and durability.
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The portions of the pieces not shown are more or less the original shapes since that's what keeps them in place.
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The round cap in the photo is an earlier version of resin that had poor durability.
Link to Thingiverse: Pentax MZ-S Rubber Plug Replacements by mhubbard38 - Thingiverse |
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
01-24-2022, 08:55 AM
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I’m doing this with my 645Z. I use the 120mm macro and a light/stand/holder setup from Negative Supply. Pricey, but very high quality kit.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
01-27-2022, 11:26 AM
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I use the Lightroom tether and it's very, very slow - just FYI.
For me, using the Negative Supply system has brushes for the negatives as they enter the holder and I think it does a very good job. I still keep a rocket handy but I need it much less than in the past.
I send the file through Negative Lab Pro and then anything in post is pretty minimal.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-06-2018, 08:30 AM
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Today is another 20% day at fleaBay, so you could do what I did and snag a new KP for cheap! Just be sure the seller is an authorized Ricoh reseller if you care about warranties.
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