Alek, There must be some kind of a language barrier here. Read my post again, Mark's too. I did the same experiment. I used a K24/2.8 lens (wide angle lens) with the PZ-1 (Z-1 by you). I was 6 feet (2 meters) from a table lamp that I focused on. The lamp just filled the finder [ focus ] area. Using a wide angle lens, I was seeing a dark room with a bright lamp in the middle. Yes with the PZ-1, the little * goes ON in the LCD display. NO, this doesn't mean anything. The exposure doesn't change!!! The PZ-1 says you have spot metering but you don't! It is telling you lies!!!
With the PZ-1p, you have spot metering. I put the K24/2.8 lens on the camera. I focused on the light... it just filled the [focus] in the viewfinder. When I pressed the spot button, the * went on in the viewfinder, and the exposure changed. This was for the PZ-1p only - Z-1p by you. I don't know how to make this explaination any clearer. Regards, Bob S. In a message dated 2/7/2003 10:27:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi Bob, > With PZ1 you have spot for sure with K and M lenses!!! > Just click the buttom on the back of the camera - it was with "." one and then turn >the wheel ( I do not remember if it is AV or TV) in front of the camera, just near >shutter buttom, remember to keep "." buttom pushed! and turn it. On the display you >will see in the frame * informing you that spot is set.just all. I own PZ1 and some K >and M it WORKS. > Reply to me if you manage to do it. > Hope it helps. > Cheers, > Alek > PS you wrote exposure did not change, sometimes you could set on the subjects where >there is no difference in light, that is it. Good luck and be happy with spot with >you K and M lenses:) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisał: > >> >> My Z1 spot meters with all my pentax lenses, K,M,A,F,FA. > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> >I don\'t know. I\'ll go home and try it, but I remember > >> >trying to get my M\'s & K\'s to spot meter and they didn\'t. > >> >They will say SPOT metering is ON in the viewfinder, but > >> >the exposure won\'t change. > >> > >> Just tried my PZ-1p with a K50/1.4 and both spot and > >> center-weighted metering work - and the exposure > >> definitely does change (I metered in a > >> dark room with a small window in the center). > >> -- > >> Mark Roberts > > > >Mark, > >I did the same experiment this AM. The PZ-1p will spot meter with a K lens (tried >the K24/2.8). The PZ-1 will not spot meter with a K lens. So I\'d revise what I >said to this... > > > >PZ-1: NO Spot metering with K and M lenses, you need A,F,FA > > and NO matrix metering with K & M, only Center Weighted. > >PZ-1p: Center Weighted OR Spot metering with K & M lenses > > and NO matrix metering with K & M, only Center Weighted. > > and Spot, Matrix, or Center Weighted with A, F & FA lens. > > > >Thanks to you and Paal for pointing that feature out, I > had missed it on the PZ-1p. > >Regards, Bob S.
