Humm Guys, wait for the final version --- Roland Mabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Heiko, > > too bad... Even if the *ist can meter with K and M > lenses, it's of no use if > you only can use them at the widest aperture > setting. I was hoping for > something better... > > Oh well, I have to wait for the more upmarket *ist's > then. > > Best wishes, > Roland > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heiko Hamann) > >Date: 14 Mar 2003 18:39:00 +0100 > > > >Yes, but I only got a time changing between two > numbers (500 and 750). > >Changing the aperture didn't change the time. I > have thought about this > >again and again and I reread Boz's KMP infos and I > came to the > >conclusion, that my observations confirm Boz's > explanations on > >http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ > > > >BTW the numbers on the *ist are different: > > > >Custom function 17 = 1: > > > >If the *ist detects that the lens aperture is not > in the "A" setting, >it > >does not allow a picture to be taken at all (text > form Boz). This is >the > >MZ-30/ZX-30 and MZ-60/ZX-60 behaviour. > > > >Custom function 17 = 2: > > > >This was the first body that featured the > "crippled" KAF mount. When > >this body detects that the lens aperture is not in > the "A" setting or > >there isn't such a setting, it meters and exposes > the film as if the > >lens is set to its widest aperture (again Boz's > text). This is the MZ- > >50/ZX-50 behaviour. > > > > > >Again - the piece I handled was not a real > production model. But I'm > >afraid that the *ist works exactly as described. > This would also fit to > >Pal's info that the *ist is entry level. Using a > *ist makes only sense > >with SMC-A, -F, -FA and -FAJ lenses. But I'm quite > sure that we will >see > >some kind of top level *ist modell with full KAF2 > mount (pure > >speculation). > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Skaffa fler messengerkontakter - Vinn 10.000 i > resecheckar! > http://messenger.msn.se/promo >
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