Arnold, I 'spects you are right. This is just as awkward and stupid as using a K-1000 to "get DOF". Pentax needs to change the firmware.
PENTAX NEEDS TO CHANGE THE FIRMWARE.
(repeat after me:) PENTAX NEEDS TO CHANGE THE FIRMWARE. PENTAX NEEDS TO CHANGE THE FIRMWARE. PENTAX NEEDS TO CHANGE THE FIRMWARE.
Arnold Stark wrote:
In manual mode, the *ist D does stop down a K or M lens (or A/F/FA lenses that are not in "A" position). Only it does not meter. It is in Av mode (metered!) that a K or M lens (or A/F/FA lenses that are not in "A" position) does not get stopped down but stays wide open all the time (unless one unlocks the lens and turns it 15 degrees anti-clockwise, so that one gets stopping down and real aperture metering).
Arnold
Chris Brogden wrote:
So if the Nikon D100 will stop down an MF lens in manual mode (no meter), then it's actually a step ahead of the *istD, which won't even stop down an MF Pentax K-mount lens. That's sad.
