The camera is programmed to recognize if the lens is set to "A" or can be set
to "A". If it falls into one of these categories you must override the programming
to fire the shutter. When you do this the camera shuts off the meter. It's a software
"feature".


At 06:31 PM 9/17/03 +0100, you wrote:
>>>This would really be a very drastic way to have the *ist D meter with K
>>>and M lenses at alle apertures. However, it would only work in Av mode.
>>>In manual mode the meter would still be OFF. And you would  have to use
>>>your "crippled" lenses with real aperture metering, only, on your film
>>>bodies, too.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Can you explain exactly why it would not work in manual mode? Surely you
>>set the camera to a certain shutter speed via the main dial, and the lens
>>to the aperture, and the scale inside the viewfinder shows you whether
>>you are underexposing, right on, or over-exposing, no?

>No.
>
>Arnold

No??? Why not?


Cheers, Cotty


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