for the camera is properly written, (I'll make no bets on that, I've seen some awful code,
but assuming they did a good job) then the amount of code used a.) to make the camera not
fire when a lens isn't set to A, or doesn't have an A setting, (if properly written that should
be the same code, it's looking at the same sensor), or b.) Overrides that function to turn off
the meter and allow the shutter to fire, could be re-written to call the module to stop down the
lens and the module to turn the meter on, thus giving K/M lenses stop down metering at least.
At 07:54 AM 10/9/03 -0500, you wrote:
John Francis wrote:That is true, they had to write a *small* bit of code to support the flag that
Peter Alling wrote:
I have three things to say, if simpler is better 1.) Don't useActually they *did* have to write one piece of code - the piece that checks to see if a pre-"A" lens is mounted, and won't trip the shutter unless the appropriate Pentax function is set. But that's one small, simple piece of code. Code to support K/M lenses would reqire significantly more code to be written. As there is no mechanical aperture sensor the only functionality that could be provided would be stop-down metering. That's not code that is needed for anything else, so it would have to be specifically written.
the user can turn on if he wants to use manual with non-A lenses.
The very presence of that flag is pretty much proof that they took the attitude "user beware", and probably didn't test this area very much.
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