"Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The *ist features no diaphragm simulator, just like the >*ist D, hence with pre-A lenses it will meter and shoot at full aperture >only (aperture priority) or not meter at all (manual). > >Can you call this compatibility? Pentax says it depends on how you define >compatibility... >In my opinion, accepting lenses and not metering/stopping down aperture is a >very poor compatibility.
Agreed. Which brings us back to the original statement of mine that I would consider the wonderfully small *ist as a replacement for my MX if it offered full compatibility with K and M lenses. Then again, I don't know how much film I'll be shooting at all from now on... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
