It would be interesting to hear if others have had a problem with aperture values on the "A" setting on other cameras.
And my remarks were addressed to those who dismiss the Green Button solution out of hand.
John
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:16:20 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 17 Sep 2004 at 1:49, John Forbes wrote:
For various reasons, Pentax now designs cameras that require the aperture to be
set on the camera. Once one is used to it, this works very well. I am sure
you would agree that the time must come at some point where Pentax are
justified in abandoning the old mechanical linkage. They think the time is now
(or rather, a couple of years ago for some camera bodies). You think the time
is not now, but what you are asking them to do is to incur greater
manufacturing cost to avoid minor inconvenience for a few users. And I do mean
"minor", and I do mean a "few".
I beg to differ, the only way that I can produce very consistent results WRT
exposure is to set the aperture from the lens, setting from the body appears to
be accurate but the actual aperture isn't always stopped down by the prescribed
amount. I guess the EOS in lens motor driven aperture is a whole lot more
accurate and reliable. I don't mind being relegated to a minority but I really
hate being told what's good for me, surely I should know?
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