Thanks Peter, basically I thought as much. This doesn't bode well for users of older Pentax models. It's nice to see some 3rd party manufacturers such as Tamron with the 28-75 XR Di retaining aperture control on the lens.
John John Whittingham Technician ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:38:43 -0500 Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax 50mm News) > They don't really, they meter wide open, and stop down, all the way, > for exposure. I suppose that on an LX you'd get the proper exposure, > in automatic mode, but you'd have not a clue what your actual > shutter speed would be until the shutter closed. > > John Whittingham wrote: > > >Maybe we should let Pentax know and they can resolve the issue, soon :) > > > >Something I've not got round to asking because I don't own a body aperture > >control camera or a lens without an aperture ring: > > > >How do the new lenses perform on cameras without aperture control on the > >body? Say a Pentax LX, MX, KX. > > > >John > > > > > > > >---------- Original Message ----------- > >From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:09:51 +1000 > >Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax > >50mm News) > > > > > > > >>On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:59, John Whittingham wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Now that's what I'd call progress :) > >>> > >>> > >>Hmm, yes, I still haven't seen such a list to show why thumb-wheel > >>control is such an advantage over lens based aperture control :-) > >> > >>Rob Studdert > >>HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > >>Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > >>UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > >>Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >> > >> > >------- End of Original Message ------- > > > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during > peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke ------- End of Original Message -------
