The aperture ring on lenses give me: A basic, understandable perception of what I'm actually doing, when I turn it. The option to use many brands of lenses on one camera body. I'm not restricted to use the body brand to utilize full functionlity. The lens CAN be operated by the lens, not exclusively from the body. The aperture setting stays where I want it, when that's what I want.
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. januar 2005 08:39 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: 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
