No the glass is twice as big as it has to be... Tim Øsleby wrote:
>I stand corrected, silly me. My perception is obviously wrong >[slapping myself happily over forehead]. > >The glass is half empty, not half full. > > >Tim >Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. >C. O'Connell >Sent: 8. oktober 2006 17:03 >To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? > >No, an "extra bonus" on a $1000 top line camera would be >A camera that could read the PK PKM lens aperture setting. That this is >Not done is ridiculous as its friggin SIMPLE to implement... >Semi automanual manual is good but it aint open aperture AE >With PK PKM, while is very possible but still is not done. >jco > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Tim Øsleby >Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:46 AM >To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? > >Welcome onboard David. > >I had exactly the same thoughts as you about metering manual lenses >before I >tried it. In real life, it is no problem. After 15 minutes using it, you >will get used to it. >In high speed situation you must think a bit ahead, watching at the >light. >If lighting changes you need to re push the button every now and then to >make sure to get the exposure right before the decisive moment. > >Lack of matrix metering is a bit frustrating. But in most situations you >can >get around it using the histogram fine tuning the exposure. It's the >same as >the green button thing. You need to think a bit ahead, being prepared >for >the decisive moment. > >But what can you expect. Consider the ability to use old lenses as an >extra >bonus. > > >Tim >Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >David Bliss >Sent: 8. oktober 2006 10:01 >To: pdml@pdml.net >Subject: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? > >Hi all, > >I'm new to the list but I've been reading the archives for the last few >weeks so hopefully I will not make too much of a fool of myself. I'm a >long >time amateur user of Pentax 35mm film gear about to buy my first DSLR. I >was >minutes away from buying a K100D when the K10D was announced... > >I have a lot of manual-aperture K-mount glass, so being able to use it >on >a new DSLR is important to me. I know there are workarounds for using >such on the K100D but they're pretty bad (metering on DOF-preview only >and/or manually setting aperture to match the lens's). > >The dpreview page >(http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/page2.asp) >and a few other verbatim copies thereof explicitly says >"Ability to use lens aperture ring" so I was very excitted to think that >Pentax would have finally fixed this (idiotic) design error on the K10D. > >But, the press photos of the K10D clearly show an absence of a >mechanical >aperture coupling lever. And the (mis)released manual from a couple of >days ago documents the same behavior as the K100D. Can anyone confirm >this for sure one was or the other? > >Also, can anyone explain to me why the K100D (and apparently the K10D) >disable >(a) non-central AF sensors (for focus confirmation, not AF, obviously) >and >(b) all the metering modes except CWA when using a pre-A lens? I cannot >conceive of any possible reason these features would care about the lens >aperture being set manually. > >Thanks! >David Bliss > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
