Don't apologise to JC O'Connell. He is a boring little nitwit who comes onto the list every six months or so to wind himself into a frenzy over the lack of full support for very old lenses.
After abusing anyone who disagrees with him (sample: "Gimme a friggin break with your "you don?t own a pentax (sic) DSLR So (sic) you don?t know what youre (sic) talking about" B.S."). Eventually, after about a dozen posts, this one-issue idiot has an apoplectic fit, and shuts up for another six months while he recovers. Then the cycle starts all over again. John On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:49:13 +0100, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that now. >> From now on I will look for limitations in my equipment. > > JCO. > Sorry about my sarcastic reply. The compatibility could have been solved > better, I agree on that. > But I prefer looking forward, looking for solutions instead of beating > this > dead horse. I don't believe irritation over this minor issue (for me) > will > make me a better photographer. > > > 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 17:34 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? > > Why settle for shit for no reason? > Glass is still definitely half empty. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tim Øsleby > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:27 AM > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? > > 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 > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
