Because it's not shit. I've owned two *ist D cameras and have used K lenses on numerous occasions. No problem. Is your opinion based on experience or bullshit? Paul On Oct 8, 2006, at 11:33 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> 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 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
