John, You Ignorant Slut, It's quicker and I can see what's in focus at all times. Simple as that. Just because you don't, doesn't mean I can't.
-Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > When the thread title is stupid I am going to comment on it. > Secondly why havent you told us WHY WHY WHY you shoot with > M42 auto-aperture lenses and bodies stopped down all the time? > I don't believe it, either your stupid for doing so or your > A liar for saying so unless you have some good explanation > For doing so which I simply cant imagine as I am a LONG TIME > User of M42 bodies and lenses and that makes no sense whatsoever > To me at this point. I'd love to hear your reason for doing so. > Maybe there is something I am missing but I cant see it. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:31 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT > > What the fuck are you talking about? This thread is about my tendency to > > leave the lens stopped down when shooting, not whatever nomenclature > whinge you're having. > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> Lets fix the nomenclature, Its an APERTURE CAM SENSOR >> In my opinion, the word simulator makes no sense at all. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of >> Adam Maas >> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:14 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III) >> >> Because it's quick and I always know what's in focus, in fact I kind > of >> miss that I can't do that with my K and F mount lenses. I was shooting > >> my M645 the same way today, until the light got low enough to need >> open-aperture focusing. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>> Bur why when the lenses and bodies have autoapertue that isnt >> necessary! >>> Seems like a pretty crazy way to operate. WHY??? WHY??? WHY??? >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of >>> Adam Maas >>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:08 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III) >>> >>> Quit doubting, I just flat out said it. >>> >>> I tend to shoot at a stop or two down from wide open, maybe f5.6 at >> the >>> smallest, so focusing is quite easy with good glass in decent light. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>>> You view, focus and meter with the lens stopped down all >>>> The time? ICKKY. I doubt that. You must mean autoexposure >>>> Not autoaperture. >>>> jco >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> Of >>>> Adam Maas >>>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:05 PM >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III) >>>> >>>> Hell, I don't even use auto-aperture function on my M42 lenses most >> of >>>> the time on my M42 bodies (yeah, I still shoot with a Chinon CM-3 on > >>>> occasion, and even more rarely with my Spotty). >>>> >>>> -Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>>>> To each his own but I think the loss of auto-aperture >>>>> With SMCT lenses is bad or any Pentax K or Canon EOS >>>>> Body.. What I was talking about was a DSLR with direct >>>>> M42 mount and auto aperture ( but no open apeture AE). >>>>> Many of the M42 lenses (even Pentax) are incapable of >>>>> Open aperture AE anyway but DO have auto aperture functions >>>>> ( like the supertakumars ). >>>>> jco >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf >>>> Of >>>>> Adam Maas >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:49 PM >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III) >>>>> >>>>> I would be, given the fact that there are two very good options for >>>> M42 >>>>> users going digital (Canon and Pentax), including full-frame > bodies. >>>> The >>>>> only addition necessary for full M42 support would be the > flip-plate >>>> for >>>>> full-aperture viewing and that's not a big loss. (there are far too >>>> many >>>>> different implementations of full-aperture metering on M42 lenses >> for >>>>> one to be justifiable to support). >>>>> >>>>> -Adam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would not be surpised that someday somebody makes a M42 DSLR >>>>>> Due to the still tremendous popularity of them particularly the >>>>>> Pentax SMC Takumars. They are some of the finest handling lenses >>>>>> That's for sure. >>>>>> ( not pentax of course ). >>>>>> jco >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf >>>>> Of >>>>> >>>>>> Digital Image Studio >>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:32 AM >>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III) >>>>>> >>>>>> On 13/10/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I regret having added my name to this silly thread. While I have >>> 10+ >>>>>>> high quality, old K & M lenses, I know how to use them on my DS >>>>>>> digital. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I propose a new survey. Why should we stop at asking Pentax > to >>>>>>> revive the old K & M lenses. Why don't we ask for the old SMC >>>>>>> screwmount ones too! Surely they could rig something up handle >> the >>>>>>> old screwmount actuators. And gee, wow, I've got 10+ high > quality >>>> old >>>>>>> SMC screwmount lenses that would fit right on the camera. I > can't >>>>>>> wait to try the SMC 85mm f1.8 screwmount on the next flagship! >>>>>> No, primarily because it's a totally different mount I guess. >>>>>> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net