No, I don't. because the only cameras that support it are my M645, screwmount bodies and the K mount bodies with M42 lenses mounted. And with those, I often do. My Nikon bodies don't support it, so I don't shoot that way with them.
-Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Closed Manual apeture viewing and focussing went out with > Preset and later semi-automatic and later automatic > Apeture lenses in the late 1950's for the reasons > I posted earlier. NOBODY is doing that except maybe you. > I don't see how its any faster at all. Harder yes, faster, no. > Do you shoot with all your cameras stopped down all the time? > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:50 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT > > 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
