I agree with PJA on this, I glanced thru the K100D Manual and it was very vague on the specifics Of exactly how each of the different lens lines Are handled in different camera modes. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey As I said how many people read the manual? Secondly I don't know which *ist-D manual you have and I don't have the D manual nearby but I have the *ist-Ds manual which if I remember correctly contains exactly the same passage as that for the D, (lots of cut and paste I'm sure) Page 177 Functions Available with various lens combinations. "Only DA and FA J lenses and D FA/FA/F/A lenses with an A position on the Aperture ring can be used on this camera." Which then refers you to a note on another page about aperture rings. After that first statement why even look at the note? This is poorly written even for a camera manual. I'm not going to go through the manual for other examples. I know they're there. You sir are mistaken. Paul Stenquist wrote: >The *istD manual is quite simple. So too, the use of K lenses. >Paul >On Oct 21, 2006, at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > >>Of course you can meter with them, if you read the manual, can figure >>out the contradicting claims and set the proper function. But just >>mounting the lens and shooting it doesn't work. How many people >>actually wade through the entire manual, except for the anal >>retentives >>on this list, that is. >> >>William Robb wrote: >> >> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "P. J. Alling" >>>Subject: Re: The JCO survey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>No, but they might find one that they want to use, and that will be >>>>quiet a surprise, after they've been told about the unparalleled >>>>backward compatibility Pentax supports by the marketing >>>>department at >>>>the time they bought the camera. When I hear, to paraphrase a >>>>bit, "K >>>>and M lenses usable with some limitations." I think, of course there >>>>are >>>>some limitations, they can't autofocus. I don't think, these lenses >>>>won't meter properly and don't support any kind of exposure >>>>automation. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Don't tell me you've gone clueless too? >>>K/M lenses will meter properly, and they only support exposure >>>automation. >>> >>>William Robb >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>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 >> >> > > > > -- 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
