This modification does not work with the DSLR bodies, as has been reported both here and elsewhere in previous discussion.
Godfrey On Oct 22, 2006, at 8:17 AM, Toine wrote: > Does this involve drilling holes in the lens mount and inserting epoxy > in the drilled hole for transmitting the lens aperture? I tried this > with a Tmount adapter but failed to invent a construction for the > single connector pin which pops out the lens mount when an A lens is > set to the A position. > If someone has a solution I would love to hear this. Full matrix > metering with my 560mm Novoflex would be great. > >> Yes, it actually is possible, or at least it was with the film >> bodies, >> with the modification Mark Roberts and others have made to their >> lenses. But, as we have said in a different thread, Pentax won't tell >> us what/if something has changed in the matrix metering of the DSLRs, >> so people speculate that this is just another mindless decision to >> cripple the cameras further. Sorry, to make them cheaper. >> >>> You probably also want matrix metering with M lenses? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
