HAR!!! I knew he couldn't pass this up. On Feb 14, 2007, at 5:36 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> If thats a joke, it requires an explanation. > And any joke that needs explanation is not > funny. I would prefer you rebut the post directly > if thats what you are trying to do here. > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:58 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens > > > For the purposes of discussion, I think that we have to ASSUME that > the > astronatut DID in fact KILL Anna Nichol. > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> your out of your F%#$ing mind or totally >> full of B. S. It >> is WAY harder to focus and compose >> accurately with the lens stopped >> down all time OR to open the lens, >> to focus/compose and then have >> to manually stop the lens down >> to compose/shoot. This is why >> automatic aperture lenses were developed >> in the late 50's early sixties for >> nearly ALL SLR lenses of all types and brands >> except a few specialty lenses where >> to save money, or not possible, etc. >> >> SECONDLY, aperture priority AE was >> possible in "old" Pentax M42 film >> bodies, and still it's possible in the new >> K mount ones, but only with stop down >> mode like Canon which S U C K S the >> big one. Thats worse than the metering >> limitations of green button/KM lenses! >> >> The whole point of my post is NOT about >> old M42 bodies anyway, its about the >> future availability of a true M42 >> DSLR with a M42 mount and auto aperture >> M42 lens function support OF COURSE. If it >> wouldnt support auto aperture M42 >> lenses, there would be no point in making >> one in the first place. >> >> jco >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Adam Maas >> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:37 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens >> >> >> No, I just disagree on what is a necessary feature for easy M42 lens >> use. >> >> I own two cameras with M42 mounts and auto-aperture caability (Chinon >> CM-3 and Spotmatic SP). Almost never use the things (the CM-3 gets > used >> occasionally). Most of my M42 shooting is done with an old Canon >> Rebel > >> XS, which gives me a winder, Aperture Priority AE and TTL flash, >> along > >> with a superior meter readout (LED imitation match needle). I find it >> far more useful for most shooting than the old M42 SLR's. >> >> -Adam >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>> No, he just doesnt understand how user friendly >>> automatic aperture M42 lenses can be and that >>> a Canon with a M42 adapter is not even close >>> to what a properly designed M42 DSLR would >>> be like to use. And he DID state that all the >>> Canon setup would be missing is a metering >>> button of some sort - W R O N G ! >>> >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> Of William Robb >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:06 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Adam Maas" >>> Subject: Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens >>> >>> >>>> I am not mistaken. I never claimed the adaptor does auto-aperture >>>> (Hence the note about the lack of stop-down metering switch, which >>>> also uses >> >>>> the auto-aperture function). >>> >>> Another case of thread hijacking? >>> >>> William Robb >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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
