Forgot to mention that my CPC converter is an A/R compatible as well. P. J. Alling wrote: > The A/R would indicate that it's a Ricoh as well as Pentax A mount > compatible. I've got an CPC 2x adapter, (made by Pentax according to > Boz's site), which seems to work fine on my MZ-3 and ZX-5n, (well > electronically at least, the optics are a different story), but never > worked correctly on either *ist-D or Ds. I believe that the R(icoh), > part of the specification probably breaks the A protocol as far as the > DSLRs are concerned. I just learned to live with it, (not like I use it > much). Hell, I paid $3.00 for that particular converter so I guess I > can't complain much. > > drew wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have a Vivitar 2x Teleconverter that came with a P30 I bought ages >> ago. I have just tried it on my *ist-DL but it does not appear to meter >> correctly, Every shot is overexposed and the aperture does not display >> on the camera. It calls itself a PK-A/R-PK. >> I suppose by question is, should the camera be able to display the >> aperture and should it be able to meter correctly with an A lens? >> >> Thanks, >> Drew. >> >> >> > > >
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