On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll say this and no more: when you ~manually~ set the aperture, the > "variable aperture" becomes a "preset" (by you) aperture. Nothing you do > while zooming will (can) change the aperture until (you) change it to a > different setting. [snip] > **And it does not matter whether you set it wide open or close it down all > the way. The aperture CANNOT (does not) change until you change it-period.
I don't think this is true. If you take a variable-aperture zoom lens, like the 28-80/3.5-5.6 and set the aperture ring to "3.5", then the camera's LCD shows f3.5 at the 28mm setting. But as you zoom in, *without touching the aperture ring*, the real aperture (as shown on the LCD) will gradually change until it's at f5.6 at 80mm... even though the lens has been set manually to f3.5. So I think you're wrong here, but it's possible that I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to say. chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
