On Dec 30, 2010, at 9:15 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >> A little shaky, still, on how I would do "open aperture." Would I have to be >> in Av mode to do that? > > Assuming this is a Pentax DSLR, to do open aperture metering you'd have to be > using an A, F, FA or DA lens. You could set the mode selection to any setting > other than M or B. If the lens has an aperture ring, you'd set the ring to > "A," then choose your aperture or shutter speed using the camera's dials. The > camera would then meter with the aperture open and you would be free to focus > and shoot. Because the Pentax DSLRs don't have ....uh....certain hardware, > you can't do open aperture metering with M or K series lenses.
Thanks, Paul. Very helpful. I'm taking it my guess was in the ballpark, so maybe I'm learning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
