Are you sure about that? On my SMCP-M SMCP-(K) and SMCT lenses the only different colored f setting is the hyper focal stop with the same color, (orange), marking the hyper focal distance. This is only on the Wide Angle lenses;.
At 06:51 AM 3/4/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Hi, > >I've always thought of this as a classic example of pointless >automation. On the older series of prime lenses the optimal aperture >was marked in a different colour from the others. In conjunction with >the depth-of-field scale on the lens this did everything that the MTF >programme does, and all it requires is paint and a fine brush. A nice simple >solution. > >--- > > Bob > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Monday, March 04, 2002, 1:49:07 AM, you wrote: > > > Yes. The PZ-1p has an MTF mode that reads the chip info in an > > FA (and maybe an F) lens and uses the best aperture. It has > > another setting that will select the best DOF, too. Not to > > mention a third setting that will choose the highest possible > > shutter speed. > > > Len > > --- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Hey gang ... it's my understanding that some new camera-lens > >> combinations, when used in certain modes, will try to set the > > lens at > >> its optimal f-stop for sharpness and quality. Is this > > correct? So, if > >> the lens is best @ f8.0 and the camera has a choice of using > > several > >> shutter speed/f-stop combinations, it will choose the one that > > will give > >> f8.0. > >> -- > >> Shel Belinkoff >- >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 . - 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 .
