You can use the 28mm on your K5. You have to find the menu function that allows setting aperture and turn it on. Then shoot in manual, set the ap with the ring and push the green button to get a meter read and a shutter speed.
Paul via phone On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Thanks guys for the input on the manual lens stuff.. > > I've now told the camera it is a 50mm lens, (the Smc A) > but more importantly, I think the focus problem was the diopter setting in > the view finder.. I took off the eye cup and then was able to change the > diopter - and see better too. I have to do some more shots > to convince myself I can keep things sharp... quickly.. it was hard to see > the lines that you are supposed to make sharp. but I think I've got it now. > (doing it with my distance glasses on.) > > Derby, re "Zone focusing" - is that the same thing as what I know as > "Hyper-focal distance?" setting it for shooting from the hip? > > when I use the 50, I have to set the lens on A for it to work at all > The 28mm lens I have isn't an A series . It worked with an adaptor > on my Rebel... Nothing happens at all - Can't push the shutter, etc ..and > window that tells you how to tell the camera what lens you have > doesn't appear. Too bad, I'd love to use that lens > > ann > > > On 7/29/2013 17:41, Derby Chang wrote: >> >> >> Love the first one. I wonder what their music is like. >> >> Ann, have you tried zone focusing? Not as easy with a 50, but doable. >> >> >> >> On 29/07/2013 10:18 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>> I went out this evening near dusk for these - it just started to rain. >>> I wanted to check out the K-5 with a manual lens... if only I could >>> focus faster I'd have had a lot more respectable shots.. >>> But I like these three - 2 street shots, and one kitty.. (not Ashley >>> >>> The lens was the smc Pentax-A 50mm f1.4 that I've had since the early >>> 80's. It seems to me there is lots more light coming into the good >>> ole manual than the DA 18-55. >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662636400_Bg5FRgD/Medium >>> >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662602725_2cksxrx/Medium >>> >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662619043_R3BZB3p/Medium >>> >>> >>> ann > > -- > 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. -- 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.
