Lon,
When I get my hands on the lens, I shall do just that, clean the contacts.
May as well do the camera too while I'm at it, but it probably donesn't need
it.
Brad.
- Original Message -
From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lensto
camera data transmission
And, Brad, these contacts can sometimes fail to work.
Cleaning them by rubbing briskly with a clean cloth,
therefore doing a gentle burnish, might help.
Shaun Canning wrote:
Brad,
All 'A' series lenses feature the contacts to transmit lens information
to the body of suitable cameras (basically anything from a Program A
onwards, including your mz-s). You can set your lens to 'A' on the
diaphragm and the camera will control it via the input dials.
Cheers
Shaun
Brad Dobo wrote:
Hey all,
As ya may know, I bought (used...) a Pentax SMCP-A 400mm f/5.6. I was
told
by one knowledgeable person that the 'A' lenses did not transmit the
fstop
to the camera (in my case the MZ-S, nothing in the viewfinder or LCD
screen), but told from another knowledgeable person that it should.
So,
what's the deal? Are there variances in the 'A' series? Anyone have
this
combo that can try? I just want to make sure I'm getting a lens in
proper
working order.
Thanks,
Brad.
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