RE: F 70-210 question
By the way, it's an excellent lens. Far better than the A version. I once tested it (the F) (portrait) against the A 2.8/135, the K 2.8/105mm and the M 2.0/85mm. The F 4-5.6/70-210mm came out best! I haven't tested it against the K2.5/135mm yet, but I beleive this one is even better (sharper). Regards Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. marts 2004 19:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: F 70-210 question Yes. Boris Liberman wrote: > Is it correct that I can use this lens on my ME Super? I actually > thought (how ignorant of me) that this wasn't possible. Probably wrong > assumption all together. > > Thanks for your help. > Boris > >
Re: F 70-210 question
Hi! With A lenses, it will show dashes as Kostas said. There will be aperture information only when set to A. My mistake. Sorry. Boris
Re: F 70-210 question
The MZ-5n (and MZ-M) will do the same with AF lenses. With A lenses, it will show dashes as Kostas said. There will be aperture information only when set to A. I am not sure about F lenses (I don't currently own any), but I guess it will be the same as AF. Regards, Jaume --- Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kostas, > > My MZ-6 shows actual aperture of the lens in the > viewfinder when I > half depress the shutter. The lens has to be A, F, > or FA. It does not > matter which aperture is set - the correct value > would be shown, no > matter the ring is at A or at some numeric setting. > > HTH. > > Boris > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
Re: F 70-210 question
Kostas, My MZ-6 shows actual aperture of the lens in the viewfinder when I half depress the shutter. The lens has to be A, F, or FA. It does not matter which aperture is set - the correct value would be shown, no matter the ring is at A or at some numeric setting. HTH. Boris
Re: F 70-210 question
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, John Forbes wrote: > On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:16:10 +0300, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > . > > I guess this is how MZ-6 spoiled me. It can take aperture if the lens if > > off A position and it can also set aperture electronically. > > So can the Super A, for that matter, and most of the better cameras that > followed it. Getting confused now. Can the Super A tell you the aperture on the viewfinder when used in Manual or Aperture Priority? Can the MZ-6 do that? I don't think the MZ-5n can; it displays dashes instead. The MZ-50 can do that, but it can only really do it when using a lens with an A setting, at the A setting. Kostas
Re: F 70-210 question
So can the Super A, for that matter, and most of the better cameras that followed it. On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:16:10 +0300, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . I guess this is how MZ-6 spoiled me. It can take aperture if the lens if off A position and it can also set aperture electronically. Thanks for your help. Boris -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: F 70-210 question
Hi! It's for those of us that might be using the lens in a manual mode or an aperture-priority autoexposure mode, who are looking at the aperture dial on the lens... Some of us might never use this in a mode or on a body that utilized the lens' electrical info. Is it correct that I can use this lens on my ME Super? I actually thought (how ignorant of me) that this wasn't possible. Probably wrong assumption all together. But since I have MZ-6 and this lens is KAF mount, I indeed am going to use the ability of the body to read the aperture value off the lens... I guess this is how MZ-6 spoiled me. It can take aperture if the lens if off A position and it can also set aperture electronically. Thanks for your help. Boris
Re: F 70-210 question
> I find it particularly odd thing to put on the lens. After all it > is F lens so that I will tell the camera the proper aperture > electronically. Well, this is Pentax . It's for those of us that might be using the lens in a manual mode or an aperture-priority autoexposure mode, who are looking at the aperture dial on the lens... Some of us might never use this in a mode or on a body that utilized the lens' electrical info. Fred
Re: F 70-210 question
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: > I find it particularly odd thing to put on the lens. After all it is F > lens so that I will tell the camera the proper aperture > electronically. Well, this is Pentax . Exactly, you hit it on the head! You can use the lens with all previous K-mount bodies that don't have the electronic contacts. You can use this lens in aperture priority and manual mode with the SF, Z, and MZ bodies that don't have a mode selector knob. Good stuff, I say! Kostas
Re: F 70-210 question
Hi! PJA> This lens is a variable aperture, f4 at 70mm f5.6 at 210. The green PJA> mark shows the aperture at maximum zoom. Thanks, Kostas and Peter. I find it particularly odd thing to put on the lens. After all it is F lens so that I will tell the camera the proper aperture electronically. Well, this is Pentax . Thanks again. Boris
Re: F 70-210 question
This lens is a variable aperture, f4 at 70mm f5.6 at 210. The green mark shows the aperture at maximum zoom. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Thanks to Marnie I got this lens. This is one nicely done piece of optic. You know, my 2 years old Sigma zoom suffers from zoom creep while this one is going strong! Anyway, I have a question - there is a green marking just beside the little point that denotes the set aperture on the aperture ring. What does it mean this green mark? Thanks in advance and special thanks to Marnie who enabled me with this fine optic! Now I can surely sell my Soligor 70-222/3.5 lens... Any takers? Boris
Re: F 70-210 question
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: > Anyway, I have a question - there is a green marking just beside the > little point that denotes the set aperture on the aperture ring. What > does it mean this green mark? Unlike your Soligor, this lens is variable aperture. I don't have one, so I cannot tell which is green and which is not. One mark (probably a like) is the aperture at 70. The other is the effective aperture at 210 if you have set the aperture ring to whatever the line points to. I hope I make sense, Kostas
