RE: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Jens Bladt
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

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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

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
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

2004-03-03 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
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
> 


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Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
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

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
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

2004-03-03 Thread John Forbes
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




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Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
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

2004-03-03 Thread Fred
> 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

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
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

2004-03-02 Thread Boris Liberman
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

2004-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
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

2004-03-02 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
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