Boz wrote:
Hi Roland,
Yes, Pentax has promised three filmbased cameras in the complete *ist
lineup. And so far we have only seen one. But I doubt that the user
interface and styling of the 5n will be repeated.
Please remind me, when and where did they give this promise?
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This
This promise was given by Pentax UK awhile back. However, one should
never trust Pentax people in such matter as the rumor mill is usually more
reliable! So who knows?
Whats more, more lenses are promised this fall. This is apparently the
good stuff. I put more faith in this rumor.
I hate good
IMHO the advances in TTL metering are attempts to become as good as quality
hand-held meters. It's also MHO that multi segment metering calculates an
xposure that is correct most of the time but not every time, and the
photographer isn't likely to know just what skew the meter's interpretive
Uytkownik Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
But that\'s not an open aperture M42 lens I don\'t think. Don\'t you have to
meter stopped down?
Nope, you're right. It's a stopped down aperture lens - I missed the word open.
OTOH, how can one use automatic diaphragm of an m42 lens on any
Uytkownik Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
IMHO the advances in TTL metering are attempts to become as good as quality
hand-held meters.
Of course
It\'s also MHO that multi segment metering calculates an
xposure that is correct most of the time but not every time, and the
photographer
On June 5, 2003 01:11 pm, Artur Ledchowski wrote:
Nope, you're right. It's a stopped down aperture lens - I missed the word
open. OTOH, how can one use automatic diaphragm of an m42 lens on any
K-mount body? I haven't heard of any adapter that allows such operation. Is
there any? Regards
If you ask me, they're probably working on a more advanced version of
the *ist, something that more resembles the 5n. After all, why wouldn't
they? Seems like a lot (not all) of the problems you guys have
described can be solved with a software fix, like the metering with
older lenses.
I didn't realise MZ-6 was cheaper than *ist, although I think *ist might
have a higher spec shutter and metering (not sure of this) and definitely
has higher spec in its autofocus. So it's really a matter of opinion
whether it's better or worse value for money. I'd like to see the two
cameras
Hi Roland,
Yes, Pentax has promised three filmbased cameras in the complete *ist
lineup. And so far we have only seen one. But I doubt that the user
interface and styling of the 5n will be repeated.
Please remind me, when and where did they give this promise?
Thank you,
Boz
On 4 Jun 2003 at 14:12, Roland Mabo wrote:
Now, it really is time for Pentax to release teleconverters and extension
tubes with full aperture- and autofocus coupling.
Is that before or after the DSLR. LOL
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From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses
about meters and two good options are the Sekonic
L308BII and Gossen Gossen Luna Pro digital. If you
Uytkownik Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
I can\'t see too many people having K-mount lenses and not having an
external meter.
Actually I do. There's no problem with built-in meters when using K-mount lenses with
any Pentax camera except for the MZ-60/50/30 and *ist, so the external
On June 4, 2003 12:19 pm, Artur Ledchowski wrote:
You know what I meant, I'm sure:)
I need a camera which allows me to use AF lenses along with m42 ones and
for example my Zenitar-K 16mm f/2,8 Fisheye. I'm waiting for the MZ-5n/3
successor... Regards
But the MZ-5n doesn't meter
I have been thinking of buying a modern hand-held meter for a while so
now might be the ideal time to purchase one, any recommendations for a
reasonably priced incident type meter?
Sekonic 308.
regards,
Alan Chan
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From: Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses
But the MZ-5n doesn't meter right with open aperture M42 lenses. Or does
it?
I had no problem when using my Mir 20-M 20mm f/3,5...
If it's just stopped down then it's not really much
Now, it really is time for Pentax to release teleconverters and extension
tubes with full aperture- and autofocus coupling.
Not a chance. They knew there wouldn't be enough expensive Pentax AF
telephotos on the market for expensive AF TCs.
regards,
Alan Chan
I have been trying the *ist this morning with a couple of K-mount lenses
with the following results:-
Firstly custom function 17 has to be set to 2 to enable the shutter
release.
The K-mount lenses only function with the camera when it is either set
on AV mode or Manual mode.
On AV mode the
On 4 Jun 2003 at 10:45, Harold Owen wrote:
I have been thinking of buying a modern hand-held meter for a while so
now might be the ideal time to purchase one, any recommendations for a
reasonably priced incident type meter?
Hi Harry,
Your *ist report is interesting. We did have a little
So DOF preview works in manual mode but not in Av mode. Conversely,
the camera meters in Av but it declines to do so in manual.
What a mess! Way to go, Pentax... :o
Servus, Alin
Harold wrote:
HO Therefore although you know what your aperture is you have no idea what
HO the
- Original Message -
From: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses
So DOF preview works in manual mode but not in Av mode. Conversely,
the camera meters in Av but it declines to do so in manual.
What a mess! Way to go, Pentax... :o
There's more
From: Artur Ledóchowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:11:25 +0200
One thing I'm sure is that the *ist is not the camera for me - I need full
backward compatibility...
Regards
I believe the *ist is designed for newcomers to photography, and as a step
up from MZ-30, MZ-50 etc. And
On June 4, 2003 07:11 am, Artur Ledóchowski wrote:
Buying an external meter only to be able to work with the plain K-mount
lenses in the M mode of the *ist makes no sense to me. The camera has a
new, advanced, 16-segment matrix and it's IMHO better to get rid of such
lenses and get the
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