On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > KEH.com is knee-deep in M lenses.
>
> But they can't keep later lenses in stock. This should tell us
> something.
OK, here's a question for those of you with broader experience of penta
> From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Some of the M lenses are very good. The M 135/3.5 is very sharp and
> >contrast. The M40/2.8 performs very well. The M50 1.4 and 1.7 are
> >very fine optics as well. I wouldn't condemn the M series. Some of
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>On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> > KEH.com is knee-deep in M lenses.
>>
>> But they can't keep later lenses in stock. This should tell us
>> something.
>
>OK, here&
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Subject: M lenses
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
VOLUME! The time period when M lenses were sold coincides with the Pentax's K
mount body sales peak: ME, ME Super, MX & K1000.
BR
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OK, here's a question for those of you with broader experience of pentax
lenses (I've used K, M, and A*)--are the "
ng as well, back then NOBODY compared themselves to Canon.
Only to Nikon and earlier Pentax.
The "M" lenses were criticized as being "soft". And while many "A"
lenses share the same optical formula as their "M" counterparts,
both glasses and coatings improve
In some cases there were optical compromises made to make the M lenses
smaller and lighter. One of the things you have to know is that a kit of
2 MX camera bodies with motors and 6 M lenses (pretty common
photojournalist set in those days) weighed about 1/2 what the same Nikon
kit did. Also
in a good 8x10
> print. So take the comments on this list with a grain of salt. Most
> Pentax lenses very between very very good, and fabulous. One or two are
> only very good, none are crap.
I've still got two of the less-favoured M lenses (the 28mm/f2.8, and the
40-80/f2.8-f4). I
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, graywolf wrote:
> In some cases there were optical compromises made to make the M lenses
> smaller and lighter. One of the things you have to know is that a kit of
> 2 MX camera bodies with motors and 6 M lenses (pretty common
> photojournalist set in those d
Most Pentax lenses very between very very good, and fabulous. One or two
are only very good, none are crap.
Ok, here is one - A50/1.7. That damn aperture ring just won't turn smoothly.
I had 2, and both had the same attitude. Not happy.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
, you wrote:
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > KEH.com is knee-deep in M lenses.
>
> But they can't keep later lenses in stock. This should tell us
> something.
OK, here's a question for those of you with broader experience of penta
Alan,
For a guy who takes stuff apart all the time, I can't believe you can't
solve the A50/1.7 aperture ring problem. The leaf springs that push the A
button out will fall off the lens and foul the aperture ring movement. I've
repaired it on the A28/2.8. The repair is trivial, the dis-assemb
Alan, the A50 1.7's weren't all that expensive when new and they had a lot
of plastic in them. They are probably just
showing their age.
At 06:58 PM 10/7/03 -0700, you wrote:
Most Pentax lenses very between very very good, and fabulous. One or two
are only very good, none are crap.
Ok, here is
For a guy who takes stuff apart all the time, I can't believe you can't
solve the A50/1.7 aperture ring problem. The leaf springs that push the A
button out will fall off the lens and foul the aperture ring movement.
I've repaired it on the A28/2.8. The repair is trivial, the dis-assembly
is
Alan, the A50 1.7's weren't all that expensive when new and they had a lot
of plastic in them. They are probably just
showing their age.
That depends on what you mean. If you mean all lenses do age, then metal
lenses or metal body + plastic aperture ring lenses do age much better than
all plast
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Alan Chan wrote:
> >Most Pentax lenses very between very very good, and fabulous. One or two
> >are only very good, none are crap.
>
> Ok, here is one - A50/1.7. That damn aperture ring just won't turn smoothly.
> I had 2, and both had the same attitude. Not happy.
>
> Alan
On the other hand, it is optically the best performer of all the lenses I
tested!
The 50/1.7 has better wide open sharpness while 50/1.4 has better bokeh.
Nothing is perfect I guess.
That's the frustrating thing about the A lenses. I had no end of
mechanical trouble with my 135 1.8 A* but in ter
- Original Message -
From: "Alan Chan"
Subject: Re: M lenses
>
> Ok, here is one - A50/1.7. That damn aperture ring just won't turn
smoothly.
> I had 2, and both had the same attitude. Not happy.
Even way back then they had the idea of removing the aperture
The word "non-defective lens" did, I believe, appear in my comments (grin).
Alan Chan wrote:
Most Pentax lenses very between very very good, and fabulous. One or
two are only very good, none are crap.
Ok, here is one - A50/1.7. That damn aperture ring just won't turn
smoothly. I had 2, and bo
ess is not the most important characteristic of a portrait lens.
The 85mm is
in fact a great portrait lens.
At 09:06 AM 10/7/03 -0500, you wrote:
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > KEH.com is knee-deep in M lenses.
>
> But they can't
I personally love the M series lenses. I find them to be the perfect
companion to the ZX-5n. They're small, sharp enough and IMHO produce great
color rendition. But maybe I just like the sound of their name, say it with
me M series. Is it any wonder that a German car manufacturer designated
the
Hi,
graywolf wrote:
> Plasticity may still have been essentially undefinable (smoothness,
> maybe?), but it was very noticeable on that big screen.
Wonder if it is related to the similar smooth effect from large format,
glass negatives of various types. Never seem to see this effect in
modern pi
You make me think, Mike.
First thought is, "no that is caused by lack of grain".
But, the second thought is, "That is not right, because while many old
large format lenses had it, not all did".
So, yes, I think you are right.
Pentax is one of the few minature camera makers that pursused that
I don't think coatings have a lot to do with it.
Lens are designed by a process called ray tracing. What that means is
simply drawing lines simulating light rays through a set of lenses.
Change the lens design slightly and do it again. They go through this
process many many times until as many
While the M 24-50 has a mediocre reputation, the A 24-50 was a new
design (same design was used for the F 24-50) and I have one. It seems
similar to the M 24-35 (at least in the 24-35 portion) I had for a
while in terms of color reproduction, flare resistance, and overall
sharpness/resolution,
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From what I can see, NO 20mm prime is really that big and heavy.
Have you seen the MC Mir 20mm/2.5? :-)
S
Anyone using the 55/1.4 Mamiya on a Spotmatic or other s/m body?
How is the contrast and color cast of these lenses?
(I was thinking of picking up one for just such a test. *Might* be a good
portrait lens as well on the *istD.)
Collin
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he
M lenses are what got me collecting Pentax stuff, so I am a bit biased...
Philosophically, Pentax went with small/light primes as an alternative to
zooms. I can still carry 2-3 primes for every zoom I might use, and get
better performance - Faster maximum apertures and sharper results.
The K
than most primes, and faster than many old
primes. They are BIG and HEAVY, though, and very expensive.
You can get smaller, cheaper modern zooms but they are not faster or
better than primes. Even the best zooms do have more distortion and
other optical oddities than primes. Of course when the M le
Hi!
On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:03:50 -0500 (CDT)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your point that the M lenses have to be seen in historical context is
also valid. Putting M lenses against modern pro zooms or FA
asphericals
is not quite fair. Compared to the primes and zooms of their day and
the
pro
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From: "Bob S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: M lenses (long)
> These lenses perform nearly identically to the K lenses they replaced.
Sorry, but I have a different opinio
"george de fockert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have yet to find a M-lens which (optical) outperforms the K lens it
>replaced.
Try the M300/4.0 and M50/1.7
--
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Photography and writing
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On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> "george de fockert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I have yet to find a M-lens which (optical) outperforms the K lens it
> >replaced.
>
> Try the M300/4.0 and M50/1.7
The M50/1.7 didn't exactly replace any particular K lens, did it?
Perhaps it could
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
>> "george de fockert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >I have yet to find a M-lens which (optical) outperforms the K lens it
>> >replaced.
>>
>> Try the M300/4.0 and M50/1.7
>
>The M50/1.7 didn't exactly replace any particular
I've heard of the F80-210/3.5-4.5 Zoom
Are you sure such a lens ever existed? K85-210mm/3.5 did, though.
Andre
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Mark Roberts a écrit:
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The M50/2.0 was their replacement for the K 55/2.0. That the K55/1.8 and
K55/2.0 were essentially the same lens internally doesn't affect their
pricing or place in the product line.
And the K55's aren replacement for Super-Takumar 1.8/55 and 2.0/5
Sorry,
Should have been the F70-210/4-5.6
Bob S.
From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've heard of the F80-210/3.5-4.5 Zoom
Are you sure such a lens ever existed? K85-210mm/3.5 did, though.
Andre
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> >From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >>I've heard of the F80-210/3.5-4.5 Zoom
> >
> >Are you sure such a lens ever existed? K85-210mm/3.5 did, though.
Ekh-um... Not really :-) There was a K 80-200/4.5 though.
regards,
Łukasz
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7;s not that they were bad cameras (I still love the LX, and miss some
of its features) but I don't think Pentax optimized them to slug it
out with Nikon F3s on a newspaper beat.
I eventually sold my A* glass because it wasn't being used and I needed
the money (to finance screw-mounts and ni
The M50/2 was the conceptual replacement for the 55/2. Unlike the 55 lenses
there are actual optical differences between the f2 and f1.7 lenses.
At 08:59 AM 10/9/03 -0500, you wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
> "george de fockert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I have yet to find a
; quality zoom. Or the A200/4 Macro.
> This is a longer list already than any list of "extraordinary" M
> lenses I've been offered. It might be argued that the A series is
> the high-water mark of Pentax optics.
Overall (and this is not to say that there are not any pre-A
I've used KEH's online quote wizard to determine a "grade" for each
lens. I've priced them accordingly - slightly more than the quote
wizard, less than KEH's retail price. The glass is clear, no fungus or
haze. There are a couple of internal dust specs here and there. I'll
try to scrounge
I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking
about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it
actually work? Metering OK and all that?
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#1 Pentax-M 135/3.5. Again, super clean condition and hardly used. With box and
papers. And caps.
$60
#2 Pentax-M 50/1.4 Super clean condition. Hardly used. With box and papers. And
caps.
(Box only lacks half of the original styrofoam.)
$100
#3 Pentax-M 28/2.8. Also super clean condition and ha
I now have the above mentioned flash and a
M50mm f 1.7 on my newly aquired Super
Program.If i understand the flash manual,i
would only be able to use the flash in manula
mode and no auto modes??Is this correct.
Dave
Pentax User
Stouffville Ontario Canada
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On Feb 23, 2006, at 9:30 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
Anyone using the 55/1.4 Mamiya on a Spotmatic or other s/m body?
How is the contrast and color cast of these lenses?
(I was thinking of picking up one for just such a test. *Might* be
a good
portrait lens as well on the *istD.)
I h
I've got 2 Super Taks (50/1.4 & 24/3.5).
On both the Auto/Man switch moves freely between the two positions.
1) IIRC, that's not right. It should only move to Auto when on a body.
2) Is it easily repaired?
mail2web - Check your
The *ist I played with last weekend along with the *ist D behaved just
like the *ist D with K/M lenses:
Av mode: wide open only, correctly metered;
Manual mode: no metering but lens stops down to selected value.
The trick to unlock the lens in AV mode to have it stop down worked, too.
Arnold
The M200/4 is spoken for. Thanks!
Scott Loveless wrote:
> I've used KEH's online quote wizard to determine a "grade" for each
> lens. I've priced them accordingly - slightly more than the quote
> wizard, less than KEH's retail price. The glass is clear, no fungus or
> haze. There are a cou
Darn it Scott- you are trying to sell what I already have...
Cheers
Beaker
On Nov 17, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:
> The M200/4 is spoken for. Thanks!
>
> Scott Loveless wrote:
>> I've used KEH's online quote wizard to determine a "grade" for each
>> lens. I've priced them accordi
Which is an excellent lens and a bargain at the price.
Scott Loveless wrote:
> The M200/4 is spoken for. Thanks!
>
> Scott Loveless wrote:
>
>> I've used KEH's online quote wizard to determine a "grade" for each
>> lens. I've priced them accordingly - slightly more than the quote
>> wizard
The "green button" semi-automatic stop-down metering worked great on
the *ist DS, but had some issues with the K10D netting over increased
exposure as the aperture was set to be smaller and smaller lens
openings. I don't know whether they've corrected that in later models.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at
I remembered hearing there were problems with later models.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> The "green button" semi-automatic stop-down metering worked great on
> the *ist DS, but had some issues with the K10D netting over increased
> exposure as the aperture was set to
Sometimes it's dead on, sometimes it's way off. I suspect it has
something to do with meter sensitivity. Camera manufacturers used to
publish EV sensitivity charts, too bad they don't do that anymore. The
stopped down metering, (Green Button), works best in bright light if
you're not stopp
Steven Desjardins wrote:
> I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking
> about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it
> actually work? Metering OK and all that?
I use my K-7 almost exclusively with M and A lenses, the latter in
normal M mode.
I may be using my M lenses too little. But I have never noticed any exposure
problems - except for those caused by the well known "slow aperture syndrom",
occuring when lenses are left unused for too long - or stored with open
aperture blades (on a camera or otherwise).
I use a Sei
tion would
not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all
'M' lenses at any aperture).
I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I decided to go
with 'A' or later lenses back in '95 when I got my PZ-1p, so I rarely
put an 'M'
on k10/20 it is not very reliable but on thé k7 it works well, in the
limits of the meter of course.
My K30 is usable now, it wasnt on thé k10
2010/9/13, Steven Desjardins :
> I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking
> about buying one. I know the green button trick,
An 'M' lens does not communicate maximum aperture (or
> the aperture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would
> not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all
> 'M' lenses at any aperture).
>
> I didn't pay too much attent
On Sep 13, 2010, at 14:51, Thibouille wrote:
> My K30 is usable now, it wasnt on thé k10
>
Boy, THAT confused me for a few seconds. Too many K-things!
-Charles
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perture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would
not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all
'M' lenses at any aperture).
I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I decided to go
with 'A' or later lenses back in '95
erture (or
>> the aperture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would
>> not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all
>> 'M' lenses at any aperture).
>>
>> I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I de
he metering system based on the maximum aperture of the lens
>>> (presumably because of known problems with light hitting sensors at an
>>> oblique angle). An 'M' lens does not communicate maximum aperture (or
>>> the aperture to be used) to the body, so the expo
when I got K 50/1.2
for my K10D the exposure was all over the place. I replaced the lens
with A 50/1.2, got rid of my other K and M lenses and resolved not to
use any glass without KA-mount contacts.
I believe that if you take your A, FA, FA J, DFA, DA, DA-L (<-- pun
intended), etc lenses o
Ouch, sorry Charles. So much for typing quickly on the iPhone..
I should have written K30/2.8, that would have been more obvious.
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DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ...
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On Sep 14, 2010, at 3:09, Thibouille wrote:
> Ouch, sorry Charles. So much for typing quickly on the iPhone..
> I should have written K30/2.8, that would have been more obvious.
>
No problemo, it just made me giggle for a minute as my brain went: "K30? There
was a K30?"
-Charles
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It's me again, Margaret.
The time has come for me to relinquish my claim on all my manual focus
paraphernalia. I'm wearing bifocals these days, and finding that autofocus
lenses are just easier and more fun. There's a gallery of everything
here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9ho8HdUysVGQHTHE6
I th
Hello. I have a couple of questions regarding the use of Pentax "M" lenses with my
PZ-1P:
1) Can you set the aperture of M lenses with the camera, or do you have to use the
aperture ring on the lens?
2) Does the spot metering mode work well with M lenses?
As always, thank you
and spot metering would be very welcome. But as majority of my lens
AT> setup consists of M lenses - I wonder which features of z1p I would
AT> miss on them besides matrix metering (and AF & other obvious things;)
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Alexey Tikhonov wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm considering buying z1p as my mx's are sometimes not quite
> convenient in fast street shooting where aperture priority mode
> and spot metering would be very welcome. But as majority of my lens
> setup con
mode and
> spot metering would be very welcome. But as
> majority of my lens setup consists of M
> lenses - I wonder which features of z1p I
> would miss on them besides matrix metering
> (and AF & other obvious things;)
-
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I'm pretty sure spot metering is availble with M and K lense, it is only
multi segment metering that doesnt work.
Paul
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: z1p and M lenses
&
Yes - and you will still have focus confirmation with the light and beep.
Tom C.
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From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Alexey Tikhonov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: z1p and
appropriately.
I was surprised with the PZ-1 (not p). It showed the spot metering icon with
the M lenses but didn't seem to do much different. After I joined this list,
I learned that spot metering is available on the PZ-1 ONLY with A series
lenses or better. Looks like that is differe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
> Spot metering is only available with the A, F, and FA lenses, not the M or K's. You
>would be using center weighted metering.
>
You can use spot metering with the M or K series lenses. You also get
focus confirmation. What you lose is matrix metering.
---
on 1/9/02 20:33, Alan Chan opined:
> I don't see why a simple spot meter requires 'A' contacts.
Might have something to do with the exposure calculations in spot mode
needing to know the focal length and focus distance of the lens to weight
the reading.
Or not... He's baaack!
; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: z1p and M lenses
> on 1/9/02 20:33, Alan Chan opined:
>
> > I don't see why a simple spot meter requires 'A' contacts.
>
> Might have somethin
Definitely. :)
Welcome.
At 06:03 PM 1/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:22:46 -0800
>From: Joseph McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: z1p and M lenses
>
>
>Or not... He's baaack!
*
I know what I'm doing."
Pi
on 1/10/02 16:53, Collin Brendemuehl opined:
> Definitely. :)
> Welcome.
>
> At 06:03 PM 1/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:22:46 -0800
>> From: Joseph McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: z1p and M lenses
>>
>>
>I now have the above mentioned flash and a
>M50mm f 1.7 on my newly aquired Super
>Program.If i understand the flash manual,i
>would only be able to use the flash in manula
>mode and no auto modes??Is this correct.
'T' flashes are TTL flashes. AF280T should have manual, auto and TTL models.
reg
CTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 5:22 PM
Subject: AF280T and M lenses
> I now have the above mentioned flash and a
> M50mm f 1.7 on my newly aquired Super
> Program.If i understand the flash manual,i
> would only be able to use the flash in manula
&g
David,
That sounds incorrect. The SuperProgram supports analog TTL. The
AF280T should be able to do TTL, Auto and Manual modes on the
SuperProgram. For TTL, set the Flash to TTL and then you can use any
f stop you want (within flash power). For Auto, set the flash to an
auto mode and set the
>The AF280T is
> probably the most versatile flash you can have for a non-AF body. I love
> mine and use it on both my MX and ZX-M, as well as on my Fuji digital
body,
> all in the automatic modes.
With the possible exception of the new AF360FGZ. It supports P-TTL with the
MZ-S, normal TTL with
NO, NO, NOO
Put that AF280 onto the Super Program.
Slide the setting to the full left, TTL setting.
Turn the flash on and shoot away...
Any aperture will work fine if you're close enough.
Anything from A to f 1.7.
No need to ever use the manual settings again!
Regards, Bob S.
<< I now have
Yes just set it to M H or L and the finder check to OFF.
At 06:22 PM 3/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I now have the above mentioned flash and a
>M50mm f 1.7 on my newly aquired Super
>Program.If i understand the flash manual,i
>would only be able to use the flash in manula
>mode and no auto modes??Is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got 2 Super Taks (50/1.4 & 24/3.5).
On both the Auto/Man switch moves freely between the two positions.
1) IIRC, that's not right. It should only move to Auto when on a body.
2) Is it easily repaired?
Collin,
Only SMC Taks act like you wrote. Super-Taks can be switched between Auto
and Man all the time. Your lenses are fine.
Dario
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 9:25 PM
Subject: Qs on s/m lenses
I've got 2 Super T
The auto/man switches all moved freely, on or off camera, until the
Super-Multi-Coated Taks were introduced in 1971. The restriction was
made for the open-aperture ES and Spotmatic F cameras to come, to
remove the possibility of getting crazy meter readings by having a
stopped-down lens feeding
Hi!
I have a question to those who already held *istD in their hands or
those who bought *ist. I suppose it is correct to assume that *ist and
*istD behave similarly about K and M lenses.
So if I were to modify K/M lens so that it would have proper contacts
and transfer widest/narrowest
just like the *ist D with K/M lenses:
Av mode: wide open only, correctly metered;
Manual mode: no metering but lens stops down to selected value.
You mean "Teasing exposure mode 1" & "Teasing exposure mode 2". :-)
The trick to unlock the lens in AV mode to have it stop
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> Subject: *ist and K/M lenses
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> Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 05:34:55 -0400
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> The *ist I played with last week
> Well, I sometimes wonder, do all you guys
refuse to buy a new car
> because they no longer come with a hand crank to start them?
Hand crank,we would have killed for a hand crank.Dad used to hold the
fan while we turned the car.Neighh.
Dave
> --
>
>> The real trick is for Pentax, or some other camera maker, to make
>> a digital slr that works with all of the K, M, A lenses and not
>> have to fool with all these techniques to get the older lenses to
>> work correctly. For $1600 bucks the *istD should have been able
>> to do this. Jim A.
> C
2003 5:19 PM
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Subject: Re: *ist and K/M lenses
On 19 Sep 2003 at 12:35, Robert Gonzalez wrote:
> I agree with you 100%. I think that a little metering with the old
> lenses might actually help me take better pictures, as it allows me to
> take a little more time
On 19 Sep 2003 at 17:18, Robert Gonzalez wrote:
> So make it consistent. Take a meter reading *every* time. It will
> probably make a good habit. :)
But it's still changing the way I work. A need aperture control via the
aperture ring with metering through the lens, quite a simple need wouldn'
> does the *istD or any other pentax body have an autobracket T
> manual mode.
> I'm thinking set the fstop and shutterspeed manually, and then get
> three exposures with fixed fstop ,speed setting, speed +X stops,
> Speed-X stops.
The SFXn/SF1n will autobracket, but not (I believe) in manual mod
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From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:32 PM
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Subject: Re: *ist and K/M lenses
> does the *istD or any other pentax body have an autobracket T
> manual mode.
> I'm thinking set the fstop and shutterspeed
>> does the *istD or any other pentax body have an autobracket T
>> manual mode.
>> I'm thinking set the fstop and shutterspeed manually, and then
>> get three exposures with fixed fstop ,speed setting, speed +X
>> stops, Speed-X stops.
> The SFXn/SF1n will autobracket, but not (I believe) in man
I don't know what to tell you. I have alot of Pentax glass that is not
going to *automatically* work with the *istD, but I'm still happy to
have a digital slr offering from Pentax. My other lenses will still
work fine, and I'll just have to meter with my old glass, or keep them
for my older b
Exactly. Sooner or later technology passes us by. I for one will use my K and
M lenes on my LX, PZ1, and MZS. If and when I get an ist D I will use my A
series lenses on it and know that, if necessary I can use the Ks and Ms on the
istD. If necessary I will take a meter reading with an A or newe
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